Hazel Marzetti
Suicide researcher at the University of Edinburgh working on suicide prevention, speecialising in LGBTQ+ suicide and qualitative methods. She/her 🏳️🌈
- In this first paper from my Wellcome Early Career Award 'The Rain Within the Rainbow' I reflect on what LGBTQ+ suicide prevention is, and what this might tell us about what all suicide prevention could be! doi.org/10.31235/osf...
- The wonderful @sarahhuque.bsky.social and I will be doing in conversation about our @d-liveability.bsky.social recent research trips exploring lived experience involvement and leadership in suicide research. We'd love to see you there!
- Event alert! 📅 Centring Lived and Living Experiences in Suicide Research: Learnings from our International Site Visits 🗺️ Join the #DiscoveringLiveability team for an online webinar all about our site visits to Canada and Australia. 🔗 Link below to book for free! tinyurl.com/59zn8p2c
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- We've had lots of activity from the lovely members of our Suicide Research Group ( @d-liveability.bsky.social ). I put this together this list of our writing for a recent research visit we did, but thought it might be useful to others who have wondered what we're up to 😊 linktr.ee/HazelMarzetti
- 🌈 Do you know anyone passionate about researching LGBTQ+ suicide, suicide prevention and suicide bereavement, experienced in qualitative methods, and looking for work? Send them my way because I'm recruiting for a post-doctoral research fellow! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
- If you have networks that you think would be interested please circulate this far and wide (or let me know where you think this should be circulated 😊 ) Any questions please email hazel.marzetti@ed.ac.uk (because I don't check social media regularly enough to guarantee it won't be missed).
- Learning not to Breathe the Poison: Decolonial Queer Approaches to Researching Queer and Trans Lives in Central Asia Exploring the complexities of researching queer, trans, and gender-diverse communities in Central Asia. 21st October, 4.30-5.30 events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
- It's September and so the Queer Minds Scotland online seminar series returns! This month we're excited to have @kevinguyan.bsky.social presenting the 'Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion' Please join us 25th September 4-5 events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
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- I am so pleased to see this out in the world and such a wonderful bunch of people to work with 😊 !! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
- 🏳️🌈Are you interested in intergenerational LGBTQ+ conversations? 🏳️🌈Are you based in and around Glasgow? Come along to our next *in person* Queer Minds Scotland Event! events.bookitbee.com/gcu/queer-mi... 26th June 5.30 - 7.30
- Reposted by Hazel MarzettiWe're incredibly excited to launch BRIDGE - a community initiative led by Incubator alumni that connects UK #mentalhealth early career #researchers with the Global South! ⏰ Applications are OPEN until 9 JUNE. For more info & to apply, visit the page below 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/bridge/
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- Join our next Queer Minds Scotland online seminar: Queer and Trans Lives in Turbulent Times Mariya Levitanus will share her research on the migration of Russian queer and trans individuals to Central Asia post Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 28th May at 4pm (UK time): bit.ly/3SjSC2W
- Lovely Vic is looking for folks to talk about their experiences of being involved in patient and public involvement to try and learn more about it. If you've been involved before and would be willing to take part, get in touch: Victoria.Cluley3@nottingham.ac.uk
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- Such an interesting call for papers!! I don't think I've ever seen something that so explicitly centres care in suicide studies...
- A quick reminder that next week Flo from Scottish Trans will be giving our monthly Queer Minds Scotland seminar about the findings of Scottish Trans' research on the experiences of trans and non-binary people in Scotland 30th April, 4pm (UK time) Join us: events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
- Reposted by Hazel MarzettiWe know today may feel especially heavy for our trans and non-binary siblings. If you’re feeling overwhelmed or affected by the UK Supreme Court’s decision, please know you’re not alone. We’re here for you every day from 10am to 10pm. #TransRights #Trans #NonBinary #SupremeCourt #Gender
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- We've just pre-printed our first article with @socarxiv.bsky.social 🥳 (not our first article from this team, or this project, but our first ever pre-print!!) The cruel optimism of suicide prevention: thinking beyond the mental health model: doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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- Really useful data out from ONS using data linkage between census data, death registrations, and hospital administrative data to look at the relationship between self-harm and suicide and LGB people. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
- Reposted by Hazel MarzettiThere is still plenty of time to apply for our FUNDED #PhD opportunities in the School of Health Sciences at @uniofsurrey.bsky.social If you are interested in women nurses experiences of #Whistleblowing or #Bullying take a look. Closing date 11th May. www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...
