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Photo of pile of journals

Lancet "hat trick" for RCB

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:54:00 GMT

Between 08 October and 05 November 2022, three trials supported by the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics were published online in The Lancet

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Map of Scotland with people represented as jigsaw pieces

SPHSU publishes Health Inequalities in Scotland report

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:55:00 GMT

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit researchers have published a report providing a contemporary overview of health inequalities in Scotland

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University of Glasgow cloisters and trees

100 days in the Robertson Centre: John Petrie reflects

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:48:00 GMT

An update from Professor John Petrie, Director of the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics and the Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, as he passes the milestone of 100 days in post

Infographic of planned community hub activities
Infographic of planned community hub activities

Coproduction and codevelopment: community engagement update

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:51:00 GMT

SHW community engagement officer Susan Grant reports back on a recent community and university workshop held as art of Co-production Week Scotland 2022

Photo of Clarice Pears building under construction in 2022
Photo of Clarice Pears building under construction in 2022

Can the Clarice Pears support School of Health and Wellbeing’s commitment to equality and diversity?

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:04:00 BST

SHW's community engagement officer Susan Grant shares her reflections on the ways in which our new building may contribute to inclusiveness and wellbeing

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Photo of person taking a handful of medication with glass of water

Worklessness due to ill health

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:45:00 BST

Prof Ewan Macdonald of the Healthy Working Lives Group discusses the issue of people with health conditions falling out of work, and the importance of preventing rather than treating worklessness

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Image of coronavirus

Large-scale long COVID study findings published

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 08:24:00 BST

A study led by Public Health's Prof Jill Pell has found that 1 in 20 people who took part in the research had not recovered from having COVID-19 at their most recent follow up, between six and 18 months following infection

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Photo of a crowd scene

New £7 million funding for Global Health Research Unit

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:05:00 BST

Prof Alastair Leyland of the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit will lead a new NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequalities, which has received a £7 million investment for 5 years

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Photo of Gilbert Scott Building

Welcoming the new director of Robertson Centre for Biostatistics

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:06:00 BST

Two months into his new role within Robertson Centre for Biostatistics and the Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, new director Professor John Petrie introduces himself and reflects on future opportunities and priorities within these important areas of SHW

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Photo of a globe with blurred background

Ensuring diversity in learning materials: "whose W.O.R.D.D counts"?

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:05:00 BST

Reporting back on a project aimed at improving learning resources to enhance the experience of Global Mental Health students

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Photo of a group of people sitting round a table chatting

The Clarice Pears community hub: what's it all about?

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 19:06:00 BST

SHW's community engagement coordinator Susan Grant reports back on further steps forward in the development of our important public engagement space and community hub in the Clarice Pears building, and explains its underlying aims

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Photo of prison gates

GPs at the Deep End group publishes report on prison health

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 13:35:00 BST

The latest GPs at the Deep End report seeks to understand the significant unmet physical and mental health needs of patients in secure environments – where the inverse care law is acutely felt – and make recommendations for improvements

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Photo of Mary Barbour statue at Govan Cross, Glasgow

Developing our community health research hub: the view from community

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:30:00 BST

SHW's community engagement coordinator Susan Grant reports back on recent conversations with organisations and networks in Glasgow about our exciting plans for a community health research hub and a public engagement space within the Clarice Pears building

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Photo of doctor listening to person's heartbeat

The CaReMATCH project

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:51:00 BST

A new study involving MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Rod Taylor and Grace Dibben will bring together an international group of researchers to undertake an individual participant data meta-analysis of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for people with coronary heart disease

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Photo of participants at the 2022 PGR student unwind event

School of Health and Wellbeing PGR students "unwind"!

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:12:00 BST

On 21 June 2022, the student-led PGR "Unwind" event hosted by SHW’s PGR representatives Narinder Kaur and Ryan Field took place. There was a good turnout of PhD students and it was a successful event!

