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

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.

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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, Professor Rory O'Connor delivered a keynote address at the European Health Psychology Conference, Padova, Italy, 29th Aug - 2nd Sept 2017.

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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.

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

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EMPOWER has been shortlisted for award by NIHR

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:41:00 BST

Lets get digital. Vote for EMPOWER now!

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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 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

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

Congratulations to Professor Kate Hunt

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:00:00 BST

New Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh

Spotlight on capabilities and health inequalities

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:06:00 BST

The latest Maurice Bloch lecture at Glasgow University’s Institute of Health and Wellbeing focused on health capabilities. The event, on 25 May 2017, was chaired by What Works Scotland research associate Richard Brunner, who introduced Dr Sridhar Venkatapuram from King’s College, London.

Congratulations to SBRL's Rory O'Connor

Fri, 19 May 2017 14:04:00 BST

Congratulations to SBRL's Rory O'Connor who has been elected as one of the Vice Presidents of the International Association for Suicide Prevention

Suicide in veterans – study finds mixed picture

Fri, 12 May 2017 14:59:00 BST

People who have served in the Armed Forces do not have a greater risk of suicide overall than people who have never served in the military, but there is an increased risk in certain groups, according to a study by the University of Glasgow.

Poorest at greater risk from heavy drinking

Poorest at greater risk from heavy drinking, says study

Thu, 11 May 2017 11:55:00 BST

The poorest in society are more likely to suffer the health repercussions of excessive drinking, according to a new study.

The Academy of Medical Sciences New Fellow

Mon, 08 May 2017 12:05:00 BST

Congratulations to IHW Director, Professor Jill Pell, newly elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Norie-Miller Chair Awarded

Mon, 08 May 2017 11:46:00 BST

We are delighted to announce that Professor Frances Mair has been appointed to the prestigious Norie-Miller Chair in General Practice.

Evaluability assessment of Glasgow Community Planning Partnership's Thriving Places

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:29:00 BST

What Works Scotland, in a collaboration between MRC and social science researchers Peter Craig, Richard Brunner and Nick Watson, recently facilitated an evaluability assessment of Glasgow Community Planning Partnership's Thriving Places

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March for Science

Wed, 26 Apr 2017 14:45:00 BST

March for Science took place on 22 April, there were over 600 Marches for Science that day

CVC study

Active commuting is beneficial for health

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:45:00 BST

Cycle commuting was associated with a lower risk of CVD, cancer, and all cause mortality. Walking commuting was associated with a lower risk of CVD independent of major measured confounding factors. Initiatives to encourage and support active commuting could reduce risk of death and the burden of important chronic conditions

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IHW Researcher on 'Child of Our Time'

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:15:00 BST

Robert Young, of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, features in the new series of the BBC’s Child of Our Time.

ASSIST in Scotland Pilot Evaluation Published

Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:58:00 BST

On 23 March, the Scottish Government published an evaluation of the ASSIST in Scotland pilot programme, co-authored by Professor Laurence Moore, Director of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit.

Harnessing digital for self-management and recovery in psychosis

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:09:00 BST

Over 80 delegates were welcomed to the newly refurbished Kelvin Hall for an event exploring the use of digital technology to support self-management and recovery in psychosis.

Empower study

App for early warning of psychosis follows work of maverick RD Laing

Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:49:00 BST

He was the maverick Scottish psychiatrist of his time, who wrote extensively about psychosis, and is the subject of a new film starring David Tennant, out next month.

MPH Graduate Update

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:26:00 GMT

Dana Stephenson completed her MPH at Glasgow in 2009 and returned to New York - after a sea kayaking trip on Scotland’s west coast - to take up the position of Quality Improvement Specialist (Primary Care Information Project) with the New York City Department of Health

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Lord Kelvin Adam Smith scholarship

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:29:00 GMT

GPPC are delighted to have been awarded the Lord Kelvin Adam Smith scholarship to fund a four-year PhD project, with Dr Katie Robb as lead supervisor and Lauren Gatting as PhD student.

Public Health in the Trenches: Defence against poison gas

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:46:00 GMT

Public Health in the Trenches: Defence against poison gas

Research Unit on Cross Party Groups

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:06:00 GMT

On Wednesday, 25 January, Dr Shona Hilton and Dr Mark McCann, from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, attended a meeting of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Improving Scotland’s Health

Paper on Painful Sex for British Women Attracts Significant Media Attention

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:41:00 GMT

A paper examining the prevalence and causes of painful sex for British women, co-authored by Dr Kirstin Mitchell of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit was published in the BJOG International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

New interdisciplinary research to tackle schistosomiasis

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 14:40:00 GMT

New interdisciplinary research to tackle schistosomiasis

SPHSU Paper on Binge Drinking Hits the Headlines

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:10:00 GMT

A paper co-authored by Chris Patterson, Dr Gillian Fergie and Dr Shona Hilton from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, with Carol Emslie at GCU, which highlights the differences in the way the media portrays binge drinking by men and by women

New Year Honour for Professor Jill Pell

Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:47:00 GMT

New Year Honour for Professor Jill Pell

New Report Released

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 14:52:00 GMT

The Scottish Government report 'Understanding the patterns of use, motives, and harms of New Psychoactive Substances in Scotland' was launched on 30th November 2016.

“A true champion for 'JAM' practices”

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 08:35:00 GMT

Lifetime Achievement award for Professor Watt

Welcome to David McAllister

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 11:47:00 GMT

David McAllister joined IHW as a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the beginning of December.

Health and Hygiene in WW1

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:21:00 GMT

Dr Beverly Bergman recently gave a talk on Health and Hygiene in Pollok Park

PGR Induction Day

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:40:00 GMT

Summary of Induction Event

Scottish Primary Care Research Network seeking volunteers to help improve primary care services

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:47:00 GMT

Scottish Primary Care Research Network seeking volunteers to help improve primary care services

VdGM Exchange

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:29:00 GMT

Ula Chetty is the RCGP Representative to the Vasco da Gama Movement (VdGM)

Forthcoming retirement of Professor Graham Watt

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:17:00 GMT

Professor Graham Watt will be retiring from his position as the Norie Miller Professor of General Practice and Primary Care at the end of December 2016 after a long and illustrious career.

Dr Jean Thomson Prize for Public Engagement

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:11:00 GMT

Dr Anna Matthews, a PhD student in GPPC was joint winner of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing Jean Thomson Public Engagement Prize

Roll Up, Roll Up! MRC/CSO SPHSU at The Barras Social!

