School of Health & Wellbeing

Our Hub Mondays are a chance for groups to come in and see the space. If you’re new to our Hub, or if you’re already familiar with us, come and pop in! There will be tea and coffee, an opportunity to chat to our Hub volunteers and network, and dedicated time to see the Byres Community Hub space and our public spaces in Clarice Pears.

10am: Tour of Byres Hub and Clarice Pears building

10.30am: Refreshments and networking

11am: Topic presented by a researcher or community partner and open discussion/networking

Join us every fortnight:

• Monday 16th February - Glasgow Community Food Network. A spotlight on the work and research conducted alongside local communities to co-create a more resilient food system in Glasgow that is fairer and kinder to both people and the planet. With Chris Kane, Food and Climate Action Project Manager.
• Monday 2nd March - Friends of the River Kelvin. Explore the story of our nearby river in an engaging session about protecting and enhancing natural habitats for the benefit of wildlife and local communities.
• Monday 16th March - Peripheral Arterial Disease: Challenges and Innovations. Join researchers for a presentation of a novel peripheral arterial disease (PAD) diagnostic tool being developed in the College of MVLS and School of Physics and Astronomy. There will be a discussion of the current challenges in diagnosing and managing PAD in communities, followed by a demonstration of a proof-of-concept device.
• Monday 30th March - Destitution by design: homelessness amongst asylum seekers and refugees. Come and learn what the law says about the rights of asylum seekers and refugees facing homelessness. There has been a lot of media attention on this topic, but how accurate is that coverage? This session will be led by Fiona McPhail, Lecturer in Social Justice and former Principal Solicitor at Shelter Scotland and delivered together with a group of law students.

Previous Hub Mondays

• Monday 19th January - join FIND ME, a UK wide project supporting all affected by dementia crisis. Mental Health and Dementia: How can we support people with dementia and their family and friends during mental health crisis? We'll be discussing the warning signs, help available and how to advocate for yourself and your family member or friend with dementia. There will be resources to take away, and activities available to help us discuss these challenging topics.
• Monday 2nd February - Trees in Cities. A presentation and discussion about how the number of trees in cities has changed over time and how nature is related to health, led by Rich Mitchell, Professor of Health and Environment, Co-Director Centre for Research on Environment, Society and Health (CRESH) and Co-lead - MVLS Futures, Health Inequalities.

In the community consultation to develop what became Byres Community Hub, ‘advice for community organisations undertaking own research’ was one of key things that respondents wanted to see provided through the hub.  Participants in our coproduction workshop wanted to see the space used to facilitate research collaborations between academics and community organisations and the Hub was envisaged as a platform to ‘bring people together with similar interests’ and for ‘mutual skill sharing’.

A focus group participant said:

‘We’re all in these little silos of research in the community, whereas the community should be at the centre. And if it has that kind of ethos, where the community can have their say, they can influence, and are the power then I think that would be the unique selling point.’ 

Hub Mondays are also a means to facilitate networking between community, between university and between community and university.  They help realise the goals within our consultation and bring more skills, knowledge and experience in our research. So if you have something you would like to talk through or make connections, we hope you can join us at one soon. 

 

 

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First published: 23 October 2023