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ECR Leadership Course.

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:28:00 BST

ECR Leadership Course, 12 June

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MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit EVENTS

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:19:00 BST

See a number of fantastic public engagement events, which are listed on our website

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IHW Inaugural Lecture

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:39:00 GMT

Inaugural Lecture with Professor Craig Melville

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IHW Inaugural Lecture

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:39:00 GMT

Inaugural Lecture with Professor Lisa McDaid

Glasgow Polyomics Metabolomics Data Analysis Workshop

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:02:00 GMT

The Polyomics Metabolomics Pipeline (PiMP) is a new platform for the analysis of metabolomics data, developed in-house by Glasgow Polyomics and recently accepted for publication in Bioinformatics.

Glasgow Polyomics Introduction to Omics

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:55:00 GMT

A two-day course aimed at familiarizing participants with the basis and application of various omics disciplines: genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics. Each of the omics disciplines will be covered by a lecture and a practical bioinformatics session

Glasgow Polyomics Ensembl Workshop

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:49:00 GMT

The Ensembl project at www.ensembl.org provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of mainly vertebrate genome sequences. This workshop offers participants hands-on experience in the use of the Ensembl genome browser and provides users with the necessary background information

Who is left holding the baby

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:29:00 GMT

The need for infant mental health services in CAMHS

Dr David McAllistair and Professor Harish Nair seminar 2017, watch now

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:54:00 GMT

Dr David McAllistair and Professor Harish Nair presented a seminar in January 2017, due to embargo restrictions we can only now release the video of their presentation

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IHW Research Away Day 2018

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:47:00 GMT

Please join us for the annual research away day

Glasgow Quantitative Methods Group (GQMG).

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:29:00 GMT

See list of GQMG seminars for the period January-May 2018, starting next week.

CERE 2018 Glasgow

Consortium of European Research on Emotion 2018

Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:34:00 GMT

The Consortium of European Research on Emotion (CERE) is an informal organization showcasing the latest research on emotion across Europe and beyond. The University of Glasgow (Scotland, UK) is set to host the 7th CERE Conference on 4-5 April 2018.

ICOH 2018

Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:06:00 GMT

International Commission on Occupational Health conference 2018

Trust in Numbers

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:34:00 GMT

Those who value quantitative and scientific evidence are faced with many current challenges, including claims of a reproducibility crisis in scientific publication, and of a post-truth society abounding in fake news and alternative facts. Both issues are concerned with the appropriate acknowledgement of uncertainty, and both relate to trust in expertise.

Supporting Older People Into Employment (SOPIE)

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 12:05:00 GMT

Supporting Older People Into Employment (SOPIE) - Tuesday 5 December, 2017 - University of Glasgow, Room 255 (Humanities Lecture Theatre), Main Building, West Quandrangle.

Suicide and Self-Harm Early Career Researchers’ Forum (ECRF18)

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:47:00 GMT

The Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) is pleased to announce the third Suicide and Self-Harm Early Career Researchers’ Forum (ECRF18), which will take place at the University of Glasgow on 7th and 8th June 2018.

GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC),

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 14:38:00 GMT

We are delighted to invite you to the launch of the new GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC), a new international research centre exploring urban challenges in communities across Africa and Asia.

Public Health Science Conference

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:20:00 GMT

What are the implications of Brexit on the effectiveness of the UK soft drinks industry levy? What are the effects of public health policies on health inequalities? What is the cost-effectiveness of interventions to reduce traffic-related air-pollution?

New Capabilities Approach co-learning group

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 09:38:00 BST

An interdisciplinary group for staff and students at the University actively using Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum's Capabilities Approach has been initiated

RSS Glasgow Data Science event and AGM

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 08:58:00 BST

What is data science? Why is it so hyped? Where do statisticians fit in?

UofGMRS 6th National Conference 2017

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:28:00 BST

The University of Glasgow Medical Research Society is delighted to announce our 6th National Conference – taking place on the Saturday the 4th of November 2017 at the Sir Charles Wilson Building in Glasgow for only £5 thanks to the generosity of our sponsors!

