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Photo of Professor Tom McMillan receiving an award from the British Psychological Society

Professor Tom McMillan retires

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

March 2021 sees the retirement of Professor Tom McMillan, marking the end of an extraordinary academic career within University of Glasgow

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Photo of a glass of beer being poured

Lockdown alcohol sales fall by 6% in Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research led by Public Health Scotland and involving staff from IHW shows that alcohol sales in Scotland fell by 6% as a result of COVID lockdown restrictions

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Photo of African landscape with MAFRICAEE study logo in bottom right corner

Multimorbidity in Africa: increasing understanding of the patient experience and epidemiology

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW researchers are leading work which will look at multimorbidity and treatment burden in Sub Saharan Africa

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Photo of mother holding a child's hand

Mental health in mothers of people with intellectual disabilities

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A recently published systematic review by Dr Ewelina Rydzewska reports that mothers of people with intellectual disabilities experience higher rates of common mental disorders and emotional burden than mothers of typically developing people

Photo of back view of young person walking a white dog
Photo of back view of young person walking a white dog

Green space use in lockdown

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has found that inequalities in green space use were sustained, and possibly exacerbated, during movement restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Image of coronavirus with pale blue background

Major review of C-19 studies in BMC Medicine

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The proliferation of Covid-19 research in major medical journals has led to a review of these studies, co-authored by Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) researchers, being published in BMC Medicine

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Photo of person being vaccinated

Vaccine hesitancy more likely in young people, women and some ethnic groups

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A study led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Vittal Katikireddi found young people, women and some ethnic groups are less likely to take up a COVID-19 vaccine when offered

University of Glasgow quadrangle
University of Glasgow quadrangle

IHW researcher receives MQ fellows award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW and Mental Health and Wellbeing's Dr Ruchika Gajwani has been awarded one of three prestigious MQ Mental Health Research fellowship awards and will lead a study aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of borderline personality disorder in young people

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Photo of coronavirus with red and blue background

COVID research keeps Robertson Centre busy

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Prof John Cleland reports on the COVID-related work currently being undertaken by Robertson Centre for Biostatistics researchers

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Photo of back view of woman walking through wood

WEBINAR Sexuality and Abortion Stigma Study

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

The Sexuality and Abortion Stigma Study (SASS) team have organised a webinar on Wednesday 03 March 2021 at 3pm to mark the launch of their new project website and research briefings

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Photo of old fashioned microphone

New podcast series launches

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The new Systems Science in Public Health Podcast series - a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the SPHSU - hosted by Professor Petra Meier, has launched

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Photo of Beverly Bergman lecturing

Public Health researcher receives the OBE

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW and Public Health's Dr Beverly Bergman has been awarded the OBE in the 2021 New Years Honours for services to veterans

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Photo of a range of drugs on a table

New research project to inform Scotland’s drug deaths response

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:39:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit’s Dr Kathryn Skivington is leading a study aimed at improving understanding of the health and social circumstances surrounding drug-related deaths

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Photo of coronavirus with red and blue background

Living with long-COVID study funded

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:10:00 GMT

IHW researchers have been awarded a £300k CSO grant to investigate the prevalence and nature of long-COVID in Scotland, and its impact on those who live with the condition

Photo of a glass of whisky
Photo of a glass of whisky

Alcohol consumption patterns and risk of adverse health outcomes

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A study of UK adults led by IHW's Bhautesh Jani and Jim Lewsey has found that different patterns of alcohol consumption could be associated with a lesser risk of alcohol related negative health outcomes

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Photo of the Cameroon flag

IHW and Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine to train 100 Cameroonian biologists in data analysis

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new cross-institute collaboration led by Professor James Lewsey aims to address research challenges in Cameroon by training students and early career researchers (ECRs) to better analyse important data on health, agriculture and environment

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Photo of father helping child tie shoelaces

Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory researchers secure new grants

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

SLDO's Ewelina Rydzewska has received funding to investigate suicide incidence in people with autism while colleague Kirsty Dunn will examine the mental health of father carers

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Banner for covid 19 tool news story

COVID-19 online engagement tool

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 22:27:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has created an online tool which aims to start conversations around the wider impacts of the pandemic on health and society, with a focus on inequalities

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Photo of primary school children in a classroom

15 minutes on health inequalities podcast

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit’s first podcast of 2021 features Dr Mirjam Allik and Dr Denise Brown discussing the Children’s Health in Care in Scotland project

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Photo of pile of journals

IHW researchers among Web of Science's most highly cited researchers of 2020

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Many congratulations to IHW's John Cleland, Ian Ford and Rich Mitchell whose papers ranked in the top 1% of citations for field and year in Web of Science

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Photo of boy watching fireworks

Firework injuries report presented to Scottish Government

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:13:00 GMT

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Janet Bouttell is a co-author of a new report 'Evaluation of firework-related harm in Scotland - October 2020', presented to the Scottish Government just before Guy Fawkes night

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Photo of older woman looking concerned

IHW academic takes leading role in dementia research network

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:13:00 GMT

Public Health's Dr Donald Lyall has been appointed as the lead for the Applied Models and Digital Health working group for the Alzheimer’s Research UK Deep Dementia Phenotyping (DEMON) Network

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Photo of two young people in park

Adolescent mental health article wins Best Paper award

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

An article co-authored by Mental Health and Wellbeing's Rory O'Connor has been announced as Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry's Best Paper of 2019

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Photo of doctor listening to woman's heartbeat with stethoscope

IHW involved in £2.4m NIHR HTA grant for home heart rehab

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:54:00 GMT

IHW researchers, including the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Science Unit's Prof Rod Taylor, will work with colleagues across the UK to assess the health and economic benefits of a 12-week home exercise initiative

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Image of COVID-19

COVID-19 and risk summit

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

In November 2020, Professor Ewan Macdonald of Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG), the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) held a summit to review how reducing one risk to control COVID-19 will cause risk elsewhere

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Photo of a back view of a woman looking out of a window

Frailty common in people with diabetes

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study led by General Practice and Primary Care's Dr Peter Hanlon highlights the need for more innovative approaches to tackle both frailty and diabetes

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Photo of mobile phone

New MSc in Digital Health Interventions launches

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A master's level programme aimed at meeting the educational needs of a new breed of digital health worker, equipped to help people and systems realise the huge potential of digital approaches, has launched

Flyer for All Aboard postgraduate student event
Flyer for All Aboard postgraduate student event

All aboard! Report on PGR mini-conference

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:43:00 GMT

Our postgraduate research team reports back on the highlights of an event for PGR students held in November 2020

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Photo of twin babies' feet

HEHTA leads economic evaluation of STOPPIT-3 Twins Trial

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:12:00 GMT

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Manuela Deidda and Kathleen Boyd are to lead the economic evaluation of a trial to assess whether the use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) results in improved neonatal outcomes in twin babies at risk of being born too early.