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:12:00 GMT

‌Researchers from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit were well represented at The Barras market on Saturday, 12 November

EuroFIT Trial UK completes data collection

Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:14:00 GMT

The data collection phase of the EuroFIT Trial (European Fans in Training) has just come to an end in all countries except Norway with the completion of the 12 month follow-up.

Early Career Mobility Award

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:27:00 GMT

Dr Carlos Wong has completed working in HEHTA on an Early Career Mobility Award

Heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes may combine to worsen thinking skills

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:57:00 GMT

Research from the University of Glasgow shows that people who have a cardiometabolic disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes or coronary heart disease (CHD), perform worse on mental tests of reasoning, memory and reaction time, and having more than one of these conditions has an even greater effect.

Pte William Campbell – an Erskine patient: The forgotten consequences of war

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 15:36:00 GMT

Pte William Campbell was born in 1891 to Hugh & Catherine McKenzie Campbell of Rustic Cottage, Maryburgh near Dingwall. Before joining the army, he worked as a farm labourer in the Black Isle.

Football Business Awards

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:22:00 GMT

At the Football Business Awards held at the Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal FC, on 9 November, the SPFL Trust won the Award for Best Non Match Day Use of a Stadium for the Football Fans in Training programme.

PhD success

Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:12:00 GMT

PhD success

European Respiratory Society Training Fellowship Awarded

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:34:00 BST

Michele Hilton-Boon, who is in the third year of her PhD in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, has won a place on the European Respiratory Society’s Fellowship Programme on Guideline Methodology

The monstrous longevity of the inverse care law

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:52:00 BST

On Wednesday 12th October Professor Graham Watt gave the Willie Fulton Lecture on “The monstrous longevity of the inverse care law”

HEHTA Explorathon and Festival of Social Science

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 14:42:00 BST

HEHTA Explorathon and Festival of Social Science events

Supporting secondary education in Malawi

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:32:00 BST

Richard Brunner, Research Associate with the What Works Scotland research programme has been involved for several years with a small project raising money for Namphungo Day Secondary School

Societal Engagement Award for Professor Chris Williams

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:47:00 BST

Societal Engagement Award presented to Professor Chris Williams from the IHW for ‘Living Life to the Full’,

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Commendation to Professor Rory O'Connor

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:28:00 BST

Professor Rory O¹Connor, IHW received the Societal Engagement Commendation for the development of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional model of suicide behaviour

IHW participated in the Middle of Scotland Science festival MoSSFest 2016

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:56:00 BST

The Middle of Scotland Science Festival (MoSSFest) returned to Mugdock Country Park on Sunday 9th October 2016

New Director for RCB

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:44:00 BST

We are pleased to welcome Professor John Cleland to his new post as Director of the Robertson Centre and the Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit

MRC / CSO SPHUS at Explorathon

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:14:00 BST

The MRC / CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit was represented with two interactive research stations at this year’s European Researchers Night

CARE OF INJURED WW1 VETERANS SHOWCASED AT EXPLORATHON ‘16

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 09:41:00 BST

On Friday 30 September Dr Beverly Bergman, who is researching veterans’ health at the Institute of Health & Wellbeing, took part in Explorathon ‘16 at Kelvingrove Museum

Apply for a project grant from Breast Cancer Now

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 15:08:00 BST

If you're a breast cancer researcher based anywhere in the UK or Ireland, you could be eligible for a project grant to support your work.

Round 1 of the Emerging and Enabling technologies call from Innovate UK is now open

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:23:00 BST

Enabling technologies underpin the development of high-value products and services in many industrial sectors and markets

ERC Consolidator Grants

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:30:00 BST

ERC Consolidator Grants offer up to €2m in funding for researchers with between 7 and 12 years Post-doctoral experience

SSPC Relaunch

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:26:00 BST

September saw the first annual conference of the newly launched Scottish School of Primary Care.

Pulse Power at 50

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:16:00 BST

Professor G Watt 23rd most influential GP in the UK

Football Fans in Training Hits Holyrood

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:32:00 BST

On Tuesday 6th September a reception was held at the Scottish Parliament for Football Fans in Training (FFIT), a research-informed weight loss programme for men led by IHW

SPHSU attend the Orkney International Science Festival

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:57:00 BST

Orkney International Science Festival in Kirkwall

Fellowship to study depression

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:42:00 BST

Fellowship to study depression, Joey Ward awarded JMAS Sim Fellowship

Bipolar: Dealing with a disorder often difficult to diagnose

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:09:00 BST

New guide will be released by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to ensure a quicker diagnosis.

BBC Wild Britain

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 12:39:00 BST

BBC Wild Britain

Using the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:04:00 BST

Using the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account to build partnerships and impact – great opportunities

Current Funding Opportunities

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 14:50:00 BST

The MS Society are now accepting applications for two separate commissioning calls

Where next for cancer services in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales?

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:51:00 BST

How should cancer services respond to changes in cancer occurrence and to new methods of diagnosing and treating it?

Is it time to reconsider the impact agenda?

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:33:00 BST

In recent years the academic landscape has been shifting............

UKIACR Cancer Data and Outcomes Conference

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:27:00 BST

D Morrison and P McLoone represented IHW at UKIACR conference

The relationship between wealth and loneliness among older people across Europe: Is social participation protective?

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:52:00 BST

New Publication

What’s the difference between good and bad quality research?

Is it good research?

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:15:00 BST

What’s the difference between good and bad quality research? Why do the findings in one study appear to contradict the results in another? Which piece of expert advice should I really trust?

Can faith-based organisations support weight management and reduce the risk of NCDs in South Africa?

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 13:46:00 BST

hat question will be answered in a new study recently started with funding from MRC Public Health Intervention Development Fund

New appointment for Dr Beverly Bergman

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:49:00 BST

Dr Beverly Bergman been appointed to be the Scottish representative on the Governance & Steering Panel for the project which will deliver the Veterans Research Hub

'The Health Minister's Dilemma'

Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:39:00 BST

'The Health Minister's Dilemma'

Launch of innovative GPs at the Deep End Pioneer Scheme

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 12:16:00 BST

The GPs at the Deep End group report an exciting development

Congratulations to Intercalated BSc Global Health in a Primary Care Context students

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:09:00 BST

Congratulations to Intercalated BSc Global Health in a Primary Care Context students

The European Public Health Association Poster Presentation

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:04:00 BST

Professor Kate O’Donnell and PhD student Anna Issacs presented their work at the European Public Health Association Migrant and Ethnic Minority Health Conference in Oslo at the end of June

Congratulations to Professor Frances Mair

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:33:00 BST

Congratulations to Professor Frances Mair, Head of GPPC, for being awarded Paper of Distinction

Prof Kate O'Donnell New Chair of SAPC

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:36:00 BST

Professor Kate O'Donnell is currently in Dublin along with a good number of GPPC colleagues for the Society of Academic Primary Care Annual Scientific Meeting, SAPC. This organisation has 620 UK and international members, both clinical and non-clinical.

