Generation Scotland

25/08/2025

📢 Reminder!
If you can’t join us in person for the Generation Scotland Symposium tomorrow, don’t miss out! 🎥 Watch live on YouTube from ⏰ 10am.

💬 There’ll be chances to ask questions and take part in live polls online too!

💡 Can’t make it live? The full recording will be available to watch anytime afterwards.

Join us in-person or online for a day of engaging discussions, networking and learning as we celebrate the 20th year of Generation Scotland. The symposium wi...

08/07/2025

Registration is open! 🗓️

Join us for a day of engaging discussions, networking and learning as we celebrate the 20th year of Generation Scotland. We are also offering the opportunity to join online.

Register today!
🔗 Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/generation-scotland-symposium-tickets-1338485990629?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/07/2025

In this clip, Sarah, our Youth Engagement Lead, chats about why we need young people’s voices in our study, and our work to create the space for young people to be included, and reflect their health priorities.

These videos were created with the amazing Helios Media (https://helios-media.co.uk/) and our amazing volunteers. This series highlights the importance of young people participating in health research for Generation Scotland.

Join us in 4 simple steps!
Aged 12-18? Also, receive your £20 e-voucher for your time!

1. Sign up at www.gen.scot

2. Complete a 10-20 min questionnaire.

3. Under 16? Provide parent/guardian contact details as they must confirm you understand what you’re agreeing to.

4. We'll send you a saliva sample kit to complete and return. Just pop it in your nearest post box.

Aged 12-18? Receive your £20 e-voucher!

17/06/2025

📢 Save the date! 🗓️

Tuesday 26 August, 2025 | 10:00 – 15:30 | Playfair Library, Edinburgh.

Generation Scotland are delighted to announce a forthcoming Symposium: Looking back at Generation Scotland’s achievements and learning over the past 20 years. 🧬🌍

Join us for a day of engaging discussions, networking and learning as we celebrate the 20th year of Generation Scotland. We are also offering the opportunity to join online. 💻

Save the date in your diary - more details and registration information will be shared soon...

13/06/2025

Last week we attended the annual COVIDMENT project meeting with collaborating researchers across Northern Europe. We discussed ongoing research work to address questions about the lasting impact of the pandemic including long COVID, mental health conditions and cardiometabolic diseases.

Through multinational collaborations Generation Scotland participants contribute to important research to advance our knowledge beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.🌍🧬

10/06/2025

📢 new research!!

Generation Scotland volunteers have contributed to research investigating the genetic and environmental causes of eczema. They found a relationship between several environmental factors such as dog and cat ownership. The findings provide new insights into what could cause eczema in children and how environmental factors may influence genetic risk. 🧬🐶🐾

Read the itv news article or listen to the BBC sounds clip here: https://linktr.ee/genscot 👂🎧

There is still time to join our research community at the link in our bio to help with more studies like this! 🧬⌛
Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/em7y4GM6

30/05/2025

On Wednesday we presented at the Change Mental Health National Rural & Islands Mental Health Forum to talk about engaging young people in health research at Generation Scotland and the particular challenges of engaging young people in rural communities. 🧬🧠🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We also spoke about the learnings coming from the Loneliness in the Digital World study about the mental health of young people. 📲📢

Grateful to connect with new people on such an important topic!

20/05/2025

💛Another reminder to please return your sample kit to us!

Saliva samples are vital for research, allowing scientists to study how our DNA, lifestyle and health are connected - to better understand, treat and prevent conditions. 🧬

Your sample plays a crucial role in driving this research! If you haven’t returned your completed kit yet, it’s not too late - simply pop your completed one in a red post box for free! If you haven’t received your kit, please double-check your address on our portal or reach out to us at genscot@ed.ac.uk ✉️🥰

www.gen.scot

19/05/2025

Our 10th video in our mini series! 🥰

In this clip, mental health researcher & Senior Research Fellow, Alex Kwong shares his appreciation of volunteers signing up to Generation Scotland, and how they are contributing to vital health research. He shares that this was also his motivation for signing up - to make a difference to our understanding of health and behaviour.

These videos were created with the amazing Helios Media and our amazing volunteers. This series highlights the importance of young people participating in health research for Generation Scotland.

Join us in 4 simple steps!
Aged 12-18? Also, receive your £20 e-voucher for your time!

1. Sign up at www.gen.scot
2. Complete a 10-20 min questionnaire.
3. Under 16? Provide parent/guardian contact details as they must confirm you understand what you’re agreeing to.
4. We'll send you a saliva sample kit to complete and return. Just pop it in your nearest post box.

Aged 12-18? Receive your £20 e-voucher!

14/05/2025

Our 9th video in a new mini series! 🥰

For Mental Health Awareness Week, our amazing volunteers, Sharon & Jessica, share why mental health research can’t take a backseat, and how we have to spread awareness and create spaces for open conversations! At Generation Scotland, that’s exactly what we are working towards - we want to improve mental health research, and make sure it’s truly relevant to the needs of this and future generations.

These videos were created with the amazing Helios Media (https://helios-media.co.uk/) and our amazing volunteers. This series highlights the importance of young people participating in health research for Generation Scotland.

Join us in 4 simple steps!

Aged 12-18? Also, receive your £20 e-voucher for your time!

1. Sign up at www.gen.scot

2. Complete a 10-20 min questionnaire.

3. Under 16? Provide parent/guardian contact details as they must confirm you understand what you’re agreeing to.

4. We'll send you a saliva sample kit to complete and return. Just pop it in your nearest post box.

Aged 12-18? Receive your £20 e-voucher!

12/05/2025

This Mental Health Awareness Week we are focusing on this year's theme, community, in shaping young people's mental health. ✨

Our research takes place entirely on a smartphone app and explores experiences of social interactions and loneliness in teens aged 12-15 living in Scotland. We are proud to have developed this study with young people themselves, ensuring their voices are heard in health research.

To find out more and join this study, go to https://www.gslonelinessteens.com or contact us at genscot_teens@ed.ac.uk

Mental Health Foundation

07/05/2025

Please remember to return your sample kit to us!✉️🥰

If you haven’t returned it yet don’t worry it’s not too late—simply pop your completed one in a red post box for free! If you haven’t received your kit, please double-check your address on our portal or reach out to us at genscot@ed.ac.uk.

Your sample plays a crucial role in helping scientists make breakthroughs in mental and physical health research. If you haven’t joined our study yet, take part in under 20 minutes at www.gen.scot! ❤️