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Photo of GP consulting room

Research paper wins "Paper of the Year" award

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:33:00 GMT

A paper by General Practice and Primary Care's Ross McQueenie and Andrea Williamson, Robertson Centre's Alex McConnachie, and colleagues from Aberdeen and Bath has won Royal College of General Practitioners Paper of the Year 2020

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Photo of person standing on scales

DiRECT Informs Government Weight-Loss Strategy

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

HEHTA (Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment) is part of the Diabetes UK Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) which is underpinning the UK government's weight-loss plan for people living with Type 2 diabetes

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Photo of primary school children in a classroom

Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of Scottish schoolchildren

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Public Health's Dr Michael Fleming describes the findings of a study investigating prevalence of neurodevelopmental multimorbidity in Scottish schoolchildren and their educational outcomes compared to peers, published this month in PLOS Medicine

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Photo of research meeting in Malawi

Robertson Centre for Biostatistics/Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:03:00 BST

University of Glasgow/Robertson Centre for Biostatistics has formed a new partnership with Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU)

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Banner from BMJ awards 2020

Cardiac rehab programme wins prestigious award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

REACH-HF co-led by Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Professor Rod Taylor has won a British Medical Journal award

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Photo of wine bottles in offlicence

Alcohol use increased during lockdown, but smoking declined

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study by Dr Claire Niedzwiedz, Dr Michael Green, Professor Vittal Katikireddi and SPHSU colleague shows an increase in alcohol consumption and psychological distress during lockdown

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Photo of park

Change in use of green and open space during lockdown

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:22:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Dr Jon Olsen and Prof. Rich Mitchell (on behalf of the Social & Systems Recovery - Environment and Spaces Group hosted by Public Health Scotland) have published a report "Change in use of green and open space following COVID-19 lockdown ‘stay at home’ phase and initial easing of lockdown"

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Image of health technology

Developing quantum powered health sensors for home use

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Frances Mair, Emma McIntosh and Katie Gallacher and ICAM's Terry Quinn are part of team that has been awarded £5.5M to develop quantum powered health sensors for home use

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

Prof Vittal Katikireddi awarded £1.3m in prestigious ERC Starting Grant

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit's Prof Vittal Katikireddi has been awarded more than £1.3m by the European Research Council (ERC) to look at the impacts of taxation and social security policies on population health and mortality across Europe

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Photo of swimming pool

GPs at the Deep End team shortlisted for public engagement award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's David Blane, Andrea Williamson and Marianne McCallum were among the staff shortlisted for UofG's Knowledge Exchange and Public Engagement Awards 2020

Artist's impression of Clarice Pears Buliding
Artist's impression of Clarice Pears Buliding

IHW's new building shortlisted for design award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Institute of Health and Wellbeing's new home, the Clarice Pears Building, made it to the finals of the Scottish Design Award in the "Future building or project" category

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Photo of fibroid surgery

FEMME Trial Outcome in New England Journal of Medicine

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Important NIHR FEMME trial results which will help women and doctors make informed decisions about treatment of uterine fibroids have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

Key findings from new SLDO publications

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory (SLDO) has published two new studies looking at causes and rates of premature mortality amongst people with learning disabilities

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Photo of empty classroom

TeenCovidLife survey finds loneliness increased during lockdown

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW's SHINE team (Scottish Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network) collaborated with Generation Scotland to survey young people aged 12-17 years on how they have been affected by lockdown

University of Glasgow quadrangle
University of Glasgow quadrangle

CLARIFY: Robertson Centre staff contribute to new publications

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The international CLARIFY registry (ProspeCtive observational LongitudinAl RegIstry oF patients with stable coronary arterY disease) completed in 2016 and to date 34 manuscripts have been published, including three this year

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Photo of woman in mask

Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Why are ethnic minority groups at greater risk of coronavirus? IHW's Claire Niedzwiedz and Vittal Katikireddi report their research findings

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Photo of ARISE group

Prioritising health and wellbeing in African and South Asian informal settlements

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:36:00 BST

The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) ARISE Hub aims to facilitate governance accountability and responsiveness for equity in health and wellbeing among people living and working in informal urban settlements in Africa and South Asia

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Photo of Zoom meeting in progress

IHW launches guide to good practice in online meetings

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

In response to colleague reflections on the experience of meeting, relating, and collaborating online, and the issues that can arise, IHW has compiled a set of tips and resources for students and staff

Precision healthcare comes home

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

University of Glasgow awarded grant for ‘Quantum Imaging for Monitoring of Wellbeing & Disease in Communities’ research

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Photo of Julie Langan Martin

Reflections on redeployment

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Mental Health and Wellbeing's Dr Julie Langan Martin writes about her ongoing work on the frontline of general adult mental health services in Glasgow, and reflects on how experiences from this pandemic may go on to shape future NHS healthcare

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Photo of swimming pool

General practice in the time of COVID-19: new "GPs at the Deep End" report

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's Prof Graham Watt reflects on the latest GPs at the Deep End report, examining the experience of GPs working in very deprived areas during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Photo of wine bottles in offlicence

MUP reduces alcohol consumption in Scotland

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A new Public Health Scotland evaluation in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, including HEHTA's Jim Lewsey and Public Health's Danny Mackay, showed alcohol sales fell in Scotland in the year following the introduction of minimum unit pricing

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Photo of back view of police officers

Mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish police workforce

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

New research led by Social and Public Health Sciences' Lia Demou has found high levels of occupational stress and anxiety in the Scottish police workforce, along with experiences of PTSD, anxiety and depression

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Corona-related banner

SPHSU COVID-19 web hub

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has set up a “web hub” to summarise their activities relating to COVID-19

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shine

Sleep awareness week for schools

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:57:00 BST

In collaboration with the charity Sleep Scotland, pupils from two schools, Blairgowrie High School and Craigmount High School, have helped to develop a virtual sleep awareness week which will run for all their pupils from 8th to 12th June.