The Society for Academic Primary Care Conference 2016

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 15:32:00 BST

The Society for Academic Primary Care Conference 2016

Women developing alcoholic liver disease at younger age in Scotland due to heavy drinking

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:18:00 BST

HEHTA-led research on epidemiology and costs of alcoholic liver disease in Scotland on front page & leader in Herald.

The Farr Institute Discusses Patient Data at House of Commons Event

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:38:00 BST

On Tuesday 12 July 2016, The Farr Institute joined scientists, research participants and representatives from a small group of funders, charities and organisations at the House of Commons to discuss the importance of patient data in health research.

Holyrood Royal Garden Party 2016

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:24:00 BST

‌Fiona McDonald and Patricia Fisher had the exciting opportunity to attend the Holyrood Palace Garden Party earlier this month.

Tom McMillan

Call for education on brain injuries of offenders

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:03:00 BST

Call for education on brain injuries of offenders

Premier League clubs get their fans moving: the inaugural 5-a-side EuroFIT tournament

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:53:00 BST

Teams from Arsenal, Everton, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Stoke City battled it out to be crowned EuroFIT champions of England at Manchester City’s Etihad Campus on the afternoon of Saturday 4th June

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Congratulations Daniel Martin

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:27:00 BST

Dr Daniel Martin, Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Institute of Wellbeing has been awarded the Royal College of Psychiatrists Trainee's Rapid Fire Research Prize at this years International Congress.

Researchers say focusing on sugar in the fight against global obesity could be misleading (or ‘a mistake’?)

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:01:00 BST

Scientists from the University of Glasgow have concluded that focusing health messages on sugar in isolation may mislead consumers on the need to also reduce overall calories, including those from fat.

EuHEA Conference 2016

Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:56:00 BST

EuHEA Conference 2016, 4 members of HEHTA attend.

Congratulations Professor Tom McMillan

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 11:02:00 BST

Congratulations Professor Tom McMillan, who received the Distinguished Career Award

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1960's Swim team

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 14:19:00 BST

1960's Swim Team raise money for IHW

HESG 2016 Conference

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:12:00 BST

HESG 2016 Conference

Suicide & Self-Harm ECR Forum

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 09:57:00 BST

On the 3 June 2016, the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) organised and hosted the 1st Suicide & Self-harm Early Careers Researchers’ Forum. The event took place at the University of Glasgow and provided invaluable opportunities for support, networking, and collaboration among Masters, PhD, and post-doctoral research students.

Growing Up in Scotland Study Hits the Headlines

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:10:00 BST

A new paper focusing on the wellbeing of children from the perspective of 7-year-olds written by the MRC/CSO SPHSU

Evidence for the Future Policy Day 2016

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:31:00 BST

We held our first Evidence for the Future Policy Day on Monday 20th June 2016 at the Western Infirmary Lecture Theatre on the grounds of our Gilmorehill Campus.

Congratulations

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:28:00 BST

Congratulations to our new Professors

The HelpMeDoit head down under.

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:36:00 BST

Oral and Poster presentation!

340 Mile Cycle!

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:54:00 BST

340 Mile Cycle complete!

Effects of new urban motorway infrastructure on road traffic accidents in the local area: a retrospective longitudinal study in Scotland

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 15:11:00 BST

New research suggests that there has been no impact on the number of road accidents following the opening of the M74 motorway extension

Royal Scottish Society of Arts

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:52:00 BST

Dr Beverly Bergman was elected a Vice-President of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (RSSA)

Hairy Haggis team

EMF HAIRY HAGGIS TEAM RELAY

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:22:00 BST

Well done to Mohsen Rezaeihemami, Nicki Boyer, Janet Bouttell and Alieda McKinney who each ran a leg of the race.

Genetic Epidemiology: do the ends justify the genes?’

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 11:28:00 BST

Genetic Epidemiology: do the ends justify the genes?’

Christopher Gillberg has been awarded INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 11:21:00 BST

On May 12 Professor Christopher Gillberg was presented with the prestigious 2016 INSAR Lifetime Achievement Award

Basic First Aid

Thu, 26 May 2016 14:08:00 BST

Members of MHWB staff recently enjoyed attending an ad hoc training session, for Basic First Aid, on the 25th May.

Camilla Baba

Congratulations to Camilla Baba

Wed, 25 May 2016 15:28:00 BST

Abstract accepted for oral presentation to Public Health PhD Student Symposium on Thursday 7th July

HEHTA welcomes Professor Neil Hawkins, our new Professor of HTA

Wed, 25 May 2016 09:57:00 BST

We’re delighted to welcome Neil Hawkins as our new Professor of Health Technology Assessment (HTA) at HEHTA.

Longer hospital stays for terminally-ill rural Scots patients

Tue, 24 May 2016 16:02:00 BST

Terminally-ill patients in rural communities are facing longer hospital stays due to challenges in finding end-of-life care in their area, a study has found.

Congratulations Deborah Morrison

Mon, 23 May 2016 11:07:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Deborah Morrison

IHW Biennial Report 2014_2015

Tue, 24 May 2016 12:02:00 BST

IHW Biennial Report 2014_2015

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit Hosts Symposium on Health in Prisons

Fri, 20 May 2016 14:33:00 BST

Researchers and practitioners across the UK and Europe came to Glasgow on 18th and 19th May for a ground-breaking symposium on health and prisons hosted by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, with the Scottish Prison Service, and the Royal Holloway University of London

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Lister Prize Fellowship 2016

Fri, 20 May 2016 13:45:00 BST

Professor Daniel Smith has been awarded a Lister Prize Fellowship 2016 from the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine.

The Scottish Veterans Health Study, Smoking-related cancer in military veterans

Tue, 17 May 2016 14:53:00 BST

The Scottish Veterans Health Study, led by Dr Beverly Bergman, continues to contribute to our understanding of military veterans’ long-term health.