Glasgow’s Healthier Future Forum 20

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:13:00 BST

Glasgow’s Healthier Future Forum 20 Power, Health and Social Justice Tuesday 28th November 2017 Radisson Blu, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow 9am for 9.30am start – 1pm (followed by lunch) The next Glasgow’s Healthier Future Forum, organised by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, is taking place on the morning of 28th November 2017.

UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN’S TRUST CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH FUND RAISING EVENT

Mon, 02 Oct 2017 12:24:00 BST

Our passion is children’s mental health. We know less about how children's minds work than we do about our universe, yet very little funding goes into this crucial area of research. We want to understand how to help children stay happy and mentally healthy.

2nd Information Governance Summit Supporting Research and Good Care through Information Governance

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:40:00 BST

Information Governance Summit: Supporting Research and Good Care through Information Governance which is taking place at the SHSC in Edinburgh on Wednesday 27 September 2017.

Mental Health: Making the Forward Plans a Reality

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:57:00 BST

Our conference agenda will share personal experiences of mental health users, provide an invaluable update on the roadmap to improved mental health care, and highlight real examples of service transformation and new approaches to care. This conference will detail how we can make the implementation plans a reality and help reach a million more people a year by 2020/21

FREE Heraldry Exhibition

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:54:00 BST

Dr Beverly Bergman,who is Chairman of the Heraldry Society of Scotland and a former Deacon of the Incorporation of Cordiners in Glasgow, cordially invites all members of IHW to a FREE exhibition of heraldry to be held at the Trades House,

Inequalities, infection and life expectancy (an MRC-funded event jointly hosted with RSS Glasgow Local Group)

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 10:38:00 BST

Chris Robertson: Inequalities in HPV infection, vaccine uptake and cervical disease in Scotland. Gerry McCartney: Why Scots die younger.

Occupational Health Report Writing course

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:17:00 BST

Occupational Health Report Writing course we are running is on Friday 6 October

Royal Naval medical records help explain "Death in the Ice"

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:41:00 BST

The National Maritime Museum’s major exhibition “Death in the Ice” features research by Emeritus Professor Keith Millar (Mental Health and Wellbeing) and Professor Adrian Bowman (Head of Mathematics and Statistics) concerning the Royal Navy’s disastrous attempt to navigate a North West Passage through the Arctic in 1845 in which all 129 men died.

Novel research methods used to explore behaviour change maintenance focusing on weight loss and physical activity

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 10:20:00 BST

Dr Dominika Kwasnicka Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Curtin University, Perth will present a seminar on Monday 4 September

Scotland Policy Conferences Keynote Seminar

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 09:56:00 BST

Priorities for primary care in Scotland

New Employee Induction: Guidance and Advice for IHW Line Managers

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:09:00 BST

For those with line management responsibilities, or for those who are likely to line manage in the near future, you are invited to a one-hour information session on good practice in induction and the resources available to support it.

Doing research that makes a difference

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:29:00 BST

This year's theme is 'Doing research that makes a difference'.

MASTERCLASS - EARLY INTERVENTION for BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:45:00 BST

A masterclass in Early intervention and Prevention for Borderline Personality Disorder has been organised following on from the successful conference on youth mental health earlier this year.

26th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH)

Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:51:00 BST

his will be the 26th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) and will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It will include a one day conference for SCOM and Modernet delegates.

IHW at The Glasgow Academy, Health Week, May 2017

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 12:04:00 BST

IHW researchers hosted a public engagement morning with P3 and P4 pupils at The Glasgow Academy, on 23rd May 2017 as part of the pupils’ ‘Health Week’.

Clinicians in Research Network Annual Meeting (#CiRN2017)

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 09:15:00 BST

This network meeting is valuable for all clinicians interested in research.

Glasgow Health Data Science Week

Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:21:00 BST

Glasgow Health Data Science Week, Institute of Health & Wellbeing 14 -18 August 2017

Valuing Nature Annual Conference 2017

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:21:00 BST

Save the date, October 18 & 19

PSS away day 2017

The IHW Professional and Support Staff away-day

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:32:00 BST

The event was held at the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel, off Byres Road, on 14 June, with 48 registered attendees.