Photo of COVID-10 patient being comforted by healthcare professional
Photo of COVID-10 patient being comforted by healthcare professional

COVID-19 SIGN Guideline: factors indicating progression to severe disease

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Janet Bouttell, Olivia Wu, Kate O’Donnell and colleagues from HEHTA and General Practice and Primary Care have worked with the Scottish Inter-collegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) to co-develop guidance on COVID-19 for primary care practitioners.

Photo of Professor Rory O'Connor
Photo of Professor Rory O'Connor

Covid-19: Mental health research and the pandemic response

Tue, 19 May 2020 15:44:00 BST

Rory O'Connor shares an insight into COVID-19 Mental Health Science Research

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Photo of front cover of book entitled

IHW staff member contributes to fund-raising poetry book

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW and GPPC's Dr David Blane has had a poem included in a new collection of NHS poetry, which is raising money for the NHS Charities COVID-19 appeal

Night view of the Clyde Arc & Science Centre tower
Night view of the Clyde Arc & Science Centre tower

New study on relaxing COVID-19 pub and club restrictions

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

HEHTA’s Jim Lewsey and Francesco Manca have been involved in a new University of Stirling study looking at how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on licensed premises can be effectively managed to protect emergency services

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building

Risk and protective factors for COVID-19 patients

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW PhD student and doctor in training Sam Leighton describes the project that he and colleagues have devised to examine risk and protective factors for COVID-19 patients both in and outside hospital.

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Image of COVID-19

Robertson Centre for Biostatistics: COVID-19 activities

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:57:00 BST

The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics is playing an active role in supporting a range of COVID-19 related research, providing data for several studies and creating registries

Research awayday 2020
Research awayday 2020

Report on IHW research away day 2020

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Another successful IHW research away day took place on 18 February 2020 at the Glasgow Hilton Grosvenor

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters

GPPC's Dr Anna Black appointed to Public Health Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Dr Anna Black, former clinical research fellow in GPPC and currently a PhD student in IHW, has been appointed to Public Health Scotland, a new national board tasked with creating a culture for health in Scotland.

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

NIHR funds learning disabilities study

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £326,570 of funding for a study which assesses how lifestyle interventions help adults with learning disabilities with HEHTA's Prof Olivia Wu as principal co-investigator

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

£500,000 grant announced on World Obesity Day

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Olivia Wu and Lancaster Medical School’s Dr Jennifer Logue have been awarded half a million pounds by the National Institute for Health Research (NHIR) to examine the effectiveness of NHS and local government interventions to treat obesity

Profs Paula Williamson and John Cleland at Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit Forum 2020
Profs Paula Williamson and John Cleland at Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit Forum 2020

Inaugural Glasgow Clinical Trials Forum

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:35:00 BST

In February 2020, 80 delegates took up the opportunity to join together with colleagues who share an interest in clinical trials and hear about how the the unit can support research

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Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

Message to staff and students from IHW Management Group

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Jill Pell, Kate O'Donnell, Sally Wyke and Asha Costigan thank IHW staff and students for their hard work and flexibility, and provide information about practicalities, self-care, and sources of support

Invisible disabilities poster on the theme of type 1 diabetes
Invisible disabilities poster on the theme of type 1 diabetes

IHW launches invisible disabilities poster campaign

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Following the success of our invisible disabilities event in 2019, a set of posters has been produced aimed at increasing awareness of unseen conditions, their impact on work and study, and how colleagues can help

Stethoscope
Stethoscope

Significant Medical History project

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Julie Kennedy and Peter Macfarlane from the ECG Core Lab have been working on documenting the History of Medicine at the University for over 10 years and a website is now available

Ewan Macdonald mountaineeing
Ewan Macdonald mountaineeing

IHW prof celebrates six decades of mountaineering!

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:00:00 GMT

"I am very lucky that I am still able to stagger up an ice climb after 60 years!" Professor Ewan Macdonald of the Healthy Working Lives Group recently celebrated 60 years of mountaineering with a climb in the Cairngorms

BSL cafe opening slide
BSL cafe opening slide

IHW launches British Sign Language cafés!

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:54:00 GMT

The first of IHW's innovative BSL cafés took place at the end of January 2020, aimed at helping staff and students to acquire this important skill and learn more about deaf culture

Sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health in schools: new MRC Engagement Award

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW researchers have been awarded an Engagement Award from the MRC to set up a new consortium focused on sleep and mental health in schools

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Photo of young female sitting in countryside

National adolescent study reveals insights into child health and wellbeing in Scotland

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Scotland, led by researchers at SPHSU, has provided insights into the health and wellbeing of the nation’s young people

e-cigarette
e-cigarette

E-cigarettes may be helping disadvantaged smokers to quit

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research by SPHSU confirms that low numbers of young people are vaping (using e-cigarettes), with vaping more common in young people from disadvantaged households who had never smoked before

Forthcoming TRIUMPH ECR Forum

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The TRIUMPH network (Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health) is holding an Early-Career Researcher Forum on 27 and 28 April 2020

Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (June 2020)

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) is pleased to announce the fifth Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (EMCRF20), which will take place at The University of Glasgow on 11/12 June 2020

University of Glasgow quadrangle
University of Glasgow quadrangle

NIHR funds research into effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:59:00 GMT

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to give £2,121,388.56 of funding for a programme of research to examine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) compared to services-as-usual with children in adoptive or permanent foster placements.

Photo of Lilybank Gardens with flowers
Photo of Lilybank Gardens with flowers

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme awards for two IHW PGT programmes

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:36:00 GMT

MPH Public Health and MSc Global Mental Health have both secured funding aimed at supporting students from developing Commonwealth countries who would otherwise be unable to study in the UK

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

Professor Jonathan Evans receives MB Shapiro Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A prestigious award for clinical psychologists who have achieved eminence in the profession has been made to IHW and Mental Health and Wellbeing's Jonathan Evans

A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.
A view of Glasgow including the Hydro, University Tower and Science Centre, taken from the Library.