- Join us for our next Queer Minds Scotland seminar at 4pm on 30th April to hear from the lovely Flo from @scottishtrans.bsky.social Flo will be talking about the findings of Scottish Trans' research on the experiences of trans&non-binary people. events.bookitbee.com/university-o... All welcome!
- Reposted by Hazel MarzettiWe've extended the application deadline for our Peer Coaching (PeCo) 2025 programme! Apply now 🚨 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/peer-coachin... ⏰ NEW DEADLINE - Monday 14 April at 9am Here are some reasons why PeCo could be the perfect next step for your #mentalhealth #research career (a thread) 🧵
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- ❓Interested in suicide research? ❓Have an undergraduate degree, and a desire to do a PhD? We have a 5 year post combining a salaried role with PhD funding for a candidate to study as they work on our Discovering Liveability Project. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... Please share widely!
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- Revisiting this incredibly thought provoking peice (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....) ahead of our NetECR LGBTQ+ suicide reading group. I am really taken, yet again, by the bringing together of queer intimacies & queer worldmaking for liveability. Really interested to hear what others thought!
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- Come along to our March Queer Minds Scotland seminar exploring the social determinants of LGBT+ health and wellbeing: events.bookitbee.com/university-o... The wonderful Rebecca Hoffman from LGBT Health and Wellbeing and Chris Harkins from Uni of Glasgow will be presenting. Share far and wide ☺️
- I'm so looking forward to this!!
- I wrote a book review for the Sociology of Health and Illness! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- My lovely boss @amychandler.bsky.social has written a blog about the fabulous Suicide Culture seminar series (which is still hosting online seminars this semester but also has lots of recorded talks in their repository)...
- Particularly given the awful changes in protections and provisions for LGBTQ+ youths we've seen recently, I am so interested to hear the wonderful @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social speak about her work on LGBTQ+ youth suicide across Scotland and the US. events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
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- We are super excited to announce our first Queer Minds Scotland seminar with the wonderful @kirstyclarkphd.bsky.social talking about her work on LGBTQ+ youth suicide in the US and Scotland. 26th February 4-5pm (UK time) events.bookitbee.com/university-o... Please share widely!
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- I'm really excited for our NetCR Gathering for early career researchers in suicide and self-harm next Wednesday evening - hoping to get to see some new faces as well as the familiar ones!! If you would like to find out more about the network, visit our linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/internati...

- Reposted by Hazel MarzettiPlease share! Exciting fully funded PhD opportunity. Are you passionate about understanding & preventing suicide? If so, why not consider joining us to undertake a PhD generously funded by the Canmore Trust? www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @daryloconnor.bsky.social
- It was so lovely having the first of our in person meetings last week for @DiscoveringLiveability. If you're interested in #suicideresearch and #suicideprevention give the account a follow for all our research update.
- Thank you for sharing @martinpratt.bsky.social ☺️ This paper with @roryoc.bsky.social and Lisa McDaid draws attention to the barriers experienced by young people seeking care for suicidal distress, and on the importance of, and complexities with, nuanced communication within this. #suicideresearch
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- In 2025 our wonderful digital lab for early career suicide and self-harm researchers - International netECR (www.linkedin.com/in/internati...) moved to LinkedIn! We'll share our blog posts, events and publications there! Please follow if you're interested or share with pals! #suicideresearch
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- Our new project Discovering Liveability is on BlueSky now! Please follow along for updates ☺️ #AcademicSky #QualitativeHealthResearch #PPI #Coproduction
- Reposted by Hazel MarzettiAnnouncing our #ESRC co-funded #PhD studentship on #suicide risk in the #construction industry @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social & @uclofficial.bsky.social Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction. Project outline here: ubel-dtp.ac.uk/co-funded-st... Apply here by 3/3/25 ubel-dtp.ac.uk/co-funded-st...
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- It's really nice to see lots of us migrating across from X now! BSA MedSoc has made the move too: @bsa-medsoc.bsky.social please give us a follow there for your medical sociology news! #QualitativeHealthResearch

- I learn a lot from getting to read alongside others researching LGBTQ+ suicide and suicide prevention and hearing how papers resonate differently across our multi-disciplinary field. Looking forward to www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... in our tiny group, which I found so thought provoking!
- Really looking forward to reading this @jgunniii.bsky.social 😀
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- We are recruiting for 2 roles on the Discovering Liveability Project Senior Research Fellow (full-time - August 2031): elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... And a Research Fellow role (March 2025 for 5 years): elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... If you'd like to join us - apply!
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