School of Health & Wellbeing

Congratulations to Professor Kate Hunt

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:00:00 BST

New Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh

Valuing Nature Placement Scheme - Call Now Open

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 11:07:00 BST

Researchers are invited to apply to work for up to four months on Valuing Nature topics in a new disciplinary, institutional or applied setting. £130k is available to support the placements.

New Years Honour for Prof S A Cooper

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 11:19:00 GMT

Professor Anna Cooper, Professor of Learning Disabilities, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list.

Trust in Numbers

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Those who value quantitative and scientific evidence are faced with many current challenges, including claims of a reproducibility crisis in scientific publication, and of a post-truth society abounding in fake news and alternative facts. Both issues are concerned with the appropriate acknowledgement of uncertainty, and both relate to trust in expertise.

Triple appointment for Glasgow

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:34:00 GMT

Dr Terry Quinn (ICAMS) has been appointed as the chair of the Organisation for Psychological Research into Stroke (OPSYRIS), while Dr Satu Baylan (IHW/ICAMS) has been appointed as the treasurer and PhD student Bogna Drozdowska (ICAMS) as the secretary of the group.

National Best University Teacher Award

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:11:00 GMT

Dr. Kashif Shafique and former student Zia-ul-Haq have been awarded the National Best University Teacher award by the higher education commission of Pakistan

Road traffic accidents in Scottish military veterans

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:16:00 GMT

Road traffic accidents (RTA) are recognised to be an important cause of death and injury in serving military personnel but little is known about the risk in veterans. We used data from the Scottish Veterans Health Study to examine the risk of RTA in a large national cohort of veterans, in comparison with people who had never served.

UOFG TO PLAY LEADING ROLE IN UK-WIDE MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:19:00 BST

The University of Glasgow is one of nine UK institutions chosen to lead in the area of mental health data science.

1 in 9 young adults report having attempted suicide and 1 in 6 report self-harm

Thu, 10 May 2018 13:23:00 BST

11.3% of young people report having attempted suicide and 16.2% report self-harm at some stage in their lives, according to a new study led by the University of Glasgow. 6.5% reported a history of both behaviours

Robert Burns "may have had bipolar disorder"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Professor Daniel Smith and colleagues in University of Glasgow's Department of Scottish Literature find evidence within Burns' personal correspondence of symptoms of a significant mood disorder.

Glasgow Knowledge Exchange Fund

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 11:27:00 BST

Call now open. The University allocates funding to support knowledge activities across the campus through the Glasgow Knowledge Exchange (GKE) Fund; we now invite applications for knowledge exchange activity to be submitted by 9.00am on Monday 16th July

Largest ever multimorbidity trial in primary care challenges current thinking

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW's Prof Stewart Mercer and colleagues examine the impact of a person-centred "3D" approach to healthcare on the health-related quality of life of people with multimorbidity

Lone parent jobseeking requirements negatively affect mental health

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New research from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit finds that mandatory employment requirements are impacting adversely on the mental health of lone parents

Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Ewan Macdonald

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:29:00 BST

IHW and Public Health's Professor Ewan Macdonald, OBE, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

Veterans who have served in the armed forces for a short time are at increased risk of self-harm

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A study led by IHW's Dr Beverley Bergman has provided a first insight into an important area of veterans' mental health

IHW staff get on their bikes!

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

On 09 September 2018, six IHW staff cycled from Glasgow to Edinburgh to raise funds to support research into improving health and reducing health inequalities

Dr Katie Robb receives prestigious Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW and Mental Health and Wellbeing's Dr Katie Robb has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Scottish Cancer Foundation Prize award for her work on improving the earlier diagnosis of cancer and reducing inequalities for cancer patients

Pears Foundation donates £5M for new Institute of Health and Wellbeing building

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's new building, to be located on the site of the former Western Infirmary, will be named after Clarice Pears, who was born and raised in Glasgow

MRC/CSO SPHSU celebrates 20 years of joint core funding

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has published a timeline of highlights from 20 years of research into the social influences on health and wellbeing

