Social Scientist in Health Research & Networking Event

Published: 14 May 2024

This half-day meeting is designed to showcase some of the research currently being undertaken by some of the members of the Social Scientists in Health Group. We will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues working on similar research themes.

Social Scientists in Health Research and Networking Event 2024

Date: Monday 24 June, 1-4PM

Location: St. Andrews Room 227

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This half-day meeting is designed to showcase some of the research currently being undertaken by some of the members of the Social Scientists in Health Group. We will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues working on similar research themes.

We welcome anyone with an interest in health and the social sciences to come along and meet other like-minded people. We look forward to an afternoon of interesting discussion and debate, and the opportunity to get together at the end of a busy academic year. Please register for the event here {add Eventbrite link].

The event runs from 1300 to 1600 in the St Andrew’s Building Room 224. It will be followed by a drinks reception and the opportunity to meet and chat to more of our colleagues. We hope to see you there.

Programme:
  • 1300-1310 Welcome – Social Scientists in Health Convenors

Cindy Gray, Blair Biggar, Ros Searle, Emma Lawlor

  • 1310-1400 Research talks I

1. Cassandra Lippert: Transforming lives through decent work? An exploration from employee perspective on decent work, living wages and their impact.

2. Jude Robinson: ‘Following the trail of water contamination from source to table in resource-limited settings in Kenya’

3. Sharon Greenwood, Lucy Pickering, Marissa Smith, and David Baruffati: Staff-Student Partnerships within Research: reflections on working with postgraduate taught students to explore alcohol and other drugs use related harms at the University of Glasgow

  • 1400-1425 Coffee and networking bingo
  • 1425-1505 Research Talks II

1. Ros Searle: Witness to harms - understanding the difference forms of harms undertaken by UK health and social care professionals.

2. Richard Brunner: ‘Future Visions for social care – collaborative research with Glasgow Disability Alliance.’

  • 1505-1550 Research theme ‘huddle groups’
  • 1550-1600 Final word - Social Scientists in Health Convenors
  • 1600 - Drinks in room St. Andrews 224

First published: 14 May 2024

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