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Welcome to the July 2018 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Hawkeye newsletter banner version 4

Welcome to the July 2018 edition of HAWKEYE,
IHW's monthly newsletter

Headlines

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Photo of older man consulting with GP

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

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Photo of mother and young child

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

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Photo of University of Glasgow main building against blue sky

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

Lifetime achievement award from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Lifetime achievement award from Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

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

Quote of the month

"Normality is a paved road. It's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow." Vincent Van Gogh

"Normality is a paved road. It's comfortable to walk but no flowers grow." Vincent Van Gogh

People and projects

Pioneering health researcher Julian Tudor Hart dies, aged 91

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

GP, researcher, and passionate advocate for healthcare equality, Julian Tudor Hart, mentor and inspiration to many, and friend to IHW and GPPC, dies at the age of 91

MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's Fiona McDonald retires after 25 years service

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW bids a fond farewell to Fiona McDonald after 25 years service in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

Hot off the press! IHW biennial report now available

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

Find out what IHW staff have been working on and writing about in the past two years by accessing our recently-published biennial report for 2016/2017

New appointment for IHW's Professor Ewan Macdonald

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 12:36:00 BST

‌Professor Ewan Macdonald OBE has been appointed to the Occupational Health Expert Group, established by the Work and Health Unit of the Department of Health and Social Care, London

Congratulations to...

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

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

Current funding opportunities

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

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

Welcome to new colleagues

Tue, 15 May 2018 15:06:00 BST

A warm welcome to all who have recently joined IHW!

Knowledge exchange and public engagement

IHW leads on Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) activities

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:33:00 BST

IHW's Public Engagement Group, led by GPPC's Sara Macdonald, has secured funding to develop PPI activity across the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences

Improving your research profile and digital footprint

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:04:00 BST

A recent IHW-led event guided early career researchers on how to improve their digital footprint, engage effectively with an online audience, and consider the online life-cycle of their research

'Your brain on music' at Glasgow Science Festival 2018

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:16:00 BST

Members of the MELLO trial research team (Satu Baylan, Jake Easto, Jonathan Evans and Meigan McGinlay) took part in Glasgow Science Festival Imagines at Kelvingrove on 18 and 19 June 2018, with an activity entitled ‘Your brain on music’

Athena SWAN, equality, diversity and inclusion

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Photo of man working from home with cat and laptop

SPOTLIGHT ON... Flexible working

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

What options are available to us, who is eligible, and what is the process for requesting flexible working?

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Photo of laptop, coffee cup and hands

New IHW Athena SWAN group: 50+ workers

Tue, 01 May 2018 18:11:00 BST

Are you aged 50 or over, and interested in working with our newest Athena SWAN group to ensure fairness and inclusiveness for this staff group?

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Photo of stressed male researcher

Equality and diversity "talking points"

Wed, 02 May 2018 17:15:00 BST

THIS MONTH: Bullying in HE institutions - Coming out as LGBTQ+ in STEM - "Time's up" in medicine - What the gender pay gap means for recruitment - Age discrimination in the workplace

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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 items to appear in the next edition is the third Monday in the month.