Horizon2020 PATHway consortium completes successful year of collaboration in ehealth and cardiac rehabilitation

Tue, 17 May 2016 10:38:00 BST

Moira Aitken, Research Coordinator, HEHTA, attended the European Commission first review meeting of the Horizon 2020 PATHway project (Technology enabled behavioural change as a pathway towards better self-management of Cardiovascular Disease) in Brussels in March 2016.

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2015 U21 Health Sciences Teaching Excellence Award Nomination

Mon, 16 May 2016 08:54:00 BST

Dr Ross White nominated for 2015 U21 Health Sciences Teaching Excellence Award

Prof Olivia Wu hosting panel discussion

Tue, 10 May 2016 15:54:00 BST

Prof Olivia Wu hosting panel discussion

Tom McMillan

Distinguished Career award

Mon, 09 May 2016 12:21:00 BST

Congratulations to Professor Tom McMillan, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, who has been awarded INS Distinguished Career award

Winner, BMJ Clinical Research Paper of the Year 2016

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 13:37:00 GMT

HEHTA's Dr Emma McIntosh and Dr Kathleen Boyd

Mohsen R Hemami

Congratulations to Mohsen Rezaei Hemami

Thu, 05 May 2016 14:40:00 BST

Congratulations to Mohsen Rezaei Hemami, poster presentation accepted at ISPOR 2016

Award for Dr Satu Baylan

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 14:14:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Satu Baylan of IHW, who was awarded the ‘Best Poster’ award for her poster describing the protocol for the study, Measuring the Effects of Listening for Leisure after Stroke (MELLO)

New Journal Article Published

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:21:00 BST

War may not be the cause of troubled veterans' health problems, study says

PhD success

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 11:23:00 BST

Congratulations Arlene McGarty

Congratulations to Professor Laurence Moore, new Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 09:48:00 BST

It has been announced that there are to be 42 new Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Laurence Moore, Director of MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, is one of those to have been conferred

Dr David Blane awarded Travel Grant to European Obesity Summit 2016

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 10:20:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr David Blane of GPPC, who has been awarded a European Obesity Summit Travel Grant to attend the inaugural European Obesity Summit conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1st-4th June 2016.

Prof D Smith

Researchers identify genetic associations of neuroticism

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:39:00 BST

Neuroticism, a personality trait related to depression, anxiety and even heart disease, can be linked to nine new distinct gene-associations according to international research led by the University of Glasgow.

The Contribution of Social Sciences to Health

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:13:00 BST

The Contribution of Social Sciences to Health, deadline for submission 22 April 2016

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Suicide doc gets BAFTA nomination

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:21:00 BST

It has been announced that the BBC 1 documentary Life After Suicide has been nominated for a BAFTA award in the Best Single Documentary category.

Olivia Kirtley

PhD success

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:46:00 BST

Congratulations Olivia Kirtley

Congratulations Dr Julie Langan-Martin

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:06:00 BST

Congratulations Dr Julie Langan-Martin

Commonwealth Day on 14 March 2016

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 13:10:00 GMT

To mark this years Commonwealth Day on 14 March 2016, Commonwealth Scholars in the Department of Public Health wore traditional dresses from their home countries to University.

Opening up the mysteries about health and learning disability

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 12:56:00 GMT

Why do only 50 per cent of people with learning disabilities rate their health as either good or very good, compared with 80 per cent of the rest of us?

Global Health: Great opportunity for social science informed research and teaching based at the University of Glasgow UK

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 10:00:00 GMT

The University of Glasgow has just advertised a lectureship in Global Health. This is a great opportunity to join a vibrant group of social science and health researchers to bring global health expertise to our research agenda. You will be based in the School of Social and Political Sciences with close links and membership of our Institute of Health and Wellbeing.

IHW 3MT

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:50:00 GMT

On February 24 the second annual Institute of Health and Wellbeing three minute thesis competition took place

Congratulations Ailsa Stewart

Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:14:00 GMT

Congratulations

IHW New Core Meeting Hours Policy

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:21:00 GMT

IHW New Core Meeting Hours Policy

E-Newsletter

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 15:48:00 GMT

New News and Events links

PhD student Beverley Bergman

Military service 'link' to motor neurone disease

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:48:00 GMT

People who have served in the military are more likely to develop motor neurone disease (MND) than those who have not, a new study has suggested

MPH Graduate update

Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:06:00 GMT

Zhimin Zhu graduated Master of Public Health in December 2015. From Yichang City in China’s Hubei Province – home of the Three Gorges Dam – Zhimin has returned to China to take up the position of the assistant to the CEO of a private Ophthalmic Hospital Group named Eyegood Ophthalmic which has five branches in Hubei Province.

Professor Ewan MacDonald podcast

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:55:00 GMT

Professor Ewan MacDonald OBE talks about his career and iconic status within occupational health to Institute of Occupational Medicine

A new prize has been added to this year's Winter Graduations.

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 14:50:00 GMT

The Liz Campbell Prize is being awarded to outstanding students completing the MSc Global Mental Health programme

BBC's Life After Suicide wins Best Factual Award

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:31:00 GMT

The BBC1 documentary Life After Suicide (which aired earlier in the year) in which Rory O'Connor was an advisor and contributor has won the prestigious Best Factual Award at the 2015 Mind Media Awards

Viva Success

Tue, 17 Nov 2015 13:00:00 GMT

Congratulations from IHW

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Memorandum of Understanding

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:53:00 GMT

The Institute of Health and Wellbeing is delighted to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed with Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

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!

College of Social Sciences Research Fellowship at Columbia University 2015/16.

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:57:00 GMT

Angus Ferguson will spend a month at Columbia University, New York in May 2016.

Athena Swan Silver award

Athena Swan - Recognising advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success.

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:34:00 BST

Professor Anna Cooper, Chair of IHW Athena Swan Self Assessment Team is delighted to announce that the Institute was been awarded the Athena Swan Silver award.

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GPPC participation in Explorathon 15

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 09:48:00 BST

GPPC participation in Explorathon 15: engaging the public in conversations about cancer screening and prevention

A ‘reely’ good night for research

Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:25:00 BST

On the evening of 25 September IHW researchers Gillian Fergie, Paul McCrorie, Rosie Seaman and Megan Yates from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit took part in the SciArt Ceilidh, at Saint Luke’s in Calton, one of many Explorathon 2015 events in Glasgow

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Ruby Slippers Swapped for Trainers as Wizard of Oz team line up for

Mon, 14 Sep 2015 14:50:00 BST

A 15 strong research team from the University of Glasgow will form their own yellow brick road, as they all come together to run this year’s Bank of Scotland Great Scottish Run dressed as characters from the Wizard of Oz.