The Politics and Sociology of Health Inequities

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:25:00 BST

24th International Conference of Europeanists, Glasgow 2017 and Special Interest Group on Health Equity in a Glocal World, Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham University*

Critical Challenge Areas in Raising Young Scots, Conference

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 10:26:00 BST

MacKay Hannah LTD are running a conference which will discuss three critical challenge areas in raising young Scots

3rd BSA Medical Sociology Scottish Group Conference

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 09:56:00 BST

Health, Risks and Changing Society: Challenges and Opportunities for Medical Sociology.

PHINS (Public Health Information Network for Scotland) Seminar

Fri, 19 May 2017 14:26:00 BST

PHINS (Public Health Information Network for Scotland) Seminar

TEDx Glasgow

Fri, 19 May 2017 11:59:00 BST

Professor Helen Minnis (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) will deliver a talk at TEDx Glasgow entitled

Creating Robots that Care

Tue, 16 May 2017 09:43:00 BST

The School of Computing Science Athena Swan Committee is organising a public live stream of a distinguished Computing Science lecture, together with an open social robotics demo session. Tania Galabova suggested that I contact you to forward the invitation around the College. Please find the invitation below:

Faculty of Public Health’s Annual Scottish Conference

Wed, 10 May 2017 13:51:00 BST

We are pleased to announce that abstract submission is now open for the Faculty of Public Health’s Annual Scottish Conference to be held at Macdonald Aviemore Hotel on 2 & 3 November 2017.

Mental Health and Wellbeing, Loch Katrine bike ride to raise funds for PAMIS

Fri, 05 May 2017 14:43:00 BST

MHW team will be involved in a sponsored bike ride round Loch Katrine.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING STUDENT-LED CONFERENCE 2017 (IHAWKES)

Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:28:00 BST

he Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, is excited to announce the fifth annual student led conference, taking place in June 2017.

Next steps for improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care in Scotland

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 09:54:00 BST

Implementation of the Scottish Government’s Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care.

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HiAP 2018 – A Strategy for Improving Population Health

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 08:21:00 BST

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an approach to policies that systematically and explicitly takes into account the health implications of the decisions we make; targets the key social determinants of health; looks for synergies between health and other core objectives and the work we do with partners; and tries to avoid causing harm with the aim of improving the health of the population and reducing inequity.

2017 ESRC Festival of Social Science

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:55:00 BST

Calls for applications to take part in the 2017 ESRC Festival of Social Science are now open, and we would like to see the University of Glasgow surpass it's fantastic showing at last year's event.

General practice: where are we, how did we get here and where are we going?

Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:49:00 BST

Drawing heavily on the work of GPs at the Deep End, Professor Graham Watt will discuss the future of general practice in the face of looming multi-morbidity and an increasingly fragmented NHS. 27 Apr, 7pm in the Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical School

Integrating evidence, policy and practice

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 12:02:00 BST

he Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory is delighted to invite you to attend our second national conference

Public Health PhD Symposium

Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:23:00 BST

We are pleased to announce that the third Public Health PhD Symposium will take place on Friday 14th July with pre-conference workshops on Thursday 13th July.

Developing and evaluating a mindfulness-based intervention for young men in prison

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:22:00 BST

here is considerable evidence that mindfulness-based interventions help in the treatment of psychological and emotional distress. Young men in prison are known to experience difficulties in these areas.

Celebrating 20 Years of CRAN and R supporting statistics

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:59:00 BST

Celebrating 20 Years of CRAN and R supporting statistics

Opportunity to obtain patient perspectives in research

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:06:00 GMT

Often it is difficult to obtain a patient perspective before a study has been funded but this meeting gives the opportunity to involve patients and carers in the development of a research proposal, including study design and patient materials.

Annual meeting of Scottish uni depts of general practice/primary care (NADEGS)

Annual meeting of Scottish uni depts of general practice/primary care (NADEGS)

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:08:00 GMT

The 2017 National Conference of Scottish Departments of General Practice (NADEGS) took place on 26 and 27 January in Stirling.

