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Welcome to the November 2018 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Hawkeye newsletter banner version 4

Welcome to the November 2018 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Photo of University of Glasgow main building in snow
Photo of University of Glasgow main building in snow

Season's greetings to all staff, students, and HAWKEYE readers!

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:58:00 GMT

With very best wishes for the festive season to IHW students and staff, and all who support and contribute to our work

Headlines

Artist's impression of Clarice Pears Building
Artist's impression of Clarice Pears Building

Pears Foundation donates £5M for new Institute of Health and Wellbeing building

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's new building, to be located on the site of the former Western Infirmary, will be named after Clarice Pears, who was born and raised in Glasgow

4 Lilybank Gardens G12
4 Lilybank Gardens G12

MRC/CSO SPHSU celebrates 20 years of joint core funding

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has published a timeline of highlights from 20 years of research into the social influences on health and wellbeing

Photo of Dr Katie Robb
Photo of Dr Katie Robb

Dr Katie Robb receives prestigious Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW and Mental Health and Wellbeing's Dr Katie Robb has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize award for her work on improving the earlier diagnosis of cancer and reducing inequalities for cancer patients

Quote of the month

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." Ralph Waldo Emerson

People and projects

Global Mental Health graduate undertakes World Health Organisation internship

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Matthew Tang (Global Mental Health MSc Alumni) is currently undertaking an internship at the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva

Social media posting about professionalism in medicine viewed 2000 times

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A recent social media posting by Dr Lindsey Pope about professionalism proved of significant interest and has so far been viewed around 2000 times

Why aren’t today’s teens getting pregnant?

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

MRC/CSO SPHSU PhD student, Andrew Baxter, blogs about his project which seeks to explain why rates of teenage pregnancy in England, Wales and Scotland have been dropping since the turn of the millennium

Long service awards for IHW staff

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Two staff in Robertson Centre for Biostatistics will receive long service awards at the College Christmas Council in December 2018

Publication of multimorbidity workshop report

Wed, 28 Nov 2018 09:03:00 GMT

In June 2018, the Academy of Medical Sciences, together with the MRC, NIHR, and Wellcome, held a two-day meeting to discuss and determine how best to support multimorbidity research in both the UK and LMICs, and the report on this event is now available to download

Students take a trip

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 09:58:00 GMT

A small group of new MPH students took a trip to Stirling Castle and Loch Lomond at the beginning of October

Welcome to new colleagues

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

A warm welcome to all who have recently joined IHW!

Congratulations to...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Celebrating the recent achievements of and awards to Institute of Health and Wellbeing staff and students

Current funding opportunities

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

Access our Research Management Team's webpage for information about current funding opportunities

Knowledge exchange and public engagement

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences at ESRC Festival of Social Science 2018

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Dr Michael Green from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU) organised an evening event to share some of his research findings on youth smoking, including the impact of policy changes such as the ban on smoking in public places and the use of e-cigarettes

Two Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIe) events planned for January 2019

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MVLS Involve group is planning 2 Public and Patient Involvement and Engagement (PPIe) workshops for January 2019, with opportunities to discuss involvement, engagement and co-production with actively involved patients

Athena SWAN, equality, diversity and inclusion

Photo of older woman working from home on laptop with coffee and notepad
Photo of older woman working from home on laptop with coffee and notepad

SPOTLIGHT ON... Supporting older (50+) workers

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

Find out what IHW is doing to champion and support workers aged 50 and over

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Photo of text

Gender inclusive pronouns in email signatures

Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:00 BST

Find out more about adding personal pronouns to email signatures

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Photo of meeting room, coffee cups and notepad

Become an Athena SWAN panellist

Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:00 BST

Anyone with experience of higher education may apply to serve on an Athena SWAN awards panel, gaining invaluable experience of and insight into the process, and useful networking opportunities

Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky
Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

Action plan on British Sign Language (BSL) launched

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

University of Glasgow has launched an action plan for the deaf and hard of hearing community who rely on British Sign Language

Men hand in hand
Men hand in hand

E&D, inclusion and wellbeing "talking points"

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

THIS MONTH: Flexible working "vital" for the modern employee - The four day week could work - The impact of hidden impairment

Submit a story

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Tell us about your activities and achievements

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:27:00 BST

HAWKEYE is your opportunity to promote your research, teaching, awards, and other achievements, and publicise your events. Submissions are welcome from all IHW staff and students. The deadline for items to appear in the next edition is the third Monday in the month.