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Photo of a string of paper dolls

Premature mortality among the most disadvantaged

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:18:00 BST

A study led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit shows that homelessness, opioid addiction, involvement in the criminal justice system and psychosis are all independently and jointly linked to early and avoidable deaths

Jill Pell speaking at research away day 2022
Jill Pell speaking at research away day 2022

Report on IHW research away day 2022

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 BST

Our first research away day since the start of the pandemic took place in May 2022, and saw record numbers attending – both in person and via zoom! – and a diverse range of topics and speakers

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Photo of prison officer with keys

PHaCT Trial: preventing homelessness and improving health for people leaving prison

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 BST

In the first study of its kind, Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Prof Jim Lewsey and Dr Manuela Deidda with a team from the Universities of Glasgow, Cardiff, Heriot-Watt and Glyndwr will pilot a randomised trial to see whether a housing-led "critical time intervention" can prevent homelessness and improve health in a population of male prison leavers

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Photo of young children playing a in wood

Success for nature-based childcare video

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 BST

A video created by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit "Outdoor nature-based childcare in Scotland", was awarded the Best Virtual Presentation by the Early Care and Education Special Interest Group of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) at their annual conference

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Close up of a person putting a coin into a purse

Impact of income changes on mental health

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has published a new briefing, "The effect of income changes on mental health and wellbeing in working-age adults"

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Photo of Debbie Kinnear filming a talk

"This is Me" Valuing the lives of people with learning disabilities

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 BST

The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory is partnering with the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities, Promoting a More Inclusive Society (PAMIS) and Down’s Syndrome Scotland on an important new project aimed at challenging stigma, discrimination and inequalities

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Image of coronavirus

Cardiac Imaging in SARS Coronavirus disease-19 (CISCO-19)

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 BST

The first results from the CSO-funded CISCO-19 project, to which Robertson Centre researchers contributed, have been published in Nature Medicine, showing one in eight people hospitalised with COVID-19 to have developed heart inflammation within two months of hospital discharge

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Photo of older woman walking in a park with poles

SPHSU launch PACES study

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has launched the PACES: Physical Activity, Social Connectedness and Healthy Ageing Study, led by Prof Sharon Simpson and Dr Emily Long

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Photo of person selecting book from library shelves

"Unjudge someone" The Human Library comes to UoG Undergraduate Medical School

Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:00 BST

General Practice and Primary Care's Dr Lynsay Crawford reports back on an interesting and important initiative – aimed at challenging stigma and stereotypes – that UofG medical students are now benefiting from

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Father holding child's hand outdoors

New funding for work to support children and families

Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 BST

Mental Health and Wellbeing's Prof Helen Minnis, working jointly with NSPCC's Matt Forde, has received funding to develop an intervention to support families with young children who have a social worker

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Photo of speakers at Deep End medical student conference 2022

Third "Deep End" medical student conference goes ahead after a two-year delay!

Thu, 19 May 2022 00:00:00 BST

General Practice and Primary Care's Dr David Blane, Academic Lead for the Scottish Deep End Project, reports back on a long-awaited event for UofG medical students

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Photo of cigarette ends

TIPS study shows smoke-free prisons policy is effective

Mon, 23 May 2022 00:00:00 BST

A study involving colleagues from across IHW – including an economic analysis by Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Kathleen Boyd and Nicola McMeekin – has shown a comprehensive smoke-free prison policy can substantially reduce second-hand smoke

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Photo of no smoking sign on a wall

SPHSU leads new ASSIST Global project

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Professor Sharon Simpson is leading a new project to assess whether A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial (ASSIST) can be adapted from the UK to the Philippines, China and Indonesia

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building

IHW professor to take up behavioural medicine role

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:00:00 BST

Professor Sharon Simpson from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has been elected to the prestigious position of President of the UK Society of Behavioural Medicine

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Corona virus

The additive effect of socioeconomic status on the association between lifestyle and adverse COVID-19 outcomes

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:00:00 BST

In the UK Biobank study of 340,000 people, the highest risk of COVID-19 mortality was seen in those with a combination of unhealthy lifestyle factors and who were also from a disadvantaged background

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Photo of doctor listening to woman's heartbeat with stethoscope

Statin therapy for prevention of cardiovascular disease

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:00:00 BST

A new study has found that Scotland should expand access to statin therapy for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

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University of Glasgow cloisters

IHW success in MVLS engagement awards 2021

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Projects led by IHW colleagues were among the winners of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences (MVLS) Engagement with Research Awards 2021

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Photo of students in the quadrangle on the University of Glasgow campus

DClinPsy 2021 graduates spark interest in their research

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Four 2021 graduates of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) programme presented their research findings in an engaging 5-minute ‘lightning talk’ format at the recent Greater Glasgow and Clyde Psychology Research Group conference

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Photo of houses in an area of deprivation

SPHSU responds to health inequalities inquiry

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:54:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (SPHSU) has submitted a response to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s inquiry into health inequalities in Scotland

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Photo of stethoscope with yellow background

GPPC host Scottish conference

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Reporting back on the ADEGS/Society of Primary Care Regional Scotland Meeting, hosted this year – online –by colleagues in General Practice and Primary Care

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Photo of Yorkshire cottages

Places and health

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:04:00 BST

Laura Macdonald, Natalie Nicholls and Rich Mitchell from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit have written an article for Historic England's Research Magazine which explores how geographic exposure to heritage varies according to income deprivation

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Photo of the front of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow

General Practice and Primary Care produces 22 professors over 27 years!