Lorraine Waddell announced as finalist in Scottish PA of the Year Award 2020

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Public Health's Lorraine Waddell, PA to IHW's director Professor Jill Pell, was runner-up in the 12th Annual Scottish PA of the Year Award

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Dr Beverly Bergman appointed Honorary Civilian Consultant to the Army

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Public Health's Dr Beverly Bergman has been appointed Honorary Civilian Consultant Advisor to the Army for Veterans Health and Epidemiology

Construction starts on IHW new building November 2019
Construction starts on IHW new building November 2019

Building work starts on IHW's new home!

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 14:48:00 GMT

Construction has started on the Clarice Pears Building, the £50 million facility that will be Institute of Health and Wellbeing's new home

Rory O'Connor and colleagues at Mind Media Awards 2019
Rory O'Connor and colleagues at Mind Media Awards 2019

Mind Media Award for Professor Rory O'Connor

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:34:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor Rory O’Connor on winning a Mind Media Award for Best Podcast, bringing together suicide research and lived experience

Cycle Nation Project event
Cycle Nation Project event

Cycle Nation Research Presented at Velodrome

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 15:47:00 GMT

Emma McIntosh, Jason Gill, Cindy Gray, Greig Logan and Hayley Connell presented their Cycle Nation research at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on Friday 08 November 2019

Scottish Health Awards 2019
Scottish Health Awards 2019

Distress Brief Intervention programme wins prestigious Scottish Health Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A unique mental health programme set up to help those in distress, which was developed through work led by IHW's Rory O’Connor and Jack Melson, has won a prestigious Scottish Health Award

Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees
Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Making neurodiversity work: reporting back from ‘Supporting Neurodiversity in the Workplace’ event

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Athena SWAN Self Assessment Team member Ewelina Rydzewska reports back on this recent event, and signposts ways forward for IHW in supporting neurodiverse staff and students

Female hiker on mountain
Female hiker on mountain

Deep End GP Pioneer Scheme shortlisted as finalist in 2019 Herald Society Awards

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:16:00 GMT

Congratulations to General Practice and Primary Care's David Blane and colleagues on being finalists in 2 Herald Society Awards

Athena SWAN Gold plaque
Athena SWAN Gold plaque

IHW funded to undertake equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

In November 2019, IHW successfully bid for funding to support 3 equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

Complex interventions NIHR education programme podcast launched

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A National Institute for Health Research’s education programme podcast on the theme of complex interventions to improve health features IHW's Prof Sally Wyke

Photo of IHW staff at funding board workshop 2019
Photo of IHW staff at funding board workshop 2019

Report on IHW funding boards workshop

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

On 28 October 2019, Professors Emma McIntosh, Alastair Leyland, and Sharon Simpson delivered a 90-minute workshop to share their experiences of funding boards with an attentive audience of 40 IHW researchers

Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters
Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters

Success for SPHSU children’s physical activity project

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

On 06 November 2019, the Children Create project team launched their educational toolkit for teachers "Schools on the move" at the Scottish Physical Activity Research Conference, where PI Paul McCrorie was awarded best oral presentation

Photo of Jim Lewsey delivering inaugural lecture
Photo of Jim Lewsey delivering inaugural lecture

Professor Jim Lewsey: To Lilybank (and back again)

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

On 20 September 2019, colleagues, family and friends gathered to hear IHW Prof Jim Lewsey deliver his inaugural lecture "Using routine data to complement and enhance the results of RCTs: reflections over 20 years"

Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees
Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Suicide prevention MOOC poster presentation wins prize at international conference

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Dr Julie Langan-Martin and Dr Laura Sharp of MOOC "Understanding suicide and suicide prevention in the global content", won the Outstanding Poster Presentation Prize at the 30th IASP World Congress

Olivia Wu delivering a talk
Olivia Wu delivering a talk

HEHTA director appointed to Lindsay Chair

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:58:00 BST

IHW and HEHTA's Professor Olivia Wu has been appointed to the highly prestigious William R Lindsay Chair of Health Economics

University of Glasgow quadrangle
University of Glasgow quadrangle

Abstract awarded "Best paper for evidence to support policy making" at international conference

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

An abstract by IHW and Public Health's Dr Michael Fleming has been awarded "Best paper for evidence to support policy making" at the 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research 2019

Hand signing L in British Sign Language
Hand signing L in British Sign Language

BSL training for IHW staff: reflections on recent course and next steps

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

13 staff recently completed a British Sign Language taster course funded by IHW, with all reporting a positive, useful experience. Find out more, including how we plan to take this forward.

Photo of University of Glasgow main building
Photo of University of Glasgow main building

What does the mental wellbeing of people in prison in Scotland look like?

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit alongside colleagues from ISD Scotland, is the first to describe the mental wellbeing of people in prison in Scotland

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters

IHW honorary professor receives Majid Samii Medal of Honour

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Sir Graham Teasdale has been awarded the Majid Samii Medal of Honour of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societes, one of the highest honours that can be bestowed on a neurosurgeon

Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees
Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

IHW students help develop university-wide mental health anti-stigma campaign

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Students from IHW's MSc Global Mental Health and MSc Mental Health have contributed to the important task of creating an anti-stigma campaign, and presented their work at a recent event

Photo of University of Glasgow main building
Photo of University of Glasgow main building

Preventing suicide podcast nominated for Mind award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The MQ Open Mind podcast 'How can we work together to prevent suicide?' with IHW's Rory O’Connor and MH campaigner Paul Gregor has been shortlisted for a Mind Media Award

Photo of young child at dentist
Photo of young child at dentist

HEHTA PhD student wins EADPH GlaxoSmithKline Research Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Yulia Anopa, part-time PhD student in HEHTA, won first place at the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH) in September 2019 for her presentation on the economic evaluation of the Protecting Teeth

Photo of staff and students participating in charity cycle rid
Photo of staff and students participating in charity cycle rid

On yer bike! IHW staff and students "Pedal for Scotland"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

On 08 September 2019, 13 IHW staff and students took part in the Pedal for Scotland 20th anniversary 45-mile cycle ride from Glasgow to Edinburgh to raise funds for institute research

Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees
Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Brain injury research cited in Westminster parliamentary debate

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A programme of research by IHW's Prof Tom McMillan was recently cited in the Westminster parliamentary debate on acquired brain injury

Photo of wine bottles in offlicence
Photo of wine bottles in offlicence

New drink-drive limit fails to reduce road accidents

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A study led by IHW's Prof James Lewsey 'showed no effect on RTA numbers or alcohol consumption in Scotland following the 2014 legislation change'

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

HEHTA to lead economic evaluation of CHOICE study

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

HEHTA’s Dr Kathleen Boyd is to lead the economic evaluation of an NIHR Health Technology Assessment funded study

Jill Pell on cycle ride from Paris to Nice
Jill Pell on cycle ride from Paris to Nice

IHW director completes epic cycle ride!

