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

Banner for IHW newsletter Hawkeye with tagline and logos

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

Headlines

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Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

Light touch PDR conversations

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Guidance and resources relating to this year's "light touch" Performance Development Review (PDR) conversations

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Photo of fibroid surgery

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)

Hawk in flight
Hawk in flight

IHAWKES: IHW’s forum for postgraduate and early career researchers

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

PGR student Lauren Gatting explains the background to and aim of IHAWKES (Institute of Health and Wellbeing Knowledge Exchange Students), a forum for all post graduate and early career researchers (ECRs) based in IHW

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

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

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Photo of empty classroom

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

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University of Glasgow quadrangle

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

Athena SWAN, equality, diversity and inclusion

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Photo of back view of woman standing at window

Domestic violence: sources of support

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

Lockdown has been a particularly difficult and dangerous time for anyone already experiencing or at risk of experiencing domestic violence or abuse, with the risk compounded for people who are further marginalised

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working from home on laptop with coffee

Quantitative findings from IHW Athena Swan survey on working from home

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:54:00 GMT

There was excellent engagement with our recent survey, which looked at experiences of and feelings about working remotely, and the research team is now pleased to report on some initial findings

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Hand signing L in British Sign Language

Inclusiveness/accessibility for British Sign Language users

Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:00 BST

IHW staff and students are invited to add information to their external email signatures to improve accessibility for BSL users

Quote of the month

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." Martin Luther

"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." Martin Luther

People, projects and more

HAWKEYE: what did you think?!

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:54:00 BST

Earlier this year, we asked you to let us know what you think of IHW's monthly newsletter, and can now report on the findings and the changes we plan to make based on your responses

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

How can we do better?

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Tell us about you and your work

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:27:00 BST

HAWKEYE is an opportunity to share with colleagues your research, teaching and other activities, reflect on work-related experiences, and publicise your events. Submissions are welcome from all IHW staff and students. The deadline for publication in the next edition is Monday 21 September 2020.