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Welcome to the April 2020 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Banner for IHW newsletter Hawkeye with tagline and logos

Welcome to the April 2020 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Headlines

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Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

Message to staff and students from IHW Management Group

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Jill Pell, Kate O'Donnell, Sally Wyke and Asha Costigan thank staff and students for their ongoing efforts to manage the current situation, and acknowledge the competing demands that many are facing and the likely impact on productivity

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Photo of person using a tablet

Useful information and links in current circumstances

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

Links to information, advice and support to help us manage our current circumstances

Research awayday 2020
Research awayday 2020

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

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Photo of University of Glasgow cloisters

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.

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

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

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Staff meeting remotely via Zoom

Zooming it like a boss!

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW staff are valiantly balancing childcare with work - here's the SPARCLAR team's story about how we're managing this

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University of Glasgow cloisters

£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

Profs Paula Williamson and John Cleland at Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit Forum 2020
Profs Paula Williamson and John Cleland at Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit Forum 2020

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

Quote of the month

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." Albert Einstein

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning." Albert Einstein

People and projects

New book: Multilevel modelling for public health

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:22:00 BST

A new book co-authored by SPHSU's Prof Alastair Leyland "Multilevel modelling for public health and health services research: Health in context" has been published by Springer

Multimorbidity research in Africa

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

GPPC's Frances Mair and Bhautesh Jani GPPC, Public Health's Mia Crampin and College of Social Sciences' Chris Bunn have been awarded funding from the MRC to study multimorbidity in Africa

New Medical Research Council Fellowship awarded to GPPC researcher

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Dr Hamish Foster, a GP based in General Practice and Primary Care, has been awarded a prestigious MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship

Support for MVLS systematic review projects

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

SPHSU’s evidence synthesis team has been involved in a group which has rapidly provided support for MVLS students and supervisors whose projects have been affected by the current emergency.

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

Knowledge exchange and public engagement

New MVLS virtual group aims to support public and patient involvement in COVID research

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

In times of national and global crises, it is important that the voice of the pubic and communities are heard and a virtual PPI group has been convened within MVLS to enable this

Public engagement, knowledge exchange and impact

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

As face to face public engagement is currently not possible and with uncertainty around the planning of future large-scale events, why not take some time to update your knowledge and skills in the area of public engagement, knowledge exchange and Impact?

Submit a story

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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 publication in the next edition is Monday 18 May 2020. Please note that the May 2020 edition will be a COVID-19 special, with all stories linked in some way to the current crisis.