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Welcome to the March 2019 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Hawkeye newsletter banner version 4

Welcome to the March 2019 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

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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 staff attending IHW research awayday 2019
Photo of staff attending IHW research awayday 2019

Report on IHW Research Away Day 2019

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The 2019 IHW Research Away Day was a great success with 207 delegates attending, and a range of talks and activities, including a review of institute highlights, our 3 minute thesis competition, and an Athena SWAN discussion

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

Photo of city park
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

Quote of the month

"Those who do not weep do not see." Victor Hugo

"Those who do not weep do not see." Victor Hugo

People and projects

GPPC's Peter Hanlon awarded MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:09:00 GMT

Dr Peter Hanlon has been awarded a 3 year MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship to study the impact of frailty on chronic disease management

Inaugural lecture by Professor Shona Hilton

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Professor Shona Hilton will give her IHW inaugural lecture, When David meets Goliath: policy responses to unhealthy commodity industries, on Thursday 30th May 2019

Psychiatry Research Group Retreat at Firbush Point Field Centre

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Professor Danny Smith, his Psychiatry Research Group members and BSc students have recently returned from a successful retreat to Firbush Point Field Centre in Loch Tay

Funding secured for fourth wave of National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Dr Kirstin Mitchell and Dr Ruth Lewis from SPHSU are collaborators in the next wave of Natsal, which will shortly begin its fourth study

Professor Frances Mair gives invited talk at Luxembourg Institute of Health

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

GPPC's Professor Frances Mair was in Luxembourg in March 2019 to give an invited talk at the Luxembourg Institute of Health

SHINE inaugural network conference

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:18:00 GMT

The SHINE Pilot Study is pleased to announce the inaugural Annual National SHINE Conference at the COSLA Conference Centre in Edinburgh on Wednesday 22nd May 2019

OPEN CONSULTATION Updated guidance on Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions (ends 5th April 2019)

Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:19:00 GMT

A draft of the MRC/NIHR funded update on Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions is now available

Welcome to new colleagues

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

A warm welcome to all who have recently joined IHW!

Congratulations to...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

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

Current funding opportunities

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

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

Athena SWAN, equality, diversity and inclusion

Photo of laptop, coffee cup and hands
Photo of laptop, coffee cup and hands

We need YOU! Volunteers required for the Athena Swan Staff consultation exercise

Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:12:00 BST

IHW would like to hear from any staff members who would be willing to be interviewed about stress at work and/or issues faced by older (50+) workers

Posgraduate student in University of Glasgow library
Posgraduate student in University of Glasgow library

Volunteers sought for Athena SWAN-related photoshoot

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:53:00 GMT

IHW is refreshing its bank of staff and student-related images for use on Athena SWAN webpages, and is seeking volunteers to take part in an informal photoshoot

Knowledge exchange and public engagement

Showcasing IHW engagement activities

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The Institute’s research groups took part in a showcase of our engagement activities and research projects in the Wolfson Medical School Building atrium on 11th March 2019

Gorbals public health outreach event

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

In February 2019, IHW and Public Health's Jana Anderson took part in STEM in the Gorbals public outreach event, engaging with children and parents about the links between lifestyle factors and health

Not all scientists wear white coats!

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:29:00 GMT

Researchers from GPPC held a workshop with two classes of P6 students at the Cathedral Primary School in Motherwell as part of the school’s STEM Week activities

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Tell us about your activities and achievements

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:27:00 BST

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