The Phoenix Project has arranged for DECIPHer to host six mid-career Namibian professionals to collaborae with out researchers. Here, in blog three, we ask Ndinelago… Read More »Meet the Namibian Fellows: Ndinelago (Dina) Shilongo
DECIPHer is currently hosing six mid-career Namibian professionals, in a scheme arranged by the Phoenix Project. The Fellows are spending three months collaborating with our… Read More »Meet the Namibian Fellows: Cynthy K. Haihambo
Senior Public Involvement Officer Sophie Jones was recently interview by Emma Yhnell for Health and Care Research Wales for their latest Where Would We Be… Read More »The 25-year-old championing young people’s voices in research
How young people are living and learning about relationships and sexuality will be the focus of a new research project being led by academics at… Read More »How young people learn about relationships and sexuality subject of new research project
DECIPHer is currently hosting six mid-career Namibian professionals, in a scheme arranged by the Phoenix Project. The Fellows are spending three months collaborating with our… Read More »Meet the Namibian Fellows: Ayesha Wentworth
A cohort of talented academics from Cardiff University’s Social Science Research Park (SPARK) are among a list of Senior Research Leaders announced by Health and… Read More »SPARKing Health and Care Research in Wales
New study, led by Dr Rhiannon Evans, is a partnership between The Fostering Network, Voices from Care Cymru, Cardiff University (CASCADE, DECIPHer and School of… Read More »Online services and interventions: How can they best support the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people?
The use of menthol cigarettes in underage smokers was widespread in Wales before a ban was introduced, according to new research from Cardiff University and… Read More »Menthol cigarettes used by three fifths of young smokers in Wales prior to their ban
Up to 82 per cent of people experiencing homelessness smoke – which is much higher than the UK average of 14.1 per cent. Could providing… Read More »Could having free e-cigarettes help people experiencing homelessness to quit smoking?
New statutory guidance was introduced by Welsh Government in 2021, requiring all schools in Wales to embed a whole school approach (WSA) towards mental health and emotional wellbeing… Read More »Assessing the whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing
Researchers from DECIPHer and the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health have developed a new evaluability assessment for the Whole School Approach to mental… Read More »New report will aid whole school approach
Lorna Stabler discusses her research into the experiences of an under-recognised group: sibling carers. What is the issue? Most people know that families are not… Read More »Siblings raising siblings: the ‘invisible’ kinship families
DECIPHer (Centre for Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement) has run ALPHA (Advice Leading to Public Health Advancement), a research advisory group made up of… Read More »ALPHA – skills development and career inspiration
DECIPHer evidence cited by Welsh Government in response to Children’s Commissioner report The debate on free school meals frequently makes headlines, especially over the last couple of… Read More »Fuel for thought – DECIPHer research contributes to Welsh Government’s school dinner pledge
Principal Investigator Dr Rhiannon Evans Co-investigators Dr Helen Morgan; Dr Rob Trubey; Dr Sarah MacDonald; Ms Simone Willis; Prof G.J. Melendez-Torres; Prof Jane Noyes; Prof… Read More »Care-experienced cHildren and young people’s Interventions to improve Mental health and wEllbeing outcomes (CHIMES): Systematic review
Principal Investigator Dr. Kelly Morgan Co-investigators Prof Simon Murphy; Prof Frank de Vocht (University of Bristol) Background Winning Scotland’s flagship programme Mindset Teams is an intervention which… Read More »Mindset Teams in the Scottish education system
Primary schools have played a vital role in supporting children through the significant mental health challenges caused by COVID-19, according to a report by the… Read More »Children’s relationships with teachers remained strong despite toll of pandemic, report finds
DECIPHer’s key strength is that it has a critical mass of people interested in applying social science theory and methods to policy relevant research –… Read More »Chris Bonell (Continued)
I’m impressed with the dual focus at DECIPHer: research excellence, and building partnerships across policy, practice and research to capitalize on the strengths of each.… Read More »Steve Manske (continued)
As DECIPHer prepares to move into its new home sbarc | spark, Sally O’Connor explains how innovation and ideas will thrive in this creative hub. A… Read More »Join us in society’s new ‘Superlab’
We are pleased to announce our first annual report, spanning April 2020 to March 2021, as a Health and Care Research Wales funded research centre. This year… Read More »DECIPHer annual report published
Research Associate Hayley Reed explores co-production in a school setting What is the issue? Attempts to change young people’s health through schools has relied on running standard programmes with… Read More »How can secondary school stakeholders inform health programmes?
Sophie Jones, 24, is the new Senior Public Involvement Officer at DECIPHer and is a long -running member of the ALPHA team. Here she tells… Read More »A catch-up with DECIPHer’s new Senior Public Involvement Officer
During the COVID-19 pandemic, DECIPHer adapted their annual face-to-face summer short course in methodological innovation in public health intervention science to take it online. Dr… Read More »First online version of DECIPHer’s CPD course attracts international audience
DECIPHer has worked closely with the Welsh Government on reducing the harm caused to children by secondhand tobacco smoke. Wales was the first UK country… Read More »CHETS II: Childhood exposure to second hand smoke in ‘private’ spaces
A researcher has joined the Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health, working in partnership with the DECIPHer Centre at Cardiff University. Dr Rebecca Anthony… Read More »Meet the researcher: Dr Rebecca Anthony
The risk of children developing mental ill-health increases significantly when they have lived with someone who also has a common mental health disorder, research has… Read More »Children living with someone who has mental health issues two-thirds more likely to experience similar difficulties
It is with great sadness that we note the death of our valued colleague Dr. Heather Trickey. Heather joined DECIPHer in January 2012, completed her… Read More »Remembering Heather Trickey
Five mid-career Namibian professionals are to win Fellowships at DECIPHer to study how girls’ education can lead to female empowerment. Cardiff’s award-winning Phoenix Project has secured Centre… Read More »Partnership to empower Namibian women
In 2022, Wales welcomes a new school curriculum prioritising young people’s health and wellbeing. Dr Sara Long’s Welsh Government fellowship is informing and evaluating this major… Read More »Wales’ new curriculum: Findings so far
