Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) – Rhondda Cynon Taf
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£5 million awarded to reduce health inequality
£5 million has been awarded to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), with the aim of reducing… Read More »£5 million awarded to reduce health inequality
SHRN Data Dashboard Project one of three winners of the Mental Health Data Prize
The School-Level Digital Dashboard is one of three projects to make it through to the Sustainability Phase. The aim of the School Level Digital Dashboard is to empower schools… Read More »SHRN Data Dashboard Project one of three winners of the Mental Health Data Prize
SHRN data informs Public Health Wales vaping guidance
Public Health Wales has published new guidance for secondary schools to help tackle the rise in youth vaping The guidance, which can be read here, provides… Read More »SHRN data informs Public Health Wales vaping guidance
Megan’s Research Assistant internship : ‘My placement gave me the skills for a career in research’
Megan Hamilton recently completed a Master’s Degree in International Criminology and Criminal Justice and has previously completed an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology. Here, she discusses… Read More »Megan’s Research Assistant internship : ‘My placement gave me the skills for a career in research’
DECIPHer 2023 short courses – how did we do?
A key element of DECIPHer’s methods research programme is our suite of short courses that provide training on methods for public health intervention science, covering… Read More »DECIPHer 2023 short courses – how did we do?
Cardiff University to lead the Wales arm of a new £10 million four UK nation hub for behavioural research
A new UK hub for behavioural research has been funded to help tackle societal and economic challenges. Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) is supported by a £10 million grant from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and will form the centrepiece of ESRC’s investment in behavioural research.
Supporting mental health and wellbeing in secondary schools and colleges
Schools are seen as an important setting for supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all children and young people, but there are few school-based interventions that are specifically designed to support care-experienced students
ALPHA supports TRIUMPH youth advisory group
ALPHA, DECIPHer’s public involvement group funded by Health and Care Research Wales, was recently involved in a UK-wide project with young people co-producing a study… Read More »ALPHA supports TRIUMPH youth advisory group
Supporting educationalists to become more adept in the use of health and wellbeing data
June 2023 saw the launch of ADEPT-HSC, a course aiming to enhance the knowledge and skillset of Healthy Schools Coordinators supporting schools in their use… Read More »Supporting educationalists to become more adept in the use of health and wellbeing data
Sneha’s internship: ‘I have learned so much and have so many great memories.’
Sneha Salel is a Master’s Psychology Student who took on a three-month summer placement at DECIPHer I have always had a keen interest in people,… Read More »Sneha’s internship: ‘I have learned so much and have so many great memories.’
Christine’s internship: ‘It was a transformative experience’
Christine Jenkins looks back on her summer placement at DECIPHer, which involved drawing on her data handling skills Summer internships are a rite of passage… Read More »Christine’s internship: ‘It was a transformative experience’
Social media regularly used by 48% of primary age children in Wales, report shows
Nearly half (48%) of Welsh children aged seven to 11 are regularly using social media, according to a survey led by DECIPHer The School Health… Read More »Social media regularly used by 48% of primary age children in Wales, report shows
IMPACT: Innovations using Mhealth for People with dementiA and Co-morbidiTies
Research Applicants Dr Christopher Butler (Joint Lead Applicant) Professor Jaime Miranda (previous Joint Lead Applicant) Dr Maria Sofia Cuba-Fuentes (current Joint Lead Applicant) Dr Filipa… Read More »IMPACT: Innovations using Mhealth for People with dementiA and Co-morbidiTies
“Feeling loved and appreciated”: A mixed methods study to examine care-experienced children and young people’s relationships and their association with mental health and wellbeing
The overall aim of this fellowship is to produce an evidence base about care-experienced children and young people’s social support and perceptions of relationships and their association with mental health and wellbeing.
