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The Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing offer a small grants scheme to promote collaborative research.

A comprehensive page of all affiliated research centres and units

A full alphabetical list of Fellows

Useful information for our current PGAs and details of how to apply to become a PGA.

13th May 2013, 10:30:00 - 13th May 2013, 11:00:00

There will be a Wolfson Coffee morning on Monday 13th May (due to the May Bank Holiday).

Please do come along and join other colleagues over a coffee and a cake in the Wolfson Street from 10.30am - 11.00am.

21st May 2013, 09:30:00 - 21st May 2013, 16:00:00

This workshop will be run by Dr Alison Copeland, Post Doctoral Research Associate in the School of Geography and Mrs Joanne Cairns-Nagi, Teaching Fellow in the School of Geography.

This course teaches what a GIS is and what you can do with it. Working with various components of the ArcGIS system, you will create GIS maps, explore and analyze the data behind the maps. By the end of the course, you will have a solid understanding of how GIS maps and ArcGIS tools are used to visualize real-world features, discover patterns, obtain information, and communicate that information to others.

This workshop is open to Wolfson Fellows, Wolfson Postgraduate Associates, Geography Staff and Postgraduate Students.

Timings and Agenda

9.30am	Arrival/Refreshments (Wolfson Street, Wolfson Building)
10.00am - 11.30am	Session 1: Using GIS for Data Visualisation Part 2. Alison Copeland (Room B001 Holliday Building)
11.30am-12.30pm	Session 2: GIS practical (Alison Copeland, Joanne Cairns-Nagi)
12.30pm - 1.30pm	Lunch (Wolfson Street, Wolfson Building)
1.30pm - 3.45pm	GIS Practical (Room B001, Holliday Building) (Refreshment break during session, Wolfson Street, Wolfson Building)
3.45pm	Participant Feedback
4.00pm	Close

Registration

Booking is essential as places are limited to 28 due to the room capacity in the PC suite B001. To register click here which will take you to the online booking form.

29th May 2013, 17:30:00 - 29th May 2013, 20:00:00

"Grimmer Up North? Health in An Age of Austerity", an event jointly presented by the Wolfson Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing and DEMOS.

Wednesday 29th May 2013, 17:30 for refreshments, followed by the event from 18:30 - 20:00, Lindisfarne Centre, Durham University, Windmill Hill, Durham. DH1 3LJ

This joint event is the curtain raiser for a larger programme of engagement between the Wolfson Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing and Demos on the theme of public health. The debate will be chaired by Chris Jackson, presenter of BBC1's Inside Out and will feature an expert panel consisting of Professor Clare Bambra, Director of fthe Wolfson Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing, Claudia Wood, Deputy Director of Demos, Peter Kelly Director of Public Health for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Ian Greener, Professor in the School of Applied Social Sciences and Director of the ESRC North East Doctoral Training Centre, Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central and Guy Opperman, Conservative MP for Hexham.

 "Grimmer Up North" will consider north/south health inequalities and possible solutions, the challenges to and issues for public health attainment in an age of austerity and current and future working conditions including redundancy, part-time work, underemployment and job insecurity. It will also aim to consider changes to the NHS and whether the system will be capable of dealing with an ageing society and comparatively scare resources as wellas changes to welfare policy. The audience will be encouraged to ask questions.

Places are limited to this event, therefore please register using this link to confirm your attendance.

11th June 2013, 18:00:00 - 11th June 2013, 21:00:00

A joint collaboration between the Institute of Advanced Study / Durham Forum for Health & the Wolfson Research Institute for Health &Wellbeing is to take place on Tuesday 11th June 2013.

'Hidden Influences on helath & wellbeing through life course'

Speakers:

Professor Caroline Relton, Newcastle University: Cross-generational epi-genetics

Professor Joe Elliott, Durham University: Socio-cultural forces upon children's development & behaviour

Professor Douglas James Davies, Durham University: Today's imagination of tomorrow's mortality

Buffet from 18:00 - 18:30 - the Street, Wolfson Research Institute

Event 18:30 - 21:00 - Tees Suite, Wolfson Research Institute

 

Please click here to register your attendance for catering purposes.