
Dr Daniel Leightley
Research Fellow
Pronouns
He/Him
Biography
Daniel Leightley is a Research Fellow at the King’s Centre for Military Health Research where he joined in 2015. He leads the KCMHR Digital Labs which is focused on the interface between physical and mental health using digital technology, secondary data sources and big data analytics.
He is a member of the IEEE and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Research Interests
- Mobile Health
- Machine Learning
- Mental Health
- Natural Language Processing
- Data Linkage
Research Groups
King’s Centre for Military Health Research
Research

King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King’s College London, is the leading civilian UK centre of excellence for military health research.

DrinksRation
DrinksRation is a smartphone app designed to reduce alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces using digital technology and behavioural change theory.
Project status: Ongoing

Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
News
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties could help treatment of depression
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the...

New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London proposes a new framework to empower young people in...

Mobile app successfully tested with veterans seeking to reduce their alcohol consumption now available to the public
A new smartphone app, which has been made available to the public today, has been found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption.

Veterans Mental Health Conference 2022
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCHMR), the leading civilian centre of excellence for military health research in the UK, presented the 2022...

Understanding the experiences of young adults during and post COVID-19 lockdown
Researchers from King’s College London have launched a new study to better understand what young adults think about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is...

Research

King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR)
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR), King’s College London, is the leading civilian UK centre of excellence for military health research.

DrinksRation
DrinksRation is a smartphone app designed to reduce alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces using digital technology and behavioural change theory.
Project status: Ongoing

Social media, Smartphone Use and Self-Harm in Young People (3S-YP) study
The rise in self-harm has been linked to increasing use of social media and internet technology among young people.
Project status: Ongoing
News
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties could help treatment of depression
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the...

New framework aims to unlock the potential for social media research into young people's mental health
Research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London proposes a new framework to empower young people in...

Mobile app successfully tested with veterans seeking to reduce their alcohol consumption now available to the public
A new smartphone app, which has been made available to the public today, has been found to be successful in helping UK veterans to reduce alcohol consumption.

Veterans Mental Health Conference 2022
The King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCHMR), the leading civilian centre of excellence for military health research in the UK, presented the 2022...

Understanding the experiences of young adults during and post COVID-19 lockdown
Researchers from King’s College London have launched a new study to better understand what young adults think about the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is...