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Since 1994, the equivalent of two football teams of professors have emerged from the former UofG Department of General Practice (now IHW's General Practice and Primary Care)!

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Photo of vintage weighing scales

Health Foundation project

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit is working with The Health Foundation on a new independent review of health inequalities and health determinants in Scotland to provide a detailed analysis of health trends and the wider factors that influence people’s health

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photo of a cityscape

SPHSU involved in new research hub to boost Glasgow’s transition to climate resilience

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Petra Meier and Dr Nai Rui Chng from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit are part of the GALLANT team, a new UofG-led research hub that will boost Glasgow’s transition to climate resilience whilst tackling health, social and economic inequalities

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Photo of a person drinking a glass of wine at home

Drinking during lockdown

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study, led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit found that lockdown measures throughout 2020 have been linked to people in Scotland and England drinking more at home

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2 people holding hands

Sexual health findings referenced in Healthcare Improvement Scotland standards document

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Two pieces of evidence from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's relationships team research have been cited in the new Healthcare Improvement Scotland Sexual Health Standards

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Photo of teenage students outside school

Sexual harassment common in Scotland’s secondary schools

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A new study, led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, found that 70% of students in Scotland aged 13–17 reported having experienced some type of sexual harassment at or on the way to school within the past 3 months

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Photo of trans and lgbt flags

Mental health and wellbeing of PhD students

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

IHW Phd student Jelena Milicev reports back on recent research into the mental health and wellbeing of postgraduate research students, which found higher rates of depression and anxiety among female and LGBTQ+ students than the general population

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image depicting an aspect of dignity at work (challenging staff who engage in behaviour that could constitute harassment or bullying)

IHW dignity at work and study "bitesize" campaign launches

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The IHW Athena SWAN staff consultation working group has designed a series of information bites aimed at promoting a positive workplace environment and culture where instances of bullying and harassment will not be tolerated

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Photo of coronavirus with red and blue background

Testing of novel anti-viral COVID-19 treatments

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's Bhautesh Jani is to lead a first-of-its-kind trial of novel antiviral COVID-19 treatments for use early on in people in the community with COVID-19 with a higher risk of complications

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Photo of a bottle of covid vaccine and syringe

Waning vaccine protection

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A study involving the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Professor Vittal Katikireddi found that the protection offered by the Oxford-Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses

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Photo of carer with family member or friend

Peer support for IHW staff who are carers: new initiative launches

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A peer support group for institute staff with caring responsibilities has now launched in MS Teams, providing a private space for current and former carers to chat and support each other

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Line drawing of a person's head

Mental health of postgraduate research students

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit suggests that postgraduate researchers at UK universities suffer from high rates of mental ill-health, with female, non-binary and LGBTQ+ communities faring particularly badly

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Photo of older woman standing at window during lockdown

Higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease associated, in healthy people, with differences in brain structure and cognitive test scores of reasoning and attention

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Public Health's Rachana Tank reports on the findings of a recent study which suggests that signs of Alzheimer’s disease may be detectable before significant symptoms are obvious

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Photo of various alcoholic drinks

Lockdown lessons could reduce alcohol-related ambulance callouts

Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:00 BST

A new study, involving HEHTA researchers Jim Lewsey and Francesco Manca, has found that drinking in pubs and clubs was gradually replaced by at-home drinking during the 2020 lockdown, quickly leading to similar levels of ambulance callouts for alcohol-related incidents

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abstract image for complex interventions newsletter story

Complex Interventions Framework published

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions, which was led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, has been published

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Photo of packs of medication

Multimorbidity PhD programme for health professionals

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:04:00 BST

A new programme, led by General Practice and Primary Care's Prof Frances Mair, aims to create a new generation of innovative world-leading researchers empowered with expertise in multimorbidity, and is currently advertising for applicants

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Photo of red stethoscope on blue background

New study to assess how adults with learning disabilities can lead healthier lives

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW colleagues and collaborators have published a protocol for a new study which will look at the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of lifestyle modification interventions for adults with learning disabilities

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Creative insights banner

New Creative Insights website

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The new Creative Insights website, film and zine, featuring creative content developed by young people from Glasgow and Leeds, launched in November 2021.  

