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Body, Mind and Medicine: Forms of Mental Illness and their Consequences in the Ancient World and Today. 28th and 29th October 2022

This event – jointly organised by Durham University, the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, and the University of Edinburgh – offers an interdisciplinary platform for academics as well as the general public. It will be held as a two-day online conference (via “Zoom”).
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The latest Wolfson Newsletter (Issue 99) is out now

The first Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter for this academic year should be arriving in your inbox this morning.

The latest Wolfson Newsletter (Issue 98) is out now

The final Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter for this academic year should be arriving in your inbox this morning.

NEPG Conference 2022

The North East Postgraduate (NEPG) Conference 2022 will be held on Friday 28th October 2022 at the Civic Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne with both in-person and virtual attendance options.
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WRIHW and NENC ARC Vacancies

We have two exciting job opportunities which are now live on our recruitment system!
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NIHR Three Research Schools’ Mental Health Fellowships

The NIHR Schools for Primary Care Research (SPCR), Public Health Research (SPHR) and Social Care Research (SSCR) (“three Schools”) have joined together in a unique collaboration between leading academic centres in England to collaborate on a programme of work funded through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): Improving mental health and wellbeing in underserved populations through collaborative research.
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The latest Wolfson Newsletter (Issue 97) is out now

The penultimate Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter for this academic year should be arriving in your inbox this morning.

Unmasking Pain: Creative approaches to life with persistent pain

We are looking for people living with persistent pain to participate in our exciting and groundbreaking project, Unmasking Pain.
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En'light'en ICU garden nears completion

We are delighted to announce that the En'light'en Project is close to completing the ICU garden installation at James Cook University Hospital.
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The latest Wolfson Newsletter (Issue 96) is out now

The latest Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter should be arriving in your inbox this morning.

The latest Wolfson Newsletter (Issue 95) is out now

The latest Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing Newsletter should be arriving in your inbox this morning.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Sociology - Job Opportunity

The post will support two projects that are funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account. The deadline is 17th May, Midnight.
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