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Welcome to the April 2021 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Newsletter banner featuring photo of a hawk's head

Welcome to the April 2021 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

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View of University of Glasgow campus from under the cloisters

Remembering Shahid Latif

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:17:00 BST

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 public health researcher poster
I am 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

IHW voices: staff and students reflect

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Photo of Gilbert Scott Building

"5 minutes with..." Houra Haghpanahan (HEHTA)

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 14:04:00 BST

Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment's Houra Haghpanahan describes the career pathway that led to her current role, the dream of travelling the world by campervan, and what the Scottish landscape and the words of ancient Persian poets mean to her...

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Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

Be an "IHW voice"!

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 16:31:00 BST

Do you have a story to tell, or Is there something you'd like to share about your experience of working or studying in Institute of Health and Wellbeing, that colleagues might find interesting or helpful? If so, we are looking for contributors...

Quote of the month

"Take chances. Make mistakes. That’s how you grow." Mary Tyler Moore 

"Take chances. Make mistakes. That’s how you grow." Mary Tyler Moore 

Athena SWAN, equality, diversity and inclusion

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Photo of Professors' Square, University of Glasgow

Volunteers sought for consultation on dignity at work

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

The IHW Athena Swan staff consultation group is seeking volunteers to participate in short interviews as part of their consultation on "Dignity at work"

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Collage of diverse faces

IHW welcomes new ethnicity champion

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

New both to IHW and to the role of Athena SWAN ethnicity champion, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences researcher Sarah Amele introduces herself

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Photo of microphone on table

FORTHCOMING EQUALITY EVENTS Making caring visible/Age-inclusive workplaces

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

IHW is delighted to be offering two short webinars in May and June 2021, focusing on meeting the needs of staff and students with caring responsibilities and making our work and study environments age-inclusive

Invisible disabilities poster on the theme of type 1 diabetes
Invisible disabilities poster on the theme of type 1 diabetes

Cross-institute "Experts by experience" inclusiveness project launches and seeks input from colleagues

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:11:00 BST

IHW has joined with colleagues in UofG's Institute of Molecular Cell and Systems Biology to work on a new project entitled ‘Experts by experience’, describing experiences of staff and students around disabilities, LGBTQIA+, race, age and other protected characteristics, and contributions are invited

ECR corner

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Photo of meeting room with coffee in foreground

Early Career Researcher Forum to merge with Athena Swan ECR group

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:01:00 BST

After a period of consultation among ECRs in the different research groups across the institute, the IHW Early Career Research Forum (ECRF) is to merge with the Athena Swan ECR (AS ECR) group

People and projects

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Photo of person working on laptop with papers and charts

Goldacre review of health data for research and analysis

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit has submitted a response on behalf of IHW to the Goldacre review on the use of health data for research and analysis

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Photo of person working on laptop

New project explores how administrative data can be used to improve health in Scotland

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

A new project led by the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Dr Emily Tweed and Professor Peter Craig will explore cross-sectoral administrative data and linkage with a focus on socioeconomic and other inequalities

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Photo of person standing on scales

Game of Stones research: are you a man who wants to lose weight?

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 21:39:00 BST

A study exploring text services for weight loss is looking for participants in the Glasgow area

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Photo of wooden welcome sign on garden shed

Welcome to new colleagues

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

A warm welcome to all who have recently joined IHW!

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Photo of fireworks

Congratulations to...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Celebrating the recent achievements of Institute of Health and Wellbeing staff and students

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Photo of back view of person working on laptop

External fellowship guide

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:06:00 BST

A fellowship document has been produced by our Research Management Team which provides a comprehensive list of fellowships that may be of interest to both early career and more senior researchers

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Photo of person using a laptop and writing in a notepad

Current funding opportunities

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

Access our Research Management Team's webpage for information about current funding opportunities

Knowledge exchange and public engagement

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Wed, 02 May 2018 17:27:00 BST

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