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Practical problems in primary care

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:33:00 GMT

Spring/Summer 2017 CPD meetings

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UoG ECR mixer

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:46:00 GMT

UoG ECR mixer

ASSIST (A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial) intervention and developments meeting – SPHSU, 2-5pm 16th March

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:22:00 GMT

The Scottish Tobacco-free Alliance Research Group is holding a meeting focused around developments from ASSIST

IHW Research Away day

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:38:00 GMT

IHW Research Away day - 21 March 2017

Meet the Expert

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:49:00 GMT

Glasgow Science Centre holds Meet the Expert event

Down the Pan: New Directions in the Sociology of Dirt

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:14:00 GMT

Down the Pan: New Directions in the Sociology of Dirt

SSPC 2017 Annual Conference

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:42:00 GMT

SSPC 2017 Annual Conference - 18 May

HWL One Day Course

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:07:00 GMT

The Healthy Working Lives Group will deliver a practically focussed, evidence based, interactive one day course on Friday 28 April

Scotland Policy Conferences Keynote Seminar

Thu, 23 Feb 2017 10:14:00 GMT

Next steps for improving the delivery of palliative and end of life care in Scotland

Mental Health through a Trauma Lens

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:00:00 GMT

Mental Health through a Trauma Lens, Jennie Young University of Stirling

IHW 3MT

Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:41:00 GMT

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition

PhD Students Stats Club

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:28:00 BST

We are five PhD students who need to learn stats. There is no choice, we need to learn it.

Spring 2017 Programme

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 15:57:00 GMT

Our new series of seminars

MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow Lunchtime Seminar Programme

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:01:00 BST

MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow Lunchtime Seminar Programme: January - May 2017

Data Day: Glasgow

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:24:00 GMT

Join us for a series of talks from leading speakers in the Arts and Sciences who will introduce you to the Big Data challenges and opportunities associated with their subjects. Speakers will discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with the data deluge.

UCL QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2017

Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:22:00 GMT

Engagement, Co-production, and Collaborative Meaning-Making:Collaboration in Qualitative Health Research

IHW seminar with Dr David McAllister and Professor Harish Nair

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:57:00 GMT

A seminar with Dr David McAllister and Professor Harish Nair, Title(s): 1. Modelling disease burden from multiple data sources. 2. Burden of disease from RSV and prospects for prevention through vaccination

A seminar with Professor Daniel Smith, recent recipient of Lister Prize Fellowship

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 13:53:00 GMT

Professor Sir Alex Markham and Ms Kate Laws from the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine will be visiting the Institute of Health and Wellbeing on 18 January 2017. Every year the Lister Institute award five research fellowships of £200k each to researchers in any area of medical research.

Frances Mair delivers keynote at ADMA Conference in Melbourne

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:41:00 GMT

In October, Professor Frances Mair, flew to Melbourne to give the Keynote at the Australian Disease Management Association (ADMA) 12th Annual National Conference on "Person Centred Healthcare: Achievements & Challenges".

Gaza – Mental health under siege

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:34:00 GMT

Gaza – Mental health under siege

ISD Medic's CPD session 23 November.

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 09:19:00 BST

This is one of the ISD medics’ regular CPD meetings and will include an external speaker Katie Harron

Health technologies for all: designing for use "in the wild"

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:50:00 BST

There is a plethora of technologies for helping people manage their health and wellbeing: from self-care of chronic conditions (e.g. renal disease, diabetes) and palliative care at end of life through to supporting people in developing mindfulness practices or managing weight or exercise.

The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 09:56:00 GMT

Seminar with Prof David Hand, Coincidences happen, incredibly unlikely things occur, and the apparently miraculous comes about.

Glasgow History of Medicine Seminars

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:41:00 BST

Autumn Programme 2016

Evening CPD for primary care teams

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:40:00 BST

GPPC’s series of evening CPD events for primary care practitioners, “Practical problems in primary care”

NADEGS 2017

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:29:00 BST

The next National Conference of Scottish Departments of General Practice (NADEGS) Thursday 26th and Friday 27th January 2017

Sympraxy: A Bourdieu (and friends) reading group

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 13:34:00 BST

Meetings will take place on the first Thursday of the month, from 3.30-5pm

GPPC continue to arrange and host successful CPD evenings

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:15:00 BST

GPPC continue to arrange and host successful CPD evenings

Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group upcoming seminar

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:11:00 BST

The next event of the Glasgow local group of the RSS (jointly hosted with the RSS Environmental Statistics Section and the Boyd Orr Centre for Population and Ecosystem Health) will take place on Thursday 6th October

