WRIHW Newsletter 1

"I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone. I certainly do" Alanis Morissette

Welcome to the WRIHW fortnightly newsletter.

We have emerged from this period of reflection with a new vision and a new strategy by which to achieve it. We want to effect change in your health and wellbeing, that of your loved ones, their loved ones...in fact everybody. Your work is crucial, important and transformative to this aim. Let us get together to address the beginning, the middle and the end of problems affecting our communities and together we will make it better.

This institute exists to enable its fellows to achieve more than they might by themselves, facilitating great minds to produce excellent outcomes and ultimately to change lives for the better.

Vision

"The Beginning, Middle and End"

Understanding a problem.
Understanding how it manifests itself in the individual and in the community.
Understanding ways in which we can mediate the problem effecting change via evidenced interventions.

We want to know what you think. We will be setting up some focus groups to discuss WRIHW activities. if you would like to be involved please email wolfson@durham.ac.uk

Strategy

The first way we do this by identifying themes across Durham University in an interdisciplinary fashion, encouraging dialogue and interaction in discussion, evidence gathering, evaluation and interpretation.

The second way is to target a societal question or problem and collate and gather Durham University research expertise to address the issue from an interdisciplinary approach.

How are we going to do this?

By funding Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that address coherent issues well, we move away from a model of 'Small Grants' to one of substantial support for groups of individuals to address our vision. Funding calls will be advertised in June of each year and awarded as per the Institute budget, allowing maximum time for completion of projects within the constraints of the annual budget structure. We can provide administrative support to SIGs in the form of meeting arrangements, event arrangements, and assistance with ordering and utilising moneys awarded from the WRIHW allowing academics to be academics.
If you would like to establish a new SIG please contact Paul Chazot to discuss.

Early Stage Researchers (ESRs)

Early Stage Researchers are an important part of the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing. They will have a core committee (which will change regularly) to co-ordinate ESR activities and a dedicated webpage where they have a focal point for engagement and research discussion.
Please contact us if you wish to be involved in ESR activities or have new ideas going forward. The WRIHW administration team and Associate Director are available for support of all ESR activities.

Wolfson Team

Dr Amanda Ellison - Executive Director of the Institute

Dr Paul Chazot - Assistant Director

Dr Adetayo Kasim - Academic Research Statistician

Dr Nasima Akhter - Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Statistics / Quantitative methods

Suzanne Boyd - Administrator & PA to Executive Director

Jennifer Cook - Administration Assistant

Highlighted events and Information

The University is setting up a new Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Liaison Group, chaired by Prof. Louise Bracken. The aim of this Group is to initiate, support and develop engagement activity and collaboration with the GCRF.

If you would like to self-nominate please send an email to ihrr-admin@durham.ac.uk. Close for nominations is Friday 11th November 2017.

Hearing the Voice Exhibition

Hearing the Voice is a large interdisciplinary study of voice-hearing led by researchers at Durham University and funded by the Wellcome Trust. An exhibition encompassing a wide variety of events drawing on the work of Hearing the Voice, will run from 5th November 2016 - 26th Feb 2017.

Book a place here.

Become a Fellow or PG Associate

Visit Page

Looking for funding? View up and coming calls.

Visit Page

Wolfson Research Insitute for Health and Wellbeing Blog

Visit Page

View our upcoming events here

If you would like us to advertise an event for you, please email wolfson@durham.ac.uk

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

This email will be sent every fortnight and if you would like to contribute content to this email please email wolfson@durham.ac.uk.

This email was sent to <<Email Address>>
why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences
Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing · Wolfson Building · Queens Campus · Stockton on Tees, TS17 6BH · United Kingdom