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Congratulations to Professor Jill Pell on the completion of her Paris to Nice cycle ride over the Alps to raise funds for Marie Curie!

Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters
Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters

What happened to Scotland’s built environment in one year?

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Social and Public Health Sciences’ Laura Macdonald and Professor Rich Mitchell have published an atlas of change which demonstrates changes in Scotland's built environment and selected features (buildings, roads and woodland) between October 2016 and October 2017

Still from HEHTA meet the team video
Still from HEHTA meet the team video

HEHTA releases "Meet the team" video

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

At the end of June 2019 HEHTA gave the world a chance to learn more about its people and what it does by releasing its own video!

Healthy Working Lives Group staff at House of Lords in June 2019
Healthy Working Lives Group staff at House of Lords in June 2019

Healthy Working Lives Group at House of Lords

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new report "The Value of Occupational Health Research" was published on 26 June 2019, with a formal launch at the House of Lords hosted by Lord David Blunkett and attended by several IHW staff members

Prof Jill Pell Alpine charity bike ride!

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW director Professor Jill Pell is cycling from Paris to Nice to raise funds for Marie Curie

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Photo of gay pride flag

LGBT+ pin badges available to IHW staff and students

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW makes University of Glasgow LGBT+ pin badges available to staff and students, free of charge or for a small donation

Photo of Amy Nimegeer
Photo of Amy Nimegeer

Success for IHW in UofG Research Culture Awards 2019

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW and Social and Public Health Sciences' Dr Amy Nimegeer was among four recipients of UofG's Research Culture Awards 2019, with other colleagues highly commended for their efforts in this important area

Photo of staff with therapy dogs at IHW invisible disabilities event
Photo of staff with therapy dogs at IHW invisible disabilities event

"Out of sight, out of mind?" IHW event raises awareness of invisible disabilities

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

An event hosted by IHW in May 2019 aimed to raise awareness of how unseen conditions can impact on staff and students, and what colleagues and managers can do to help

IHW staff present serial missed appointments research at Scottish Government event
IHW staff present serial missed appointments research at Scottish Government event

Serial missed appointments in the NHS research presented at Scottish Government event

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

In May 2019, IHW's Andrea Williamson and Ross McQueenie joined fellow research team members to present their work on Serial Missed Appointments in the NHS at a Scottish Government Complex and Multiple Needs Seminar

Photo of staff at SHINE conference 2019
Photo of staff at SHINE conference 2019

First SHINE conference a success!

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Around 80 teachers plus representatives from local authorities, Education Scotland, NHS Health Scotland and Scottish Government, attended the inaugural SHINE conference in Edinburgh on 22nd May 2019

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Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

Chinese University of Hong Kong and HEHTA publish joint article

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A collaboration between Dr Jeremy Teoh from the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Department of Surgery and Janet Bouttell, Robert Heggie and Neil Hawkins of HEHTA bore fruit this month with the publication of a joint article

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

Contract signed to deliver new IHW building

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A contract has been formally signed between the University and Multiplex to construct IHW's new building on the new Western campus

University of Glasgow cloisters
University of Glasgow cloisters

SPHSU shares in funding for leading disease prevention projects

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Two SPHSU projects have gained awards in the first ever round of funding by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP)

University of Glasgow quadrangle
University of Glasgow quadrangle

Supporting older people to "Sit Less and Move More"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The "Sit Less, Move More, Feel Good!" online training website, designed to help older people reduce the time they spend sitting each day, is now live

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Photo of young researcher/student using mobile phone

New IHW twitter hashtag launches!

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Our very own twitter hashtag, #IHWLife, has launched this month, helping us to highlight and celebrate on social media all that's good about working and studying in IHW

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Photo of middle-aged man

Middle-aged men with multimorbidity at greatest risk of death

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Multimorbidity – the presence of two or more long-term health conditions – has a greater impact on risk of all causes of death in middle aged men, as opposed to older populations, according to new research

Mental health big data research at the University of Glasgow, Open Access Government

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Several areas of medicine are currently benefiting from the application of innovative data science and health informatics approaches, including mental health

University of Glasgow quadrangle
University of Glasgow quadrangle

HEHTA project recognised in BMJ Awards

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

HEHTA project 'Intelligent Liver Testing’ has been recognised as highly recommended at The BMJ Awards 2019 in the Digital Innovation category

Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory Research Voices Project

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The SLDO is looking for people with Learning Disabilities from Greater Glasgow and Clyde aged 16 and over to take part in their Research Voices Project

Photo of Professor Anna Cooper being presented with flowers by Professor Jill Pell on the occasion of her retirement
Photo of Professor Anna Cooper being presented with flowers by Professor Jill Pell on the occasion of her retirement

Retirement of Professor Anna Cooper

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:31:00 BST

IHW and NHS colleagues celebrated with Professor Anna Cooper OBE at her retiral event recently

Photo of packet of pills
Photo of packet of pills

Majority of bipolar patients missing out on the most effective treatments

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Research led by Glasgow University has found many bipolar patients are on a combination of medication which is out of line with clinical guidelines

Front cover of Prof Graham Watt's book The Exceptional Potential of General Practice
Front cover of Prof Graham Watt's book The Exceptional Potential of General Practice

The Exceptional Potential of General Practice/remembering Julian Tudor Hart

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A conference was held in Glasgow on 14th and 15th Feb 2019, remembering and celebrating the work and life of Dr Julian Tudor Hart, while launching the publication of a book “The Exceptional Potential of General Practice”

Health economics book cover
Health economics book cover

Oxford University Press health economics book published

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research, edited by Rhiannon Tudor Edwards and HEHTA's Emma McIntosh, was published in March 2019

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Photo of city park

What is ‘on the ground’ in a city linked to levels of inequality in life satisfaction?