Attachment & Psychopathology

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:25:00 BST

Attachment & Psychopathology Conference

RCB at IPDLN 2016 Conference in Swansea

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 12:09:00 BST

Colin was part of the Farr Institute team who ran a 2-day PHD/ECR workshop attended by over 25 international delegates

James Robinson Seminar, Medical Innovation in an Era of Health Care Spending Constraints

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:35:00 BST

IHW Seminar

Workshop on “Big data and mental health”

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:25:00 BST

You are invited to this workshop on Big Data for Mental Health Research which has been organised by the executive committee of IHW research theme three (Determinants of health and health inequality)

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The Future of Population Health Research: A New Public Health?

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:35:00 BST

Seminar with Professor Graham Hart, member of IHW International Scientific Advisory Board.

IPDLN Conference Farr PhD/ECR Summer School

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:06:00 BST

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PHINS Seminar

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:05:00 BST

Public Health Information Network for Scotland, 17th Seminar: Friday 9th September 2016, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

MRC/CSO SPHSU Lunchtime Seminar Programme

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:07:00 BST

Please see programme for March - June 2016

IHW Data Science Seminar

Fri, 06 May 2016 14:04:00 BST

IHW Data Science Seminar, first in the series!

ScotPHO

Public Health Information Network for Scotland

Wed, 25 May 2016 15:15:00 BST

Public Health Information Network for Scotland 17th Seminar: Friday 9th September 2016

'Welfare Conditionality: Sanctions, Support and Behaviour Change'

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:37:00 BST

Places are still available for the following event:

Yeah, but is it significant?

Glasgow Science Festival 2016 9-19 June 2016

Thu, 26 May 2016 13:25:00 BST

Glasgow Science Festival: Science Sunday Big Birthday Bash

Kettle Club

Wed, 04 May 2016 13:31:00 BST

The next meeting of the Kettle Club will take place at 5.15 pm for a 5.30 pm start and 6.30 pm finish on Thursday 2nd June, at General Practice and Primary Care, House 2, 1 Horselethill Road (straight up Observatory Road, opposite Hillhead Library on Byres Road)

IHW Data Science Seminar

Fri, 06 May 2016 14:04:00 BST

IHW Data Science Seminar, first in the series!

Yeah, but is it significant?

Yeah, but is it significant?

Tue, 24 May 2016 16:21:00 BST

Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group/Glasgow University Glasgow Science Festival schools lecture event: "Yeah, but is it significant?”

IHAWKES CONFERENCE 2016

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:02:00 BST

IHAWKES CONFERENCE 2016

Prison health symposium

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:46:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow are hosting a symposium considering the methodological and ethical dimensions of conducting health focused social science research through and beyond prison settings.

Research with administrative data: Opportunities and legal framework

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:15:00 BST

This is an introductory seminar for researchers who are thinking of using administrative data in the future. The seminar will focus on administrative data about individuals that could be considered personal data.

Innovations in Psychosocial Rehabilitation

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 09:01:00 BST

Innovations in Psychosocial Rehabilitation Starting a conversation about how we can all do better

Pathways through Care: Using administrative and survey data to understand care in older age

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:12:00 BST

The seminar will be given by Dr. Alasdair Rutherford, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at the University of Stirling.

Multivariate Models, Probabilities of Ruin & League Tables

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:39:00 BST

Multivariate Models, Probabilities of Ruin & League Tables: So, are you paying too much for your Car Insurance? 28th April, 5:30-6:30pm, John Birkenhead

Negotiating the Physical and Emotional Impact of Social Research

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 09:51:00 BST

Though the emotional and physical impact of social research on qualitative researchers are rarely discussed or written about, the experience, affect, and impact of such things on researchers are very real.

Transgender awareness training

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:26:00 BST

This workshop for University of Glasgow staff will be delivered by the Scottish Transgender Alliance.