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Photo of SPHSU staff member at COP26

SPHSU at COP26

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Jon Olsen, Anne Martin and Petra Meier each contributed to COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference, in October/November 2021

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Photo of stethoscope and keyboard

West of Scotland (WoS) Safe Haven workshop

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Jill Pell reports back on a recent workshop aimed at encouraging colleagues to make use of data held within the WoS Safe Haven to understand and improve the health of people in Glasgow and beyond

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Photo of Athena SWAN bronze, silver and gold plaques

10 years of Athena Swan in IHW: what difference have we made?

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:15:00 BST

AS champion Breda Cullen reflects on a decade of activity and achievement in the realm of equality, diversity and inclusion, and the ways in which we hope we have changed working and studying in IHW for the better

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Photo of vintage weighing scales

Responses to the inverse care law in Scotland

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:05:00 BST

General Practice and Primary Care’s David Blane has been awarded a grant from the Health Foundation to investigate responses to the inverse care law in Scotland over the last 20 years

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Photo of red stethoscope on blue background

Clinical case complexity in occupational health

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) has published the first paper on understanding clinical case complexity in occupational health (OH)

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drawing of woman in countryside

Inequalities in use of green space

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has published the third Social Systems Recovery Report (SSR), "Environment and Spaces Group Report"

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Photo of an older man using a walking frame

Measuring and lessening treatment burden after a stroke

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's Dr Katie Gallacher and Prof Frances Mair have been awarded a CSO grant to develop and validate a new patient-reported measure of treatment burden in stroke

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people interacting in computer lab

COVID-19 and social relationships

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has published a new briefing, "The impact of COVID-19 on social relationships and health"

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Photo of pregnant woman

New "model" better at predicting premature birth

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Research on a new testing method which could more accurately identify women at risk of preterm birth and potentially improve healthcare outcomes for mums and babies in the future has been published, with Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Kathleen Boyd and Robert Heggie among the authors

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Cartoon of young person in school locker room

Preventing gender-based violence in schools

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit developed Equally Safe at School (ESAS) in partnership with Rape Crisis Scotland, an innovative whole school approach to preventing gender-based violence

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Photos of Cindy Gray and Sally Wyke

IHW welcomes new deputy director

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW warmly welcomes Prof Cindy Gray to the role of Deputy Director in IHW – Cindy is based in our Social Scientists in Health group in the College of Social Sciences and takes over from Prof Sally Wyke, who has held this position since the institute was formed back in 2011

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Image depicting wellbeing of older workers

IHW wellbeing of older workers (WOW) toolkit launches

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

August 2021 saw the launch of our eagerly-awaited older workers toolkit, aimed at helping colleagues aged 50+ to make the most of working life and manage the challenges that can sometimes arise for this group of staff

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Photo of stethoscope with yellow background

New study aims to provide unique insights into the complexity of healthcare of people with intellectual disabilities

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Newly-funded research led by Laura Hughes-McCormack of the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory will investigate deaths in people with intellectual disabilities and explore the influence of potentially modifiable primary care quality and access factors

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Photo of person standing on weighing scales

Can a well-established weight management programme help people with long COVID and overweight/obesity?

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:01:00 BST

General Practice and Primary Care's Dr David Blane and School of Medicine colleague Prof Emilie Combet have been awarded £1 million by the National Institute for Health Research to lead the Remote Diet IntervenTion to REduce long Covid symptoms (ReDIRECT) study

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Photo of several sets of hands

UofG excellence award for teaching team

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW's Global Mental Health Team has received one of UofG's teaching excellence awards for 2021, for teaching and contribution to learning of a particularly high standard

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Photo of advertising hoarding at bus stop

Research features in House of Commons briefing

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Research from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit features in a recent House of Commons briefing on the current advertising regulatory system in the UK, with specific reference to advertising to children

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Photo of colourful donuts

Cancer Research UK report on unhealthy food marketing

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:28:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has co-authored a report with Cancer Research UK, "One year on...building on bold policy ambitions: Stakeholder views on HFSS marketing restrictions and the next steps to tackle obesity"

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Photo of older woman walking in a park with poles

New rehab programme for people with multiple long-term conditions

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Researchers from IHW are involved in the development of a new programme to provide exercise-based rehabilitation to people living with multiple long-term health conditions

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Photo of Professors' Square, University of Glasgow

Success for IHW in UofG professional services awards

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Four individuals and two teams from IHW received awards in the UofG professional service excellence awards 2021