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Cities which have a balance between facilities, housing and natural green spaces have lower levels of socio-economic inequality in the life satisfaction of its residents, according to new research by SPHSU

Photo of sign for Glasgow Lighthouse
Photo of sign for Glasgow Lighthouse

4th Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (June 2019)

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The 4th Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (EMCRF19) will take place at The Lighthouse, Glasgow, on 6th and 7th June 2019

Photo of Professor Anna Cooper
Photo of Professor Anna Cooper

Retirement of Professor Sally-Ann Cooper

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 12:57:00 GMT

Professor Cooper, one of the world’s leading experts in learning disabilities research, has retired as Deputy Director of IHW and Director of the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory after a career spanning more than three decades

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

HEHTA research project shortlisted in the Digital Innovation category for the BMJ Awards 2019

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The 'Intelligent Liver Testing’ project was funded by the Chief Scientist Office for Scotland, and was led by Professor John Dillon from the University of Dundee with HEHTA's Dr Kathleen Boyd from University of Glasgow leading the health economic analysis

ARISE photo
ARISE photo

ARISE hub

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Dr Linsay Gray and Professor Alastair Leyland of Social and Public Health Sciences visited Nairobi, Kenya for the launch of a new GCRF project, ARISE Hub

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building

MRC Experimental Challenge Grant Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Jonathan Cavanagh awarded MRC Experimental Challenge Grant Award

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters

Widening relative inequalities in Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A new study from SPHSU has found that mortality rates in the most deprived areas in 2011 remained higher than in the least deprived areas in 1981

Row of wine bottles in off licence
Row of wine bottles in off licence

HEHTA involved in new alcohol policy evaluation

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study aims to determine whether the introduction of the minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland has had an impact on alcohol-related ambulance call-outs

Photo of wine bottles in offlicence
Photo of wine bottles in offlicence

New study led by HEHTA on the lowering of the legal blood alcohol limit for drivers in Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Study led by Health Economics Health Technology Assessment and partners at NHS Health Scotland, and Universities of Stirling and East Anglia, suggests that lowering the legal blood alcohol concentration limit on its own does not improve RTA outcomes

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

IHW staff recognised in Clarivate Analytics list of highly cited researchers

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Four IHW professors have appeared in the Clarivate Analytics list of Global Highly Cited Researchers 2018, which recognises researchers whose citation record places them in the top 1% for their field

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Photo of empty GP waiting room

Research finds that missing GP appointments is associated with early death

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:39:00 GMT

A study led by GPPC researchers has shown that missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and that those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk

Professor Rory O'Connor delivers the Trevor Waring Memorial Lecture in November 2018
Professor Rory O'Connor delivers the Trevor Waring Memorial Lecture in November 2018

Prof Rory O'Connor "Everymind Expert in Residence"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW's Rory O’Connor spent most of Nov 2018 in Australia as the Everymind Expert in Residence and delivering a series of public lectures, panel discussions, in conversations and meetings with leaders in suicide prevention across Australia

Front cover of Prof Graham Watt's book The Exceptional Potential of General Practice
Front cover of Prof Graham Watt's book The Exceptional Potential of General Practice

"The Exceptional Potential of General Practice" New book edited by Prof Graham Watt

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Written for family doctors looking to strengthen local collaboration, this new book edited by Professor Graham Watt brings together the traditional strengths of consultations, caring, continuity, coordination and coverage with the current and future challenges of building capacity, community, creativity, consistency, collegiality and campaigning

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Research findings presented to Westminster All Party Group on Suicide Prevention

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Karen Wetherall was invited to present the latest findings from the Scottish Wellbeing Study to the Westminster All Party Group on Suicide Prevention in November 2018

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

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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

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Professor Kate O'Donnell appointed IHW Deputy Director

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Congratulations to General Practice and Primary Care's Professor Kate O'Donnell on her appointment as Deputy Director for IHW (MVLS)

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

Professor Anna Cooper receives 2018 Steven Reiss Research Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor Anna Cooper, awarded the prestigious 2018 Steven Reiss Research Award for her contribution to the understanding and advancement of mental wellness for people with developmental disabilities

Photo of Athena SWAN gold award plaque
Photo of Athena SWAN gold award plaque

New Athena SWAN champion for IHW

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

Welcoming Dr Cindy Gray as new IHW Athena SWAN Champion and chair of our Self Assessment Team

Professor Graham Watt receives Fletcher of Saltoun award
Professor Graham Watt receives Fletcher of Saltoun award

Professor Graham Watt receives Fletcher of Saltoun award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Graham Watt receives the Saltire Society's Fletcher of Saltoun award for "outstanding contribution to Scotland's culture and society" including his founding of the important GPs at the Deep End movement

Ewan Macdonald, Deacon Trades House
Ewan Macdonald, Deacon Trades House

Appointments to the Incorporation of Cordiners of Glasgow for IHW staff

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Congratulations to IHW's Ewan Macdonald and Beverly Bergman, appointed Deacon and Collector, respectively, of the Incorporation of Cordiners of Glasgow

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Photo of soldiers marching

Veterans who have served in the armed forces for a short time are at increased risk of self-harm

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A study led by IHW's Dr Beverley Bergman has provided a first insight into an important area of veterans' mental health

Football Fans in Training FFIT
Football Fans in Training FFIT

Football Fans in Training highlighted by National Institute for Health Research

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:17:00 GMT

Football Fans in Training, the programme of research and development led by Cindy Gray, Sally Wyke and Kate Hunt, was highlighted in the National Institute of Health Research’s impact webpages recently

Map of Tanzania
Map of Tanzania

NIHR Global Health Research Group on prevalence and impact of arthritis in Tanzania launches

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A multidisciplinary team from the University of Glasgow led by HEHTA’s Professor Emma McIntosh attended the launch meeting of their recently funded NIHR Global Health Research Group on estimating the prevalence, quality of life, economic and societal impact of arthritis in Tanzania

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

Universal Basic Income report published

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A new report co-authored by Marcia Gibson and Peter Craig from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Universal Basic Income: A scoping review of evidence on impacts and study characteristics, was published on the What Works Scotland website on 3rd October

Making Communities Better

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:25:00 GMT

Christine is a community champion!

Pedal for Scotland charity staff photo
Pedal for Scotland charity staff photo

IHW staff get on their bikes!