Congratulations to Dr Bhautesh Jani

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:33:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Bhautesh Jani who has been awarded a best poster award

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

Nigerian Ruth Agbakoba wins 1st Prize at World Congress on Medical IT

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:15:00 BST

Nigerian PhD Candidate, Ruth Agbakoba won the 1st prize award at The World Congress on Medical IT.

Royal College of General Practitoners

Congratulations to Dr David Blane

Thu, 27 Aug 2015 11:19:00 BST

Dr David Blane, CSO Clinical Academic Fellow in General Practice, has been awarded a Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Great Expectations Bursary.

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ACU Commonwealth Summer School Scholarship for IHW doctoral student

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 15:11:00 BST

Miss Siobhán O’Connor, a 2nd year PhD student in General Practice and Primary Care, was a recent recipient of an Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Summer School Scholarship

First UK Trial into Interventions for Weight Loss Maintenance Publishes

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:39:00 BST

Obesity has significant health and NHS cost implications. Relatively small reductions in weight have clinically important benefits, but long-term weight loss maintenance (WLM) is challenging. Behaviour change interventions have been identified as key for WLM.

Scientists discover link between childhood IQ and bipolar disorder

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:35:00 BST

New research published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that serious disorders of mood such as bipolar disorder may be the price that human beings have had to pay for more adaptive traits such as intelligence, creativity and verbal proficiency.

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CRESH Alcohol and Tobacco Density Map of Scotland

Thu, 06 Aug 2015 10:08:00 BST

Jim Eadie MSP has proposed a motion commending CRESH's recent work on alcohol and tobacco retail environments which the Scottish Parliament and others have been using

Global Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing – Summer-School, June 2015

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:04:00 BST

Between the 15th - 19th June 2015, the Institute of Health and Wellbeing (IHW) of the University of Glasgow in conjunction with the College of Medicine and Health Sciences (CMHS) of the University of Rwanda jointly organised a 5-day summer-school in Kigali, Rwanda that focused on the topic of ‘Global Perspectives on Mental Wellbeing’.

Security Certification for Robertson Centre

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:12:00 BST

The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics has had its ISO27001 Information Security Management accreditation awarded for another year after an ISO inspectors’ audit.

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Sharing Experience of Online Course Development

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:00:00 BST

On the 12th June Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Aberdeen Dr. Debbi Marais, addressed a group of Institute of Health and Wellbeing staff to share her experience of online course development.

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Glasgow Science Festival

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:06:00 BST

On Sunday the 14th June 2015, Dr Jana Anderson joined the Glasgow Science Festival to talk to children and their parents about the importance of the healthy balanced diet.

Glasgow Science Festival

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:34:00 BST

'Who will accept your invitation for dinner? Can you assemble an Eat Well Plate in 30s? Can you find the food with the highest salt content?''

Collaborating to advance Global Mental Health

Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:31:00 BST

Since late 2014, The Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow (IHW/UG) has been collaborating closely with The College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda (CMHS/UR) with regard to issues related to Global Mental Health. As part of the developing collaboration Dr Ross White (Senior Lecturer, IHW/UG) has been working closely with Dr Stefan Jansen and Dr Darius Gishoma from CMHS/UR.

Fundraising for Nepal

Wed, 27 May 2015 08:20:00 BST

Dr Matthew Maycock and Sheela Tripathee from the Social and Public Health Sciences Unit have been raising money to help the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

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Ian Ford, Fellow of the Society of Clinical Trials

Fri, 15 May 2015 15:06:00 BST

Well done Professor Ford!

Congratulations Zia Ul Haq

Mon, 11 May 2015 12:58:00 BST

Youngest ever appointed Associate Professor

Joseph Black Medal & Hird Prize

Mon, 11 May 2015 12:40:00 BST

Joseph Black Medal & Hird Prize for IHW PhD student

£2m confirmed to set up the first NIHR Research Support Unit

Fri, 08 May 2015 16:25:00 BST

A consortium of researchers from around the UK have been awarded £2million to provide support in areas of research that require complex methodological approaches.

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences inaugural lectures

Fri, 01 May 2015 09:13:00 BST

Prof Daniel Smith inaugural lecture

Visitor to Public Health

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:36:00 BST

Dr Elena Gervilla Garcia was most impressed on her recent visit to Public Health

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Fatal Silence: Why do so many fortysomething men kill themselves?

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 08:11:00 BST

Suicide claims a worrying number of lives, with men much more at risk than women in the UK.

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PhD Research Studentships

Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:36:00 GMT

Applications are being sought for four PhD studentships in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU), University of Glasgow.

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.

Glasgow University Students’ Representative Council Student Teaching Awards 2015

Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:07:00 BST

The Student Teaching Awards organised by the SRC is in its fifth year now. Although the University runs the Teaching Excellence Awards, the Student Teaching Awards are a chance for the Students of Glasgow to recognise the excellent work that staff have done over the past year.

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MRC/CSO SPHSU Annual Report

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:42:00 BST

The Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has just published its 2014 Annual Report

BBC television

Life After Suicide Documentary

Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:25:00 GMT

‌ Professor Rory O’Connor worked with the BBC on the BBC1 documentary Life After Suicide which aired on 17 March 2015.

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Land’s End to John O’Groats Cycle

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:55:00 GMT

Jill Pell is cycling/camping from Land’s End to John O’Groats over 9 days (5-13 September 2015). fundraising‌

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New mental health resource puts the power in your pocket

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:31:00 GMT

A new app and educational programme designed to help young people manage mental health problems is being launched at an event at St Stephens High School in Port Glasgow.

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Life After Suicide

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 10:56:00 GMT

Professor Rory O'Connor talks about research on the psychological processes about why people kill themselves

IHW Research Away Day 2015

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:11:00 GMT

IHW had a great away day on Tuesday 3 March, chaired by Professor Rory O'Connor

IHW 3MT Competition Videos

Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:48:00 GMT

Watch to see all four 3MT videos

Congratulations Professor Sally Wyke

Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:30:00 GMT

Many congratulations to our own Professor Sally Wyke, Deputy Director of the Institute of Health & Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, who has been enrolled as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

Graduate update: Deirdre Ryan

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 15:42:00 GMT

Graduate update: Deirdre Ryan completed her Master of Public Health degree at the University of Glasgow in 2010. Following graduation she coordinated volunteers for the Waverley Care Scottish HIV / Hep C charity based in Edinburgh and this proved to be a great learning experience working with very professional and passionate people.

