School of Health & Wellbeing

Lorraine Waddell announced as finalist in Scottish PA of the Year Award 2020

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Public Health's Lorraine Waddell, PA to IHW's director Professor Jill Pell, was runner-up in the 12th Annual Scottish PA of the Year Award

Professor Jonathan Evans receives MB Shapiro Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A prestigious award for clinical psychologists who have achieved eminence in the profession has been made to IHW and Mental Health and Wellbeing's Jonathan Evans

Dr Beverly Bergman appointed Honorary Civilian Consultant to the Army

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Public Health's Dr Beverly Bergman has been appointed Honorary Civilian Consultant Advisor to the Army for Veterans Health and Epidemiology

Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme awards for two IHW PGT programmes

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:36:00 GMT

MPH Public Health and MSc Global Mental Health have both secured funding aimed at supporting students from developing Commonwealth countries who would otherwise be unable to study in the UK

NIHR funds research into effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:59:00 GMT

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to give £2,121,388.56 of funding for a programme of research to examine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) compared to services-as-usual with children in adoptive or permanent foster placements.

Sleep, circadian rhythms and mental health in schools: new MRC Engagement Award

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW researchers have been awarded an Engagement Award from the MRC to set up a new consortium focused on sleep and mental health in schools

Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM): new website to support systematic review authors

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A dedicated SWiM website has been created to accompany the new SWiM reporting guideline for systematic reviews which do not use meta-analysis.

E-cigarettes may be helping disadvantaged smokers to quit

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research by SPHSU confirms that low numbers of young people are vaping (using e-cigarettes), with vaping more common in young people from disadvantaged households who had never smoked before

IHW launches British Sign Language cafés!

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:54:00 GMT

The first of IHW's innovative BSL cafés took place at the end of January 2020, aimed at helping staff and students to acquire this important skill and learn more about deaf culture

IHW prof celebrates six decades of mountaineering!

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:00:00 GMT

"I am very lucky that I am still able to stagger up an ice climb after 60 years!" Professor Ewan Macdonald of the Healthy Working Lives Group recently celebrated 60 years of mountaineering with a climb in the Cairngorms

IHW launches invisible disabilities poster campaign

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:17:00 GMT

Following the success of our invisible disabilities event in 2019, a set of posters has been produced aimed at increasing awareness of unseen conditions, their impact on work and study, and how colleagues can help

GPPC's Dr Anna Black appointed to Public Health Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Dr Anna Black, former clinical research fellow in GPPC and currently a PhD student in IHW, has been appointed to Public Health Scotland, a new national board tasked with creating a culture for health in Scotland.

Report on IHW research away day 2020

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Another successful IHW research away day took place on 18 February 2020 at the Glasgow Hilton Grosvenor

£500,000 grant announced on World Obesity Day

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Olivia Wu and Lancaster Medical School’s Dr Jennifer Logue have been awarded half a million pounds by the National Institute for Health Research (NHIR) to examine the effectiveness of NHS and local government interventions to treat obesity

NIHR funds learning disabilities study

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £326,570 of funding for a study which assesses how lifestyle interventions help adults with learning disabilities with HEHTA's Prof Olivia Wu as principal co-investigator

New study on relaxing COVID-19 pub and club restrictions

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

HEHTA’s Jim Lewsey and Francesco Manca have been involved in a new University of Stirling study looking at how the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on licensed premises can be effectively managed to protect emergency services

IHW staff member contributes to fund-raising poetry book

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW and GPPC's Dr David Blane has had a poem included in a new collection of NHS poetry, which is raising money for the NHS Charities COVID-19 appeal

Risk and protective factors for COVID-19 patients

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW PhD student and doctor in training Sam Leighton describes the project that he and colleagues have devised to examine risk and protective factors for COVID-19 patients both in and outside hospital.