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

On 09 September 2018, six IHW staff cycled from Glasgow to Edinburgh to raise funds to support research into improving health and reducing health inequalities

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

New mental health network led by SPHSU

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Professor Lisa McDaid is leading one of eight new UK mental health networks announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters, quadrangle and trees

People feeling suicidal have a higher pain threshold

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Ahead of the publication of the Scottish Government's new suicide prevention plan, IHW's Rory O'Connor spoke to BBC Scotland about pain sensitivity in people who may be considering taking their own lives

Photo of soldiers marching
Photo of soldiers marching

New study to look for emerging trends in veterans' health

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW's Beverley Bergman and Danny Mackay will lead a study comparing the mental and physical health of young veterans with that of people who have never served

Photo of Athena SWAN gold award plaque
Photo of Athena SWAN gold award plaque

IHW presented with Athena SWAN Gold

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW received its prestigious Athena SWAN Gold award at a ceremony at Swansea University in July 2018

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Photo of older man consulting with GP

Largest ever multimorbidity trial in primary care challenges current thinking

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW's Prof Stewart Mercer and colleagues examine the impact of a person-centred "3D" approach to healthcare on the health-related quality of life of people with multimorbidity

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Photo of mother and young child

Lone parent jobseeking requirements negatively affect mental health

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit finds that mandatory employment requirements are impacting adversely on the mental health of lone parents

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

Understanding the psychology of suicide: the IMV model

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New paper by Rory O'Connor and Olivia Kirtley explores the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour and its potential to help in the prediction and prevention of suicide

Valuing nature logo
Valuing nature logo

Valuing Nature Placement Scheme - Call Now Open

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:07:00 BST

Researchers are invited to apply to work for up to four months on Valuing Nature topics in a new disciplinary, institutional or applied setting. £130k is available to support the placements.

Lifetime achievement award from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Lifetime achievement award from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Ewan Macdonald

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:29:00 BST

IHW and Public Health's Professor Ewan Macdonald, OBE, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

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Photo of cancer cells

Older adults obscured in media representations of cancer

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Research by IHW's Dr Sara Macdonald and colleagues has found that while people over the age of 60 are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than younger people they feature far less often within media representations of the disease, with a possible impact on their perception of risk and attendance of screening.

Photo of Chris Williams' book Living Life to the Full
Photo of Chris Williams' book Living Life to the Full

Mental health self-help book available "on prescription"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

"Living Life to the Full" by IHW's Professor Chris Williams has been added to national "Reading Well" mental health reading list, with multiple copies made available in every library in England and Wales for GPs to prescribe to patients with low mood.

Frailty in middle age linked to higher mortality

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Using UK Biobank data, IHW's Professor Frances Mair, Dr Peter Hanlon and colleagues have identified an association between frailty, multimorbidity, specific long-term conditions, and mortality in a middle-aged and older aged population.

Photo of Robert Burns statue
Photo of Robert Burns statue

Robert Burns "may have had bipolar disorder"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Professor Daniel Smith and colleagues in University of Glasgow's Department of Scottish Literature find evidence within Burns' personal correspondence of symptoms of a significant mood disorder.

the University Tower and trees in Kelvingrove Park
the University Tower and trees in Kelvingrove Park

Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:27:00 BST

Call now open. The University allocates funding to support knowledge activities across the campus through the Glasgow Knowledge Exchange (GKE) Fund; we now invite applications for knowledge exchange activity to be submitted by 9.00am on Monday 16th July

Disturbed circadian rhythms are associated with mood disorders and poorer wellbeing
Disturbed circadian rhythms are associated with mood disorders and poorer wellbeing

Disturbed circadian rhythms are associated with mood disorders and poorer wellbeing

Wed, 16 May 2018 13:06:00 BST

A new study by IHW researchers has found that disrupted circadian rhythmicity is linked to worse mental health and wellbeing outcomes. M

1 in 9 young adults report having attempted suicide and 1 in 6 report self-harm
1 in 9 young adults report having attempted suicide and 1 in 6 report self-harm

1 in 9 young adults report having attempted suicide and 1 in 6 report self-harm

Thu, 10 May 2018 13:23:00 BST

11.3% of young people report having attempted suicide and 16.2% report self-harm at some stage in their lives, according to a new study led by the University of Glasgow. 6.5% reported a history of both behaviours

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google images GDPR compliant

Dr Nana Maternity Centre project in Ghana

Thu, 10 May 2018 14:29:00 BST

Please donate generously to help us get the service up and running in the next few months.

UOFG TO PLAY LEADING ROLE IN UK-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:19:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is one of nine UK institutions chosen to lead in the area of mental health data science.

IHW Research Away Day 2018

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:45:00 BST

The 2018 Research Away Day on 15th March was attended by over 150 staff and PhD students. The focus of the meeting was current research across the Institute and the three strategic research themes: Data science, Determinants of health and health inequalities, and Solution-focused research.

Road traffic accidents in Scottish military veterans

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:16:00 GMT

Road traffic accidents (RTA) are recognised to be an important cause of death and injury in serving military personnel but little is known about the risk in veterans. We used data from the Scottish Veterans Health Study to examine the risk of RTA in a large national cohort of veterans, in comparison with people who had never served.

Photo of Shafique and Ul-Haq
Photo of Shafique and Ul-Haq

National Best University Teacher Award

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:11:00 GMT

Dr. Kashif Shafique and former student Zia-ul-Haq have been awarded the National Best University Teacher award by the higher education commission of Pakistan

Congratulations

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:37:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor Jon Evans

Photo at OPSYRIS event
Photo at OPSYRIS event

Triple appointment for Glasgow

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:34:00 GMT

Dr Terry Quinn (ICAMS) has been appointed as the chair of the Organisation for Psychological Research into Stroke (OPSYRIS), while Dr Satu Baylan (IHW/ICAMS) has been appointed as the treasurer and PhD student Bogna Drozdowska (ICAMS) as the secretary of the group.

Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter
Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter

Trust in Numbers

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:17:00 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.

New Years Honour for Prof S A Cooper

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:19:00 GMT

Professor Anna Cooper, Professor of Learning Disabilities, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list.

Times are changing for technologists

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 12:29:00 GMT

Science and technology evolve together, each pushing the boundaries to enable new discoveries and cutting-edge research.