Back to work programme

Supporting Older People into Employment (SOPIE): Identifying factors influencing return to work in the over 50s

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:38:00 GMT

Professor Ewan Macdonald and Dr Judith Brown from the Healthy Working Lives Group, along with Professor Alastair Leyland, Dr Hilary Thomson and Dr Vittal Katikireddi from MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit have secured funding totalling £715,215 as part of the MRC LLHW Extending Working Lives Partnership Awards.

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Football Fans in Training (FFIT): end of study report

Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:13:00 GMT

The successful weight loss programme for men has expanded delivery to 26 Scottish clubs through the SPFL Trust

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Graduate update: William Tigbe, PhD, MPH, MSc.

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:35:00 GMT

William graduated as a Master of Public Health from the University of Glasgow in 2010. A medical practitioner, William has recently taken up a post as a public health registrar following an integrated clinical academic training programme.

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Poster Presentation

Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:56:00 GMT

Abdulaziz Alateeqi studied on our Master of Public Health programme last year and has presented a poster based on his proposed dissertation topic...

FFIT Best Practice for Public Health

Wed, 07 Jan 2015 08:50:00 GMT

This 12-week weight-loss program, targeting overweight men, was delivered free of charge to male football fans of Scottish professional football clubs. The program was delivered by community coaches employed by the clubs, in weekly sessions that included advice on healthy eating and weight loss, behaviour change motivation, and physical activity.

‘Issues in Neuropsychology’ Book Series Launched

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:33:00 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.

CRUK Grant Award and MRC Funded Studentship for Katie Robb

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:07:00 GMT

Dr Katie Robb, IHW Leadership Fellow based in General Practice and Primary Care, has been awarded a research grant from Cancer Research UK and also a separate MRC-funded studentship.

Alcohol multi-buy ban research

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:59:00 GMT

Holyrood BOGOF booze ban has Scots drinking 1MILLION litres less alcohol per year. The new drinking law triggered a massive drop in the volume of wine bought at supermarkets and off-licences the next year.

Bhautesh Jani, Visiting Fellowship

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 14:24:00 GMT

GPPC's Bhautesh Jani recently completed a three week visiting fellowship with the Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Outcomes Unit at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN in USA

50th Anniversary of Midspan Studies

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:45:00 GMT

Two meetings were held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Midspan studies.

Septiara Putri, Best MPH Research Project 2013/2014

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:21:00 GMT

Miss Septiara Putri finished her Master of Public Health (MPH) program in September 2014 and she received a prize for the best project completed in year 2013/2014 –highest mark obtained.

New Lanark Visit

Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:11:00 GMT

Master of Public Health students enjoyed some rest and recreation at the end of October 2014

Inaugural Lecture

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:17:00 GMT

Professor Rory O'Connor Inaugural Lecture video now available to watch!

Professor T McMillan wins Barbara Wilson Award

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:12:00 GMT

Professor Tom McMillan from the University of Glasgow’s Institute of Health and Wellbeing was recently awarded the Barbara Wilson Award from the British Psychological Society (BPS) Division of Neuropsychology.

Global Health Forum Scholarship for IHW doctoral student

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:46:00 GMT

A first year PhD student, Miss Siobhán O’Connor, based in General Practice and Primary Care recently received a Global Health Forum Scholarship.

GPPC attend NAPCRG

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:00:00 GMT

14 researchers recently attended the North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Scientific Meeting in New York

Carstairs Scores for Scottish Postcode Sectors, Datazones & Output Areas from the 2011 Census

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:18:00 GMT

Carstairs deprivation scores, originally created in 1981 at postcode sector level, provide a measure of material deprivation.

Marian Okon PhD student in Public Health

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:24:00 GMT

‌Ms. Marian Okon completed her Master of Public Health degree in September 2014 in the Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Meet the Expert

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:09:00 GMT

''Meet the Expert is one of the Special events organised by the Glasgow Science Centre where the visitors get an opportunity to interact with scientists from a broad range of subjects.

Big Biology Day

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 13:09:00 GMT

Big Biology Day, part of Biology Week 2014 organised by Society of Biology.

Serial Killers - Published Paper

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:27:00 GMT

Most highly downloaded paper in the journal Aggression and Violent Behaviour Read more ...

Awarded Scholarships

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:52:00 GMT

PhD students Anna Isaacs and Anna Matthews have both successfully applied for and been awarded scholarships to attend the European Public Health Association Pre-Conference

Green Spaces Link to Poorer Mental Health in Women

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:01:00 GMT

Moving to the countryside may be the dream of many stressed city-dwelling Scots – but new research shows that for women it may not be as beneficial as once believed.

Inaugural Lecture. Professor Laurence Moore

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:55:00 BST

Inaugural Lecture, Professor Laurence Moore

Prestigious Chalmers Prize Award

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:41:00 BST

Dr Vittal Katikireddi was awarded the prestigious Chalmers prize at the recent Cochrane Collaboration Annual Colloquium in Hyderabad, India, for his poster entitled, 'How do systematic reviews incorporate assessment of study quality into the synthesis of evidence?

New Published Article

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:20:00 BST

“A cardiovascular disease policy model that predicts life expectancy taking into account socioeconomic deprivation”.

Analyzing Utility Data Collected alongside Clinical Trials

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:53:00 BST

The September/October 2014 issue of ISPOR CONNECTIONS Professor Andy Briggs has an article published

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Evaluation of the Links Worker Programme in ‘Deep End’ General Practices in Glasgow

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:21:00 GMT

The Links Worker Programme is a Scottish Government funded programme which aims to explore how the primary care team can support people to live well in their community. It is being delivered as a partnership between the Health and Social Care Alliance (The ALLIANCE) and General Practitioners at the Deep End (The Deep End), and delivery partners include SAMH and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).

Results from the survey on impact

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:40:00 BST

Thank you those of you who completed the ‘impact survey’ for IHW. We had a 17.5% response rate from R&T staff in a week, with no reminders. The headline conclusions were that respondents think:

Your Impact Champion and KE group members

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:09:00 BST

If you want personal advice on knowledge exchange, public engagement and achieving impact – to talk anything over – do contact the IHW team. We are:

MVLS Moodle on Achieving Impact

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:05:00 BST

The wider College of MVLS has launched an ‘Impact Moodle’ where you will find information to understand what impact is, a toolkit to write pathway to impact statements, and draft guidelines on what to record about the impact your research achieves.