Candidates for post of Lecturer, Global Health Seminar

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:39:00 BST

Candidates for post of Lecturer, Global Health Seminar

Attachment Disorders: the state of the art in Europe

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:20:00 GMT

Attachment Disorders: the state of the art in Europe , conference 22/4/16

New employee induction: guidance and resources for line managers

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:59:00 GMT

A key element of Athena SWAN is induction of new employees. In the last two years we have worked to improve Institute induction procedures, including running two highly rated induction training workshops for line managers last February.

Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities theme Workshop

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 13:39:00 BST

Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities theme is holding its first Fostering Collaboration workshop on Monday 18 April

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Institute of Health and Wellbeing Research Day 2016.

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:46:00 GMT

We are pleased to invite you to: Institute of Health and Wellbeing Research Day 2016. Full details below

The IHW 3 minute thesis competition

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:45:00 GMT

What is it? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia for research students. Research higher degree (PhD and MPhil/ MRes etc.) students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance.

MRC CSO SPHSU seminar

Wed, 17 Feb 2016 08:24:00 GMT

Researching the new parenting culture: infant feeding, accountability and maternal identity

The Scottish Parliament – A behind the scenes look at working with law makers and researchers

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:03:00 GMT

The first of 2016 RSS seminar series

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I’m a researcher, get me out there: Twitter, blogging and podcasts for academia

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 11:45:00 GMT

I’m a researcher, get me out there: Twitter, blogging and podcasts for academia

2015

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:02:00 GMT

past events 2015

The Fate of the Franklin Expedition: Statistical Insights

Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:08:00 GMT

In 1845, with Queen Victoria on the throne and the British Empire in full flight, Sir John Franklin led an expedition to find a 'North-West Passage' from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the Arctic seas off northern Canada. All communication with the expedition was lost and one of the largest ever search-and-rescue operations was launched.

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Athena Swan Networking for Career Success

Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:05:00 BST

Athena Swan Networking for Career Success

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Promotion Workshop 22 September

Thu, 09 Apr 2015 13:12:00 BST

The Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team Working Group for Promotion/Reward & Recognition invite you to attend a workshop on 22 September 2015.

Research in Education

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 15:22:00 BST

What have we learned from twenty years’ of assessing children’s development at the start of primary school?

Data Visualisation Workshop for ECRs

Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:26:00 BST

This one day course will provide practical training about how to construct clear and informative data visualisations in Excel.

Concepts and methods in causal mediation analysis

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:38:00 BST

Joint event of MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit at the University of Glasgow and the Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group

Transforming Mental Health & Wellbeing of a Nation

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:36:00 BST

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING CONFERENCE: Transforming Mental Health & Wellbeing of a Nation

The Performance of the Polls in the 2015 Election, RSS Glasgow

Wed, 27 May 2015 08:39:00 BST

The 2015 election looks as though it will join the 1970 and 1992 contests as elections when the polls were perceived to have got it ‘wrong’.

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IHAWKES 3rd Annual IHAWKES Conference

Tue, 19 May 2015 09:57:00 BST

3rd Annual IHAWKES Conference

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences inaugural lectures

Fri, 01 May 2015 09:13:00 BST

Prof Daniel Smith inaugural lecture

Global Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing Knowledge Exchange/Summer School

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:29:00 GMT

We warmly invite you to join us in Kigali at the ‘Global Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing’ knowledge exchange event/summer school which will explore ways of promoting reciprocal learning about mental wellbeing between the Global North and the Global South.

No more toys for boys; Time to change our healthcare model?

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 15:25:00 GMT

Professor Maroeska Rovers Professor in evidence-based surgery, Radboudumc, the Netherlands will deliver a talk - In order to maintain future sustainability of our healthcare system, we need to ensure that surgical innovations are affordable, effective, and of value for the patient.

MRC Doctoral Training Partnership

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:49:00 BST

The MRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) is hosting a patient engagement session and we would like to invite you to be our guest as a patient representative.

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Mini- Symposium: Evaluating Food Interventions and Their Impact on Health Outcomes

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 08:50:00 BST

The Scottish Colloquium on Food and Feeding with the British Sociological Society Food Group are hosting the following event at the University of Glasgow.

Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group Seminar

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:24:00 GMT

The last few years have seen an explosion of innovative data visualisations, particularly those that are interactive and delivered online. These have the potential to make our work have much greater impact but are a mystery to most statisticians. I will describe how I learned about these: how to design them and how to make them.