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dementia image

New App Developed

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:33:00 GMT

NHS Education for Scotland recently launched a resource and app to train staff in cognitive rehabilitation techniques for people with dementia.

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Photo of older man

New funding for depression and Alzheimer’s research

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 09:07:00 GMT

The Wellcome Trust is funding IHW researchers, led by Prof Jonathan Cavanagh, to conduct clinical trials of entirely new molecular targets for major depressive disorder and Alzheimer’s disease

Abercorn School with permission
Abercorn School with permission

The Abercorn Science Club

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 09:04:00 GMT

The Abercorn Secondary School Science Club is an example of the inclusive community and public engagement that is prioritised in the University of Glasgow, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Strategy 2017-2021. But it's not public engagement as we currently know it.

International Society For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), Glasgow, 2017

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 16:17:00 BST

HEHTA at ISPOR 20th Annual European Congress in Glasgow, 04 to 08 November 2017

I Ford
I Ford

Robertson Centre's Professor Ian Ford named as a 2017 Highly Cited Researcher

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 15:30:00 GMT

Professor Ian Ford from the Roberston Centre for Biostatistics has been named by Clarivate as a 2017 Highly Cited Researcher.

Grandparents
Grandparents

Grandparent behaviour appears to have a negative impact on children’s long-term cancer risks

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 15:51:00 GMT

Stephanie Chambers, Research Fellow MRC/CSO SPHSU, is lead author on a recently published systematic review in PLOS ONE, ‘A systematic review of grandparents’ influence on grandchildren’s cancer risk factors’.

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European research council logo

ERC Consolidator Grant Call 2018 now open with a budget of €550m

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 13:51:00 GMT

ERC Consolidator Grant Call 2018 now open with a budget of €550m Submission Deadline 15 February 2018 Individual grants of up to €2m over 5 years

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Image of a dental book

New dental book highly commended in BMA patient information awards

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 11:36:00 GMT

Your Teeth You are in Control

street art
street art

New Directions in Research on Multiculturalism, Interculturality and Migration: A workshop for Early Career Researchers across the Disciplines

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 09:59:00 GMT

Dr. Claire Bynner, Research Associate in Public Service Reform, recently attended the 2017 Universitas 21 Early Career Researcher Workshop hosted by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile. The theme was “Interculturality and Multiculturalism: The Challenges for Changing Societies.”

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HSE logo

HSE Visit to the University of Glasgow

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:46:00 BST

HSE Visit to the University of Glasgow - Workplace Health Expert Committee (WHEC) Quarterly Meeting - Tuesday 10 October 2017

Photo of Ewan Macdonald
Photo of Ewan Macdonald

Chronic ill health among working age population poses 'unsustainable drain' on NHS

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:57:00 BST

Professor Ewan MacDonald, whose research on healthy working lives has played a key role in developing Scottish Government policy, said older workers should be routinely offered apprenticeship-style "re-skilling" to enable them to remain in the workforce as their physical abilities change, and called for greater investment in rehabilitation. He suggested that patients could be sent to leisure centres to improve their aerobic fitness and physical strength in order to stay fit for work.

R O Connor
R O Connor

World Suicide Prevention Week

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:01:00 BST

It's OK to talk! World Suicide Prevention day was Sunday 10 September 2017, Professor Rory O'Connor delivered a keynote address at the European Health Psychology Conference, Padova, Italy, 29th Aug - 2nd Sept 2017.

Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM): new website to support systematic review authors

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A dedicated SWiM website has been created to accompany the new SWiM reporting guideline for systematic reviews which do not use meta-analysis.

Photo of baby's foot
Photo of baby's foot

Generation X' at increased risk of drug-related death, study claims

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:57:00 BST

Rising inequality during the 1980s increased the risk of drug-related deaths among members of so-called Generation X, according to new research. The analysis found that a cohort of poorer males within Generation X - those born between 1960 and 1980 - were at increased risk because of the economic and social conditions of the decades.

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TIPs logo

TIPs Study Leads to Major Scottish Announcement

Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:45:00 BST

Characterising the Exposure of Prison Staff to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke

EMPOWER has been shortlisted for award by NIHR

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:41:00 BST

Lets get digital. Vote for EMPOWER now!

Map
Map

NEW FUNDING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:05:00 BST

The Department of Health has announced that an MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit led project is one of 33 successful recipients of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Fund to establish new Global Health Research Units and Groups.

IHW walk to work
IHW walk to work

The step count challenge is over!

Tue, 11 Jul 2017 12:11:00 BST

The challenge was fun and made people aware of how much/little they did move. This often gave motivation to get up and walk around setting personal challenges each day.

Helen Minnis
Helen Minnis

Lead by admitting you don’t know

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:38:00 BST

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” – Mark Twain. Helen has been thinking about this statement, as she runs a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a treatment for families who have abused or neglected their children.

Photo of green space
Photo of green space

A Greener Path to Equality

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 09:32:00 BST

It’s an unfortunate reality that, in general, the rich tend to be healthier and the poor sicker. The gap between the two is intractable and widening. As an epidemiologist and geographer, Professor Rich Mitchell is interested in the way physical and social environments are linked to the health of communities.

health data science image
health data science image

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

Anna Cooper
Anna Cooper

SLDO team present at Belfast conference

Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:23:00 BST

Members of the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory team presented at the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) Health Special Interest Group conference in Belfast this month.

Sally Wyke in Hong Kong
Sally Wyke in Hong Kong

Sally Wyke invited speaker

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:13:00 BST

Sally Wyke delivered a plenary on robust development of complex interventions - Hong Kong

Richard Brunner
Richard Brunner

Take five

Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:42:00 BST

What Works Scotland have taken an unexpected musical turn.

Spotlight on capabilities and health inequalities

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 08:43:00 BST

Read the blog of our recent Maurice Bloch Seminar with Srihar Venkatapuram

Photo from event
Photo from event

Congratulations to Professor Kate Hunt

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:00:00 BST

New Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh

Photo of Professor Tom McMillan receiving an award from the British Psychological Society
Photo of Professor Tom McMillan receiving an award from the British Psychological Society

Professor Tom McMillan retires

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

March 2021 sees the retirement of Professor Tom McMillan, marking the end of an extraordinary academic career within University of Glasgow