New Athena SWAN champion for IHW

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

Welcoming Dr Cindy Gray as new IHW Athena SWAN Champion and chair of our Self Assessment Team

NIHR Global Health Research Group on prevalence and impact of arthritis in Tanzania launches

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A multidisciplinary team from the University of Glasgow led by HEHTA’s Professor Emma McIntosh attended the launch meeting of their recently funded NIHR Global Health Research Group on estimating the prevalence, quality of life, economic and societal impact of arthritis in Tanzania

Making Communities Better

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:25:00 GMT

Christine is a community champion!

Congratulations

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:37:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor Jon Evans

Mental health self-help book available "on prescription"

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

"Living Life to the Full" by IHW's Professor Chris Williams has been added to national "Reading Well" mental health reading list, with multiple copies made available in every library in England and Wales for GPs to prescribe to patients with low mood.

Professor Anna Cooper receives 2018 Steven Reiss Research Award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Congratulations to Professor Anna Cooper, awarded the prestigious 2018 Steven Reiss Research Award for her contribution to the understanding and advancement of mental wellness for people with developmental disabilities

Professor Graham Watt receives Fletcher of Saltoun award

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Professor Graham Watt receives the Saltire Society's Fletcher of Saltoun award for "outstanding contribution to Scotland's culture and society" including his founding of the important GPs at the Deep End movement

Disturbed circadian rhythms are associated with mood disorders and poorer wellbeing

Wed, 16 May 2018 13:06:00 BST

A new study by IHW researchers has found that disrupted circadian rhythmicity is linked to worse mental health and wellbeing outcomes

Football Fans in Training highlighted by National Institute for Health Research

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:17:00 GMT

Football Fans in Training, the programme of research and development led by Cindy Gray, Sally Wyke and Kate Hunt, was highlighted in the National Institute of Health Research’s impact webpages recently

Frailty in middle age linked to higher mortality

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Using UK Biobank data, IHW's Professor Frances Mair, Dr Peter Hanlon and colleagues have identified an association between frailty, multimorbidity, specific long-term conditions, and mortality in a middle-aged and older aged population.

Older adults obscured in media representations of cancer

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

Research by IHW's Dr Sara Macdonald and colleagues has found that while people over the age of 60 are much more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than younger people they feature far less often within media representations of the disease, with a possible impact on their perception of risk and attendance of screening.

IHW Research Away Day 2018

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:45:00 BST

The 2018 Research Away Day on 15th March was attended by over 150 staff and PhD students. The focus of the meeting was current research across the Institute and the three strategic research themes: Data science, Determinants of health and health inequalities, and Solution-focused research.

Understanding the psychology of suicide: the IMV model

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

New paper by Rory O'Connor and Olivia Kirtley explores the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model of suicidal behaviour and its potential to help in the prediction and prevention of suicide

IHW presented with Athena SWAN Gold

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

IHW received its prestigious Athena SWAN Gold award at a ceremony at Swansea University in July 2018

New study to look for emerging trends in veterans' health

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW's Beverley Bergman and Danny Mackay will lead a study comparing the mental and physical health of young veterans with that of people who have never served

People feeling suicidal have a higher pain threshold

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Ahead of the publication of the Scottish Government's new suicide prevention plan, IHW's Rory O'Connor spoke to BBC Scotland about pain sensitivity in people who may be considering taking their own lives

New mental health network led by SPHSU

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

IHW's Professor Lisa McDaid is leading one of eight new UK mental health networks announced by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

Professor Kate O'Donnell appointed IHW Deputy Director

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Congratulations to General Practice and Primary Care's Professor Kate O'Donnell on her appointment as Deputy Director for IHW (MVLS)

Universal Basic Income report published

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:00 GMT

A new report co-authored by Marcia Gibson and Peter Craig from the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Universal Basic Income: A scoping review of evidence on impacts and study characteristics, was published on the What Works Scotland website on 3rd October