IHW toolkit for knowledge exchange and impact

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:02:00 BST

This is a ‘toolkit’ of ideas and resources for you to use in thinking about achieving impact for your research.

Congratulations Kathleen Boyd and Cindy Gray

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:55:00 BST

Congratulations to Kathleen Boyd, HEHTA, who has been selected to go on the Aurora Leadership Programme.

McMillan Coffee Morning

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:37:00 BST

IHW would like to say a great BIG thank you!

Dr C Pearson, New Book Published

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:49:00 BST

New book. For all those interested in finding out more about how social care in Scotland is taking on the personalisation agenda

Athena Swan Bronze Award

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:14:00 BST

“The Institute has been awarded our Athena SWAN bronze award, in recognition of our work towards gender equality. We are now striving towards an achievement at silver level”

IHW PGR Students blog – good read for the autumn evening!

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:04:00 BST

IHW PGR Students blog – Good Read for the Autumn Evening!

Historical Links between Miscarriage and Abortion

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:50:00 BST

New paper looking at the historical links between miscarriage and abortion in early 20th century medical understandings

Explaining the excess mortality in Scotland

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:31:00 BST

Background: Mortality in Scotland is higher than in the rest of west and central Europe and is improving more slowly. Relative to England and Wales, the excess is only partially explained by area deprivation.

Mortality Differences

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 14:09:00 BST

Master of Public Health student Abdulaziz Al-Ateeqi has co-authored a paper on mortality differences in his home country of Kuwait.

The World Beyond 2015

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:45:00 BST

Master of Public Health graduate (2013) and previous Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scholar Shadrach Dare was asked to comment on global health objectives after 2015 (target date for the achievement of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals) by the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

Professor Helen Minnis Promoted

Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:28:00 BST

Fantastic news - Helen has been awarded promotion to Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

The impact of Keep Well

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:00:00 BST

The impact of Keep Well: An evaluation of the Keep Well programme from 2006 to 2012

Christopher Gillberg included in the list of researchers with exceptional impact

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:40:00 BST

The media company Thomson Reuters have listed the researchers most frequently cited in a range of scientific journals deemed the world's most prestigious. Christopher Gillberg is among 15 Swedish researchers within the field of medicine featured in the list.

The Making of No1. Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014

Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:06:00 BST

I was approached as the Area Representative of the Quilters’ Guild in Glasgow to make a quilt for the Countdown in the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. As a long standing member of the Glasgow Gathering of Quilters I was delighted to suggest them.

Head Injury Link to Reoffending, Experts Call for Increased Awareness

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:08:00 BST

Professor Tom McMillan, together with other witnesses gave evidence on head injury and offending to the Justice Committee at Holyrood on the 12th August. This in part follows from preliminary epidemiological research at the University of Glasgow on head injury in prisoners in the Glasgow area.

Life in a Bubble

Tue, 05 Aug 2014 12:32:00 BST

2014 has been an exciting year for sporting inspiration. The World Cup, the Commonwealth games and finally “Bubble Football”. Friday the 1st of August saw 23 of our staff members and their friends, head to Goals at Glasgow West, to take part in a fun evening of Bubble Football.

Back from the Brink

Mon, 04 Aug 2014 09:51:00 BST

Rory O’Connor was a guest on Australian TV’s SBS Insight programme discussing male suicide which was broadcast on the 29th July . Insight is one of Australia’s leading current affairs programmes.

10,000 in BigCtest

Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:29:00 BST

SCIENTISTS are bidding to sign up 10,000 Scots to take part in a 10-year study into lung cancer.

Young Forum Gastein Scholarship for IHW doctoral student

Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:04:00 BST

Miss Siobhán O’Connor, a first year PhD student at the University of Glasgow, recently received a Young Forum Gastein Scholarship. The scholarship will enable her to attend the European Health Forum Gastein conference in Austria from 1-3rd October this year.

Glasgow Science Festival Public Engagement Internship

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 09:36:00 BST

Arlene McGarty is a second year PhD student researching physical activity and children with intellectual disabilities. As part of the MVLS graduate school training Arlene signed up for the Glasgow Science Festival Internship, which supports students to develop public engagement skills.

Great achievement, PhD student Anna Isaacs receives a bursary to attend MedSoc in September

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:03:00 BST

PhD student Anna Isaacs awarded a funded place to attend the British Sociological Association (BSA)’s annual medical sociology conference MedSoc

GU student receives TEDMED Frontline Scholarship 2014

Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:44:00 BST

Congratulations Miss Siobhán O’Connor, a first year PhD student undertaking a joint doctoral degree between the University of Glasgow and University College Cork, Ireland received a prestigious TEDMED Frontline Scholarship that will enable her to attend the world-renowned TEDMED event this September

Congratulations to Dr Helen Minnis

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:47:00 BST

Congratulations to Dr Helen Minnis who has been appointed Guest Professor at the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, University of Gothenburg!

What Works Scotland

Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:20:00 BST

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Government are pleased to announce that they have jointly awarded just under £3 million to the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, for a new What Works Scotland (WWS) initiative.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Methods for Economic Evaluation Project (MEEP)

Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:19:00 BST

Professor Andy Briggs was a coauthor to the reference case report and chaired the workshop in Seattle last year that facilitated the discussion that led to the report.

Why is Glasgow the UK’s sickest city?

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:32:00 BST

Why is Glasgow the UK’s sickest city? Babies born in Glasgow are expected to live the shortest lives of any in Britain. What is behind the Glasgow Effect?

HEHTA's Professor Andrew Briggs joins the SSM-IC Steering Committee

Thu, 29 May 2014 12:05:00 BST

Professor Andrew Briggs, has joined the steering committee of the Scottish Stratified Medicine Incubation Centre.

ARCHES MoU signed

Thu, 29 May 2014 11:14:00 BST

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Friday, 16 May, by all project partners of the ARCHES project

The Prevalence of Head Injury in Prisons in West of Scotland

Tue, 27 May 2014 14:04:00 BST

Tom McMillan gave a talk on head injury in prisons at Holyrood, at a well attended meeting comprising largely of NHS and prison professional, MSPs and support organisations. He presented preliminary data on the prevalence of head injury in prisons in the West of Scotland.

640k award

Tue, 27 May 2014 14:16:00 BST

Tom McMillan was successful in being awarded 640k by the MRC for an imaging study assessing factors associated with late decline in function after traumatic brain injury: ‘Assessing tau levels after traumatic brain injury (TBI) using [18F]T808 positron emission tomography (PET) ‘ in collaboration withProfessor David Sharp at Imperial College London, Imanova and Dr Willie Stewart in NHS GGC.