Robertson Centre for Biostatistics: COVID-19 activities

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:57:00 BST

The Robertson Centre for Biostatistics is playing an active role in supporting a range of COVID-19 related research, providing data for several studies and creating registries

General practice in the time of COVID-19: new "GPs at the Deep End" report

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's Prof Graham Watt reflects on the latest GPs at the Deep End report, examining the experience of GPs working in very deprived areas during the COVID-19 pandemic

Reflections on redeployment

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Mental Health and Wellbeing's Dr Julie Langan Martin writes about her ongoing work on the frontline of general adult mental health services in Glasgow, and reflects on how experiences from this pandemic may go on to shape future NHS healthcare

Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Why are ethnic minority groups at greater risk of coronavirus? IHW's Claire Niedzwiedz and Vittal Katikireddi report their research findings

IHW launches guide to good practice in online meetings

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

In response to colleague reflections on the experience of meeting, relating, and collaborating online, and the issues that can arise, IHW has compiled a set of tips and resources for students and staff

Precision healthcare comes home

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

University of Glasgow awarded grant for ‘Quantum Imaging for Monitoring of Wellbeing & Disease in Communities’ research

SPHSU COVID-19 web hub

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has set up a “web hub” to summarise their activities relating to COVID-19

Mental health and wellbeing in the Scottish police workforce

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

New research led by Social and Public Health Sciences' Lia Demou has found high levels of occupational stress and anxiety in the Scottish police workforce, along with experiences of PTSD, anxiety and depression

TeenCovidLife survey finds loneliness increased during lockdown

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW's SHINE team (Scottish Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network) collaborated with Generation Scotland to survey young people aged 12-17 years on how they have been affected by lockdown

Prioritising health and wellbeing in African and South Asian informal settlements

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:36:00 BST

The Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) ARISE Hub aims to facilitate governance accountability and responsiveness for equity in health and wellbeing among people living and working in informal urban settlements in Africa and South Asia

Prof Vittal Katikireddi awarded £1.3m in prestigious ERC Starting Grant

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit's Prof Vittal Katikireddi has been awarded more than £1.3m by the European Research Council (ERC) to look at the impacts of taxation and social security policies on population health and mortality across Europe

GPs at the Deep End team shortlisted for public engagement award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

General Practice and Primary Care's David Blane, Andrea Williamson and Marianne McCallum were among the staff shortlisted for UofG's Knowledge Exchange and Public Engagement Awards 2020

Developing quantum powered health sensors for home use

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Frances Mair, Emma McIntosh and Katie Gallacher and ICAM's Terry Quinn are part of team that has been awarded £5.5M to develop quantum powered health sensors for home use

Alcohol use increased during lockdown, but smoking declined

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study by Dr Claire Niedzwiedz, Dr Michael Green, Professor Vittal Katikireddi and SPHSU colleague shows an increase in alcohol consumption and psychological distress during lockdown

Cardiac rehab programme wins prestigious award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

REACH-HF co-led by Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Professor Rod Taylor has won a British Medical Journal award

DiRECT Informs Government Weight-Loss Strategy

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

HEHTA (Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment) is part of the Diabetes UK Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) which is underpinning the UK government's weight-loss plan for people living with Type 2 diabetes

Change in use of green and open space during lockdown

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:22:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Dr Jon Olsen and Prof. Rich Mitchell (on behalf of the Social & Systems Recovery - Environment and Spaces Group hosted by Public Health Scotland) have published a report "Change in use of green and open space following COVID-19 lockdown ‘stay at home’ phase and initial easing of lockdown"

Robertson Centre for Biostatistics/Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 16:03:00 BST

University of Glasgow/Robertson Centre for Biostatistics has formed a new partnership with Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU)

COVID-19 and risk summit

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

In November 2020, Professor Ewan Macdonald of Healthy Working Lives Group (HWLG), the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (FOM) held a summit to review how reducing one risk to control COVID-19 will cause risk elsewhere

Adolescent mental health article wins Best Paper award

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

An article co-authored by Mental Health and Wellbeing's Rory O'Connor has been announced as Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry's Best Paper of 2019

IHW researchers among Web of Science's most highly cited researchers of 2020

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Many congratulations to IHW's John Cleland, Ian Ford and Rich Mitchell whose papers ranked in the top 1% of citations for field and year in Web of Science

Frailty common in people with diabetes

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A new study led by General Practice and Primary Care's Dr Peter Hanlon highlights the need for more innovative approaches to tackle both frailty and diabetes

New MSc in Digital Health Interventions launches

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

A master's level programme aimed at meeting the educational needs of a new breed of digital health worker, equipped to help people and systems realise the huge potential of digital approaches, has launched

