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Welcome to the June 2021 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

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Welcome to the June 2021 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

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Performance and Development Review 2021

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new PDR process is expected to launch in July 2021, and IHW staff are encouraged to put dates in diaries as soon as possible to meet the sign-off deadline of 30 September 2021

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Photo of stethoscope and keyboard

Leading roles for IHW staff in Scottish primary care research network

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's Prof Frances Mair and Dr Bhautesh Jani have been appointed co-leads for the NRS Primary Care Network in Scotland, which aims to increase the amount of research relevant to patient care undertaken in a primary care setting

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Photo of surgeon with scalpel

New trial explores options for women with fibroids

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Dikshyanta Rana and Olivia Wu have conducted an economic evaluation of the NIHR-funded FEMME trial FEMME trial, which looks at options for women with fibroids who are hoping to avoid a hysterectomy

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Photo of woman having her heart listened to with stethoscope

How best to enable access to rehabilitation for people with heart failure and their families in these challenging times?

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Professor Rod Taylor explains how the REACH-HF (Rehabilitation EnAblement in CHronic Heart Failure) research programme has enabled access to rehabilitation for people with heart failure in from own homes in spite of the challenges COVID-19

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Photo of stethoscope with blue and white background

International academic primary care awards for IHW staff

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

In August 2021, General Practice and Primary Care's Peter Hanlon and BSc Global Health Primary Care graduate Iona Bryson will receive awards for their respective work on frailty and remote self-management for type 2 diabetes at the annual meeting of the Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care

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Image of a worried woman 1400x600

Home carers' mental health worsened during lockdown

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Dr Elise Whitley found that individuals providing care for a member of their household had poorer mental health than non-carers prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and that this worsened during lockdown

IHW voices: staff and students reflect

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Photo of Petra Meier

"5 minutes with..." Petra Meier (MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit)

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:04:00 BST

Centre stage this month is Professor Petra Meier, sharing with us the nature and aims of her systems- and inequalities-focused research, the importance of "waiting-for-the-kettle-to-boil" workplace chats and of learning from uncertainty and mistakes

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Photo of older person with carer

"I thought everyone had heard of sandwich caring"

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:04:00 BST

To mark this year's Carers Week (07 to 13 June), older workers in IHW have reflected on their experiences of caring and what IHW can and does do to help

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Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

Be an "IHW voice"!

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:31:00 BST

Do you have a story to tell, or Is there something you'd like to share about your experience of working or studying in Institute of Health and Wellbeing, that colleagues might find interesting or helpful? If so, we are looking for contributors...

Quote of the month

"Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible." Doris Lessing

"Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible." Doris Lessing

Athena SWAN, equality, diversity and inclusion

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Photo of Professors' Square, University of Glasgow

Effective bystander online training now mandatory for IHW staff

Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:00 BST

An important UofG online training course aimed at helping us to take action – safely and effectively – if we witness inappropriate behaviour should now be completed by all Institute of Health and Wellbeing staff

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Photo of trans and lgbt flags

LGBTQ+ allyship

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

To mark Pride month, IHW's Athena SWAN LGBTQ+ group highlights the important role of allyship in challenging homophobia, biophobia and transphobia

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Image depicting wellbeing of older workers

WOW gets ready to launch Older Workers’ Toolkit

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

IHW's "Wellbeing of Older Workers" group held its second webinar on 21 June 2021, where we got to see a sneak preview of the forthcoming Older Workers’ Toolkit and heard excellent talks on age equality, retirement, menopause and health at work

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Photo of park with trees and bench

IHW Carers Week 2021 event: staff share their experiences

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

On 09 June 2021, we marked Carers Week by holding a webinar to raise awareness of carer issues, and inviting staff carers to share their experiences and reflections

ECR corner

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Photo of woman working at desk with laptop coffee and cake

Applying for a fellowship workshop (May 2021): reporting back

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:01:00 BST

Key lessons from a recent workshop, aimed at non-clinical and clinical ECRs, and clinical staff looking for pre-doctoral funding

People, projects and more

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University of Glasgow cloisters

New reader in computational modelling joins SPHSU

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

In September 2021, the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit will welcome Dr Corinna Elsenbroich to the new Systems Science in Public Health Programme

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Image of a network of people

Introduction to Networks and Health Improvement course

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

In July 2021, the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit is organising a two day "Introduction to Networks and Health Improvement" course, free to attend and delivered via zoom

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15 minutes on health inequalities banner

15 minutes on health inequalities podcasts

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Three episodes of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's 15 minutes on health inequalities podcast have been released to coincide with last month’s European Public Health Week

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Photo of wooden welcome sign on garden shed

Welcome to new colleagues

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

A very warm welcome to all who have recently joined IHW – we wish you well in your new role and look forward to working with you!

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Photo of fireworks

Congratulations to...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

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

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Photo of person using a laptop and writing in a notepad

Current funding opportunities

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

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

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Tell us about you and your work

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:27:00 BST

HAWKEYE is an opportunity to share with colleagues your research, teaching and other activities, reflect on work-related experiences, and publicise your events. Submissions are welcome from all IHW staff and students. HAWKEYE takes a little holiday in July (!) so the deadline for publication in the next edition is Wednesday 18 August.

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