Professor Suman Fernando Lecture

Wed, 14 May 2014 15:33:00 BST

MSc Global Mental Health presented a lecture by Professor Suman Fernando. To watch the video or listen to the audio file .................

Game for Debate?

Tue, 13 May 2014 10:11:00 BST

Dr Cindy Gray, Dr Jason Gill and Professor Raymond Boyle are leading the organisation of three public debate, all under the “Game for Debate” banner, focusing on issues around the Commonwealth Games. The events are part of the Glasgow Science Festival but also illustrate the University’s commitment to playing a major role in public life.

Dr Jonathan Cavanagh, Wellcome Trust Funding Award

Fri, 02 May 2014 12:16:00 BST

‌Dr Jonathan Cavanagh has been successful in achieving funding from the Wellcome Trust (£5.5 million, of which £780K to Glasgow). This prestigious award will fund the Wellcome Trust Consortium for Neuroimmunology of Mood Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease.

MEDICAL RESEARCH SCOTLAND PHD STUDENTSHIP AWARDS 2015

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:32:00 BST

Applications are now invited from Scottish Universities, in conjunction with trading companies involved in medically relevant life sciences research, for the MEDICAL RESEARCH SCOTLAND PHD STUDENTSHIP AWARDS 2015

Farr - Evaluating new drugs linking e-health records and social outcomes

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 08:50:00 BST

The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, the Pharmacoepidemiology group at Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (SIPBS) and the Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) Research Group at the Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow seek to appoint 3 PhD students to join our expanding research program.

$100,000 grant to University team

Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:47:00 BST

Dr Daniel Smith from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing (Colleges of MVLS and Social Sciences) has been awarded a prestigious Independent Investigator Award 2014 from the Brain and Behaviour Research Foundation (also known as NARSAD). Based in New York, NARSAD is the world’s leading private funder of mental health research.

IHW Research Away Day Word Cloud

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:05:00 BST

11 April 2014 Some inspiring words from the Research Away Day Organising Committee and the Word Cloud

FFIT Programme Notes Now Available Online

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:59:00 BST

11 April 2014 The team of IHW Social Scientists behind the enormously successful Football Fans in Training (FFIT) programme have just released the delivery materials that were used to support participants and coaches on the programme. Since the publication of a paper reporting on the study in the Lancet last January, the team have received an overwhelming response from across the globe.

Congratulations Jemma Lennox

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:22:00 GMT

Congratulations to Jemma Lennox, 3rd year PhD student at MRC/CSO SPHSU who recently won the prize for best paper and related presentation at the Alcohol Research UK postgraduate and early research conference.

Prof Rory O'Connor elected to Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences

Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:48:00 GMT

Professor Rory O'Connor has been conferred the prestigious award of Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences. Following nomination by the British Psychological Society and peer review by the Academy of Social Sciences, Rory has been conferred academician status in recognition of the significant contribution that his work has made to the social sciences.

Prestigious Award

Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:13:00 GMT

Dr Rajeev Krishnadas, clinical lecturer in Mental Health and Wellbeing, was awarded the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Clinical Lecturer Starter Grants December 2014.

A message from Professor Dame Sally Macintyre on her retirement

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:37:00 GMT

I had planned to retire 2 or 3 years ago from my job as director of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit. However.....

Glasgow Researchers Develop Tools to Support Ethical Interpreting

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:33:00 GMT

A team of researchers from University of Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian University, including IHW’S Professor Kate O’Donnell, have developed a series of film clips and learning materials to support health care professionals work better with interpreters.

Update: MPH student Mariza Dacoron Returns to the Philippines

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:31:00 GMT

The news page earlier reported on Master of Public Health student, Ms. Mariza Dacoron’s (white T shirt in first picture, yellow in the second) break in her studies to undertake humanitarian relief work in typhoon affected Philippines

Post-psychiatry: Reaching Beyond the Technical Paradigm of Mental Health Care

Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:27:00 GMT

The Institute of Health and Well-being would like to thank Dr Pat Bracken (Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director of Mental Health Services in West Cork, Ireland) for delivering a talk at the University of Glasgow on the 29th January 2014 as part of the Global Mental Health Seminar Series organised by the MSc Global Mental Health programme.

New Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:20:00 GMT

Professor Jill Pell has been appointed as Director of the Institute of Health and Wellbeing.

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Football fans get FFITer and lose weight

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT

An initiative that helps male football fans feel better and live a healthier lifestyle by losing weight, taking more exercise, and improving their diet has been a resounding success, according to new research published in The Lancet and BMC Public Health.

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Glasgow academic elected world lead on suicide prevention

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:33:00 GMT

Professor Rory O’Connor from the Institute of Health and Wellbeing has been elected President of the International Academy of Suicide Research

The Truth about Bipolar Disorder

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:26:00 GMT

Our colleague Daniel Smith has been involved in a BBC Radio Scotland documentary on bipolar disorder as part of the mental health season "Changing Minds".

Congress prize for Clinical Research Fellow

Sun, 05 Jan 2014 13:29:00 GMT

Clinical Research Fellow Daniel Martin wins prize for oral presentation at 2013 International Congress in Edinburgh.

Typhoon Haiyan: Student returns to Philippines

Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:56:00 GMT

Master of Public Health student Mariza Dacoron is to take a break from her studies to return to the Philippines to undertake humanitarian relief work in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.

The impact of Keep Well

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:00:00 BST

The impact of Keep Well: An evaluation of the Keep Well programme from 2006 to 2012

Athena Swan Bronze Award

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:14:00 BST

“The Institute has been awarded our Athena SWAN bronze award, in recognition of our work towards gender equality. We are now striving towards an achievement at silver level”

Serial Killers - Published Paper

Wed, 05 Nov 2014 08:27:00 GMT

Aggression and Violent Behavior, A Review Journal is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes substantive and integrative reviews, as well as summary reports of innovative ongoing clinical research programs on a wide range of topics germane to the field of aggression and violent behavior.

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Sun, 01 Dec 2013 14:59:00 GMT

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IHW visit to Sun Yat-sen University

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:19:00 BST

Institute of Health and Wellbeing visit to Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China 16-17 April 2015

College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences inaugural lectures

Fri, 01 May 2015 09:13:00 BST

Prof Daniel Smith inaugural lecture