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

Banner for IHW newsletter Hawkeye with tagline and logos

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

Headlines

Ewan Macdonald mountaineeing
Ewan Macdonald mountaineeing

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

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e-cigarette

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

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BSL cafe opening slide

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

Football players
Football players

NIHR funds football gambling study

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 09:06:00 GMT

A study looking at growing public health concern around male gamblers has been awarded £629,765 by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), with HEHTA leading the health economics analysis

Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky
Photo of 1 Lilybank Gardens with flowers and blue sky

NIHR funds learning disabilities study

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:06:00 GMT

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £326, 570 of funding for HEHTA-led study which assesses how lifestyle interventions help adults with learning disabilities

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Photo of young female sitting in countryside

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

Quote of the month

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." C.G. Jung  

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." C.G. Jung  

People and projects

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

Forthcoming TRIUMPH ECR Forum

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

The TRIUMPH network (Transdisciplinary Research for the Improvement of Youth Mental Public Health) is holding an Early-Career Researcher Forum on 27 and 28 April 2020

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

Updated IHW email etiquette for staff and students now available

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:13:00 GMT

IHW's Athena SWAN champion Cindy Gray and IHW Admin have reviewed and updated our email etiquette, and we ask all staff to familiarise themselves with the new advice

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.

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

STEM Ambassador programme opens to IHW staff

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW researchers are invited to join the STEM Ambassador programme to get involved with bringing their research to schools and youth groups

Updates from MVLS Engagement Team

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Find out the latest from our college MVLS Engagement Team, including funding opportunities and events

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 16 March 2020.