MSc Global Mental Health, Institute of Health and Wellbeing Seminar

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 11:47:00 GMT

Chris Underhill is a global expert in the delivery of health and rehabilitation systems to very poor people. A serial social entrepreneur his latest organisation, BasicNeeds, concerns the delivery of a holistic model to mentally ill people and people with epilepsy in the poorest communities of the world.

International Society for Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 2015 conference

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:01:00 GMT

This meeting is organised by GCU and the European Joint Programme Initiative on Determinant of Diet and Physical activity and aims at developing a consensus framework of the determinants of sedentary behaviour and identify societal systems that influence sitting behaviour. The objective is to enable harmonisation and prioritise research

Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 14:36:00 GMT

Health Freaks on Trial

Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:41:00 GMT

Challenging Interventions with an obese society – engaging without enraging – St Andrews June 8th 2015

‘Issues in Neuropsychology’ Book Series Launch, Seminar & Drinks Reception

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:56:00 GMT

The first two books in the series 'Issues in Neuropsychology' (Series Editor, Prof Jon Evans) have been published with graduates of the MSc Clinical Neuropsychology programme as Editors. Dr Brian O'Neill is co-editor of ‘Assistive Technology for Cognition’, and Dr Jenny Svanberg is co-editor of ‘Alcohol and the Adult Brain’. A seminar and reception to celebrate the launch will be held on February 20th

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Institute of Health and Wellbeing Research Day.

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:14:00 GMT

For members of the Institute to get to know each other, learn about each others' research and build potential productive research links.

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IHW 3MT Competition

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 10:44:00 GMT

IHW is running a 3MT competition and we hope that you will get involved, either as a participant or an audience member.

PGR: Public Engagement, Knowledge Exchange and Impact

Mon, 19 Jan 2015 16:03:00 GMT

The Institute of Health and Wellbeing has organised a half-day training event for PGR students.

2014

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 15:22:00 GMT

Past Events 2014

IHW Impact Toolkit Launch Workshop

Wed, 22 Oct 2014 16:12:00 BST

The Toolkit has been developed to assist researchers maximise the impact of their research by demonstrating the influence it has had on policy makers, and practitioners, and has led to improvements in services or business.

Royal Statistical Society Glasgow Local Group

Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:41:00 BST

Since 1992, the UK Government has published so-called ‘school league tables’ summarizing the average educational attainment and progress made by pupils in each state-funded secondary school in England.

Inaugural Lecture. Professor Laurence Moore

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:55:00 BST

Inaugural Lecture, Professor Laurence Moore

Athena Swan Promotion Workshops

Mon, 04 Aug 2014 12:30:00 BST

The Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team Working Group for Promotion/Reward & Recognition invite you to attend one of two workshops on the 27th and 31st of October 2014.

GPPC eHealth seminar 12th of June

Tue, 27 May 2014 14:46:00 BST

We are organising a departmental eHealth seminar in the lecture room, house 2 at the department of General Practice and Primary Care on Thursday the 12th of June, 10.45am-4pm. For more info.......

Pint of Science

Thu, 15 May 2014 13:23:00 BST

Professor Rich Mitchell is talking at the Pint of Science festival on evening of Monday 19 May. The festival is part of Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange. The title is - Tree-sons to be cheerful: your brain and body on nature. Being in, even just seeing natural environments is a drug that can make us heal quicker, stay healthy and be happy. What happens when your brain and body is on nature? What does this mean for your health and for public health?

EU Funding Workshop

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:45:00 BST

3 June 2014 This will be a 90 minute presentation on EU Funding There will be presentations and experiences of the application process

Game for Debate

Fri, 23 May 2014 15:13:00 BST

As part of Glasgow Science Festival, the University of Glasgow is hosting a series of FREE evening debates inspired by the Commonwealth Games, hosted by BBC Scotland’s John Beattie. Join us for lively discussions with a variety of experts and the opportunity to ask those burning questions.

IHAWC: IHW Student-led conference 5th June 2014 REGISTER NOW!