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Photo of a string of paper dolls

Briefing – multiple exclusions and health

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:31:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has published a new briefing: "Review of published evidence about the health of people experiencing co-occurring homelessness, imprisonment, substance use, sex work and/or severe mental illness"

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Photo of main campus from above

HEHTA academic appointed to prestigious role

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:04:00 BST

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Professor Olivia Wu has recently been announced as the new chair of the NIHR Health Technology Clinical Evaluation and Trials (CET) Committee

Photo of stethoscope and keyboard
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

Photo of woman having her heart listened to with stethoscope
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

Photo of book cover of When it is darkest by Rory O'Connor
Photo of book cover of When it is darkest by Rory O'Connor

"When it is Darkest"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Rory O’Connor’s book "When it is Darkest. Why People Die By Suicide and What We Can Do To Prevent It" was published on 06 May 2021, drawing on people stories, including his own, and the research evidence to better understand the pathways to suicide

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Photo of back view of young woman sitting in sofa

History of significant head injury in women prisoners linked with disability and past abuse

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research has found that 78% of women prisoners in Scotland have a history of significant head injury, most of which arose out of domestic abuse over several years

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Photo of park with trees in blossom

Use of green spaces during lockdown

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A new article on green space use during lockdown by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Hannah Burnett, Dr Jon Olsen and Prof Rich Mitchell has been published in "The Conversation"

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Photo of woman experiencing chest or heart pain

RECOVER-LV

Mon, 24 May 2021 14:51:00 BST

The results of a clinical trial supported by Robertson Centre for Biostatistics' Bethany Stanley and Alex McConnachie have recently been published, following their presentation at the Heart Failure Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting

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Photo of vaccine and needle

COVID-19 vaccine deployment for marginalised groups in Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's David Blane summarises the latest "GPs at the Deep End" report, which considers how issues with vaccine confidence and uptake might be addressed

Graphic relating to Conundrum study
Graphic relating to Conundrum study

CONUNDRUM project

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A new co-developed and systems-informed study provides insights into the social context shaping use and non-use of condoms and contraception among young people in Scotland

Flyer relating to enlighten your clock comic book
Flyer relating to enlighten your clock comic book

New comic book – how your body tells time

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Mental Health in Schools project (SCRAMS) has created a comic book to coincide with the UNESCO International Day of Light

View of University of Glasgow campus from under the cloisters
View of University of Glasgow campus from under the cloisters

Remembering Shahid Latif

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Following the sad death in March 2021 of Shahid Latif, a key member over many years of the Electrocardiology Group based in the Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Professor Peter Macfarlane pays tribute to a valued colleague and friend

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Photo of African landscape

Wellcome Trust award for public engagement programme in Malawi

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 14:24:00 BST

IHW's Professor Mia Crampin has been awarded £246k by the Wellcome Trust for a 5-year public engagement programme associated with "Healthy Lives Malawi: Intergenerational Cohort of Chronic Conditions"

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Photo of product designer sitting and drawing at desk

Where art meets science

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:49:00 BST

Members of IHW recently teamed up with the Institute of Cancer Sciences to advise product design students from the Glasgow School of Art on their final-year projects for their exhibition "The future of cancer and collective intelligence in the post-COVID world"

I am a public health researcher poster
I am a public health researcher poster

I’m a public health researcher…

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has created a new resource for children and young people with short profiles of eight Unit researchers, chosen to demonstrate their wide-ranging backgrounds and research interests

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Photo of doctor holding chest xray

New film on reducing avoidable deaths in children and young people with learning disabilities

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new film from the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory highlights research findings about mortality rates for children and young people with learning/intellectual disabilities

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Photo of water in a swimming pool

GPs at the Deep End spreads nationally and internationally

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Scottish Deep End Project, coordinated by general practice colleagues at the University of Glasgow, began in 2009 and has now spread internationally with similar projects in Ireland, Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Canberra, Plymouth, North East and North Cumbria, Nottinghamshire and North West London, all with variants of the Scottish logo

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Person washing hands at sink

Return to work guidelines launched

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG) and Society of Occupational Medicine have launched COVID-19 return-to-work guidelines which, for the first time, take account of community prevalence, vaccination status and previous COVID-19 infection in the risk assessment

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Photo of pile of coins

Universal Credit and mental wellbeing study

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit will be the first to comprehensively evaluate the impacts and costs of Universal Credit (UC) on mental health and health inequalities

Photo of a glass of beer being poured
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

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

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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

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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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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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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 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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