IHW academic takes leading role in dementia research network

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:13:00 GMT

Public Health's Dr Donald Lyall has been appointed as the lead for the Applied Models and Digital Health working group for the Alzheimer’s Research UK Deep Dementia Phenotyping (DEMON) Network

IHW involved in £2.4m NIHR HTA grant for home heart rehab

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:54:00 GMT

IHW researchers, including the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Science Unit's Prof Rod Taylor, will work with colleagues across the UK to assess the health and economic benefits of a 12-week home exercise initiative

All aboard! Report on PGR mini-conference

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 11:43:00 GMT

Our postgraduate research team reports back on the highlights of an event for PGR students held in November 2020

Firework injuries report presented to Scottish Government

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:13:00 GMT

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Janet Bouttell is a co-author of a new report 'Evaluation of firework-related harm in Scotland - October 2020', presented to the Scottish Government just before Guy Fawkes night

HEHTA leads economic evaluation of STOPPIT-3 Twins Trial

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 17:12:00 GMT

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Manuela Deidda and Kathleen Boyd are to lead the economic evaluation of a trial to assess whether the use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS) results in improved neonatal outcomes in twin babies at risk of being born too early.

Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (June 2020)

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) is pleased to announce the fifth Suicide and Self-Harm Early and Mid-Career Researchers’ Forum (EMCRF20), which will take place at The University of Glasgow on 11/12 June 2020

Widening relative inequalities in Scotland

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A new study from SPHSU has found that mortality rates in the most deprived areas in 2011 remained higher than in the least deprived areas in 1981

National adolescent study reveals insights into child health and wellbeing in Scotland

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The 2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study in Scotland, led by researchers at SPHSU, has provided insights into the health and wellbeing of the nation’s young people

Significant Medical History project

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Julie Kennedy and Peter Macfarlane from the ECG Core Lab have been working on documenting the History of Medicine at the University for over 10 years and a website is now available

Inaugural Glasgow Clinical Trials Forum

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:35:00 BST

In February 2020, 80 delegates took up the opportunity to join together with colleagues who share an interest in clinical trials and hear about how the the unit can support research

Covid-19: Mental health research and the pandemic response

Tue, 19 May 2020 15:44:00 BST

Rory O'Connor shares an insight into COVID-19 Mental Health Science Research

MUP reduces alcohol consumption in Scotland

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A new Public Health Scotland evaluation in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, including HEHTA's Jim Lewsey and Public Health's Danny Mackay, showed alcohol sales fell in Scotland in the year following the introduction of minimum unit pricing

Sleep awareness week for schools

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:57:00 BST

In collaboration with the charity Sleep Scotland, pupils from two schools, Blairgowrie High School and Craigmount High School, have helped to develop a virtual sleep awareness week which will run for all their pupils from 8th to 12th June.

Key findings from new SLDO publications

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory (SLDO) has published two new studies looking at causes and rates of premature mortality amongst people with learning disabilities

CLARIFY: Robertson Centre staff contribute to new publications

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The international CLARIFY registry (ProspeCtive observational LongitudinAl RegIstry oF patients with stable coronary arterY disease) completed in 2016 and to date 34 manuscripts have been published, including three this year

FEMME Trial Outcome in New England Journal of Medicine

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Important NIHR FEMME trial results which will help women and doctors make informed decisions about treatment of uterine fibroids have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)

IHW's new building shortlisted for design award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Institute of Health and Wellbeing's new home, the Clarice Pears Building, made it to the finals of the Scottish Design Award in the "Future building or project" category

Neurodevelopmental multimorbidity and educational outcomes of Scottish schoolchildren

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Public Health's Dr Michael Fleming describes the findings of a study investigating prevalence of neurodevelopmental multimorbidity in Scottish schoolchildren and their educational outcomes compared to peers, published this month in PLOS Medicine

Research paper wins "Paper of the Year" award

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:33:00 GMT

A paper by General Practice and Primary Care's Ross McQueenie and Andrea Williamson, Robertson Centre's Alex McConnachie, and colleagues from Aberdeen and Bath has won Royal College of General Practitioners Paper of the Year 2020

COVID-19 SIGN Guideline: factors indicating progression to severe disease

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Janet Bouttell, Olivia Wu, Kate O’Donnell and colleagues from HEHTA and General Practice and Primary Care have worked with the Scottish Inter-collegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) to co-develop guidance on COVID-19 for primary care practitioners.