Undergraduate Placement opportunity available for second year Cardiff University Students.
The placement with the Involving Young People Research officer will assist in recruiting for, planning, organising and running the young people's advisory group supported by DECIPHer. Please find more information on the Undergraduate Placement brief and an Application form for those that would like to be considered for the role. Any queries should be sent to Hayley Reed.
Future Events:
Inaugural talk of the 2012 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Alcohol and Young People seminar - 31 January 2012, 1pm - 2pm, Room: 1F09, Michael Griffith Education Centre, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN
Professor Glyn Lewis (Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology; Bristol University) will be delivering the inaugural talk of the 2012 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Alcohol and Young People seminar series. Attendance at the seminars is free, but to assist with catering we ask that you register in advance by emailing Jeremy Segrott (segrottj@cardiff.ac.uk).
Population Health - Methods and Challenges - 24 - 26 April 2012, Birmingham
The MRC Population Health Sciences Research Network, the five UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence and the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy are convening the first UK conference on population health research methods. The call for papers is now open. Deadline Friday 4 November 2011.
South West Public Health Scientific conference, 1 February 2012, Weston-Super-Mare (details coming soon)
Association of Young People’s Health conference, 27 March 2012, Cardiff (details coming soon)
UKCRC Public Health Centre of Excellence scientific conference, hosted by Fuse in Durham on 5 - 6 July 2012.
Past Events:
DECIPHer Research Symposium - The DECIPHer Research Symposium took place on Thursday 24 November at the Trevithick Building, Cardiff University.
ALPHA residential - Twelve young people attended the Public Involvement Advisory Group (ALPHA) Residential weekend from 9 – 11 September in Abergavenny. In addition to team building, they also created a digital film for new ALPHA recruits.
Joint summer school - DECIPHer staff and students participated in the UKCRC Centres of Excellence and HRB Centre for Health and Diet Research Summer School at Queen's University Belfast on 30 June - 1 July 2011. Dr Ruth Kipping (Bristol), Dr Graham Moore (Cardiff) and Dr James White (Cardiff) presented on their research findings and Professor Ronan Lyons (Swansea) gave a masterclass on 'Optimising the use of routine data in public health evaluation'. A BMJ blog featured Graham and James. Further details are available from the Centre of Public Health Excellence, Belfast.
Conference: Integrating perspectives on schools-based research
Thursday 14th July 2011
Main Building, Cardiff University
A team of researchers from Cardiff University and Cardiff Institute of Society and Health (CISHE) invite you to attend a one-day conference entitled ‘Integrating perspectives on schools-based research.’ The conference is being held at Cardiff University on Thursday 14th July 2011 and has received funding from the Graduate College at Cardiff University. It will be of interest to PhD students, staff, and early careers researchers who are currently conducting research in schools or who have an interest in schools-based research. Guest speakers include Prof Carrie Paechter from Goldsmiths University, Dr Emma Rich from Bath University, Dr Gabrielle Ivinson from Cardiff University and Dr Adam Fletcher from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The focus of the event is on the practical aspects of researching in schools, including research governance, ethics, field relations, dissemination and feedback as well as methodological issues relating to schools-based research.
Multiple Risk Behaviours in Adolescence Symposium: Causes, consequences, prevention and interventions
Friday 9th September 2011
Victoria Rooms, University of Bristol
Organised by Professor Rona Campbell, Professor Matthew Hickman, Professor David Gunnell & Dr Ruth Kipping. With funding from the MRC, the University of Bristol Alumni, the University of Bristol Institute of Advanced Studies and DECIPHer.
Health Challenge Wales: Evidence for Policy Seminar Series: Are Early Years Interventions effective? Reflections on Policy Trials in England and Wales
Seminar 16 will be taking place on 18 July 2011 at 1.15pm in the Council Chamber, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University. Confirmed speakers include:
- Ann Rowe, Department of Health
- Dr Mike Robling, South East Wales Trials Unit, Cardiff University
- Martin Swain, Head of Supporting Children and Families, Welsh Government
- Dr Tracey Bywater, University of York.
Health Challenge Wales Seminar 15
DECIPHer policy relevant trials was a key theme in the most recent Health Challenge Wales Seminar.
2011 South West Annual Scientific conference
Public Health Collaboration: Across Research Policy and Practice
2 February 2011,
The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare
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Future courses:
Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement - BOOKING NOW
9th-11th May 2012, University of Bristol
The main aim of this course is to provide an introduction to multilevel and systems perspectives, most notably the socio-ecological model of health, and to understand how this framework can be used to inform the design of multilevel complex interventions.
Past courses:
Introduction to Public Health Research Advocacy
26th January 2012, Cardiff University
This course is designed for researchers and health and social care professionals who wish to learn how to extend the policy and practice impact of their research and how different factors contribute to this process.
DECIPHer supported training course: Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data
20th - 24th June 2011, Swansea University
HIRU is hosting a prestigious 5-day training course on the theory and practice of analysis of large sets of linked health and social data at an intermediate to advanced level.
New piloted DECIPHer course
Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement
13-15 April 2011, University of Bristol
Undertaking Research with Children and Young People
11th - 12th January 2011, Cardiff University
This two day event for researchers will focus on developing the capacity of staff to undertake effective research with children and young people.
Public Health Research Advocacy
22nd October 2010, WISERD, Cardiff
This course is designed for researchers and health and social care professionals who wish to learn how to extend the policy and practice impact of their research and how different actors contribute to this process. Participants should have knowledge of current public health research.
DECIPHer supported training course: Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data
12th to 16th April 2010, Swansea University
The Health Information Research Unit (HIRU) for Wales is hosting a prestigious 5-day training course on the analysis of linked health data.
Archive News:
DECIPHer Impact wins Innovation Award
DECIPHer Impact was the overall winner of the BRIG-H Health Innovation Award 2011, which was presented to Sally Good, General Manager by Deborah Evans, Chief Executive of NHS Bristol. The event was held at the Challenge of Innovation Event celebrating Bristol’s outstanding health innovation achievements and organised by the Bristol Research and Innovation Group for Health (BRIG-H).
DECIPHer/Public Health Wales pilot Action Learning Set
The Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer) and Public Health Wales NHS Trust invite you to register your interest in participating in a Welsh pilot action learning set around the focus of Health Promoting Schools. The aim is to develop and improve research skills within the research areas/theme of children and young people and we are very keen to bring together practitioners, specialists and academics to share ideas. Further information is available from Lynnette Thomas (029 2087 4739) or Claire Barley (029 2082 7641). Information about action learning sets and an expression of interest form with a timetable of activities is attached. Deadline 6 June 2011.
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