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:24:00 GMT

Event Date 5 June 2014: ATTENTION ALL IHW STUDENTS! MASTERS AND PHD CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Royal Statistical Society Glasgow , The Power of Administrative Data

Mon, 19 May 2014 13:29:00 BST

17 June 2014, Summary: Scotland has some of the best administrative data in the world (e.g. health, social care, housing, education and criminal justice). However, these data are not being fully exploited: to ensure our social policies are designed to respond to multiple disadvantage; our public services are as efficient as possible; and that these data are mobilised to support economic growth.

Course: Decision analytic modelling for economic evaluation

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:08:00 GMT

Course dates: 29-30 September and 1-3 October 2014. Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) are running courses on Decision analytic modelling for economic evaluation

Seminar: The high mortality of acute kidney injury: A long view

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:55:00 GMT

Workshop date: 12 March 2014. Dr John Turney will present a seminar, The high mortality of acute kidney injury: A long view

Research Away Day: The Way We Work

Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:55:00 GMT

Event date: 20 February 2014. Professor Laurence Moore chairs an workshop on The Way We Work

Seminar: Recording Impact

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:55:00 GMT

Workshop date: 13 March 2014. Dr Elspeth Elliot will run a seminar on best ways to get/record impact.

Public Engagement Training Workshop

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:22:00 GMT

Public Engagement Training Workshop Thursday, 27 March 2014 from 13:00 to 16:00 Sir Alwyn Williams Building

Joint Symposium: Physical Health for those with Major Mental Illness

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:55:00 GMT

Symposium date: 20 March 2014. Physical health for those with major mental illness: Integrating care, empowering patients and informing policy

MSc Global Mental Health Seminar by Suman Fernando

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 15:15:00 BST

Seminar Date 29 April MSc Global Mental Health Seminar by Suman Fernando: ‘Institutional Racism in UK Psychiatric Practice and Current Problems in the ‘Global’ Mental Health Scene’. Tuesday, 29th April 2014

Course: Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:08:00 BST

Course date: 29 April 2014. Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) are running an Introduction to Stata.

Course: Systematic review and meta-Analysis of direct, indirect and mixed treatment evidence

Wed, 30 Apr 2014 15:08:00 BST

Course dates: 30 April - 2 May 2014. Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) are running a course on Systematic review and meta-Analysis of direct, indirect and mixed treatment evidence.

IHW Workshop on Realist Review Methods

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 15:32:00 GMT

Workshop Date 6 May IHW Workshop on Realist Review Methods Tuesday, 6 May 2014 from 11:00 to 16:00 Sir Alwyn Williams Building

Integrated Healthcare Seminar

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:21:00 GMT

Seminar Date Tuesday 6 May Iga Rudawska - “Integrated healthcare – Combining efficiency and quality – Best practices for UK and implications for Poland”

Glasgow 2014: Legacy and the Host Community

Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:00:00 BST

12 May 2014: This is an open invitation to the next Royal Statistical Society Glasgow local group event. The event is free to attend and registration is not required: Glasgow 2014: Legacy and the Host Community

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Science at University of Glasgow Learning from REF2014 and planning ahead Half-day workshop

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 08:37:00 GMT

Workshop Date 12 May: The idea for this event emerged firstly out of discussions with the internal REF reading group involved in the preparation of our Social Policy submission last year. The reviewers shared a common view that:...

Glasgow History of Medicine Group

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:32:00 BST

14 May 2014 The Institute of Health and Wellbeing and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow are collaborating in a new series of seminars on medical history, medical humanities and related topics.

Archived events

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 14:59:00 GMT

An archive of news and events items is available, containing items published before December 2013.

MVLS inaugural lectures

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 10:33:00 GMT

Professor Colin McCowan will deliver his inaugural lecture - Where's Wally? I can't find him!

Glasgow Local Group of the Royal Statistical Society Lecture

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:09:00 GMT

It’s not always as cut and dried as you might think and this talk will explain what is going on! We will examine the theoretical statistical basis of risk

The re-configuration of 'Mental Health' into a global object of care: Dörte Bemme

Mon, 02 Nov 2015 12:35:00 GMT

Global Mental Health (GMH) has emerged as a novel field of knowledge and practice that seeks to address mental disorders on a ‘global’ scale.