‘Feeling loved and appreciated’: My Fellowship focusing on the relationships of children and young people in care
Dr Rebecca Anthony discusses her four-year Fellowship funded by Health and Care Research Wales. The Fellowship will examine care-experienced children and young people’s social support,… Read More »‘Feeling loved and appreciated’: My Fellowship focusing on the relationships of children and young people in care
Taking a whole-school approach to mental health in Wales
A growing number of nations are advocating for a whole school approach to emotional and mental wellbeing. In 2021, Welsh Government published a framework outlining… Read More »Taking a whole-school approach to mental health in Wales
New study shows addressing masculinities helps to prevent unintended pregnancies
New study shows addressing masculinities helps to prevent unintended pregnancies On World Contraception Day 2023, a study funded by the National Institute for Health and… Read More »New study shows addressing masculinities helps to prevent unintended pregnancies
Developing a Namibian School Health Research Network (SHRN)
In June 2023, Dr Rhiannon Evans and Dr Honor Young visited Namibia to work on the pilot of the Namibian School Health Research Network (SHRN).… Read More »Developing a Namibian School Health Research Network (SHRN)
Alice’s internship: ‘Having these opportunities exposed me to different industries and career paths’
Alice McHale researched literature regarding Child-to-Parent-Violence during her CUROP internship at DECIPHer. I study Human and Social Science (BSc) at Cardiff University and undertook this… Read More »Alice’s internship: ‘Having these opportunities exposed me to different industries and career paths’
Rowan’s internship: ‘I’m now certain a career in social science research is something I’d love to pursue’
Rowan Kitchener is a third-year student studying Biomedical Science at Cardiff University. Here she discusses her CUROP placement at DECIPHer researching public perceptions on food… Read More »Rowan’s internship: ‘I’m now certain a career in social science research is something I’d love to pursue’
Emma’s internship: ‘This will shape what I pursue in the future’
Criminology and Sociology student Emma Dixon recently completed a summer internship at DECIPHer. She reflects on her experiences and what she has learned. I will… Read More »Emma’s internship: ‘This will shape what I pursue in the future’
From task and finish to table tennis – the DECIPHer short course
Dr Samantha Garay attended the DECIPHer short course ‘Methodological Innovation in Public Health Intervention Science: Development, Evaluation, Adaption and Implementation’. Here are her thoughts In… Read More »From task and finish to table tennis – the DECIPHer short course
Public involvement – making a difference to the work we do
DECIPHer is supported by a Public Involvement steering group that draws together expertise from across Wales to develop good practice and value-added activities. This includes… Read More »Public involvement – making a difference to the work we do
Evidence for change: Reporting to the Senedd on gender-based violence
In March 2023, the Equality and Social Justice Committee launched an inquiry into the public health approach to preventing gender-based violence. In June 2023 it held… Read More »Evidence for change: Reporting to the Senedd on gender-based violence
Meet the researchers: Brianna and Katy-May
Postgraduates Brianna Bowen and Katy-May Price reflect on their experiences as researchers on a DECIPHer school-focused project. In September 2022, Brianna, a doctorate student of… Read More »Meet the researchers: Brianna and Katy-May
Dr Rhiannon Evans awarded Churchill Fellowship
The award enables Dr Evans to travel to further her understanding of international innovation in suicide prevention among care-experienced children and young people. The Churchill… Read More »Dr Rhiannon Evans awarded Churchill Fellowship
Preventing anxiety and depression through increasing school connectedness – exploring existing data to find new insights and co-developing a digital tool to support schools to build mentally healthy environments
Principal Investigators A joint chief investigator model: Dr Jeremy Segrott, Dr Hayley Reed, Dr Nicholas Page Co-investigators Prof Frances Rice, Dr Olga Eyre, Dr Yulia… Read More »Preventing anxiety and depression through increasing school connectedness – exploring existing data to find new insights and co-developing a digital tool to support schools to build mentally healthy environments
3MT® and me
DECIPHer PhD student Bethan Pell reflects on her experience of taking part in the Three Minute Thesis ( 3MT®) competition, where she presented on her… Read More »3MT® and me
Healthy Working Wales to launch evaluation tools
Since 2019, DECIPHer and Healthy Working Wales have collaborated to create online health and wellbeing needs assessment tools to understand, inform and evaluate workplace health… Read More »Healthy Working Wales to launch evaluation tools