The mother of all fellowships
In 2022, Wales will welcome a new school curriculum prioritising young people’s health and wellbeing. Dr Sara Long’s new Welsh Government fellowship will inform and evaluate… Read More »The mother of all fellowships
DECIPHer goes to Cape Town
Emily Lowthian is a PhD Student and Research Associate at DECIPHer. Her research interests are parental behaviours and child wellbeing outcomes. She attended and facilitated… Read More »DECIPHer goes to Cape Town
‘An incredibly valuable experience’ – Gemma on her CUROP placement
Gemma Sawyer is a final year psychology student. She spent summer 2019 as a CUROP student at DECIPHer. For the past eight weeks, I have been working… Read More »‘An incredibly valuable experience’ – Gemma on her CUROP placement
A CHARMING opportunity – Elpida’s CUROP placement
Elpida Petrovits is a second-year Human and Social Sciences student. During summer 2019 she took a CUROP placement at DECIPHer. My plan during the first year of… Read More »A CHARMING opportunity – Elpida’s CUROP placement
Parents’ drug, alcohol and tobacco use negatively effects all areas of child well-being – new study
This article, by Emily Lowthian and Simon C Moore, is republished from The Conversation We all know that the use of tobacco, alcohol and drugs harms our own health.… Read More »Parents’ drug, alcohol and tobacco use negatively effects all areas of child well-being – new study
Eve: My placement so far
Eve Benfield is going into her fourth year of medicine and is currently completing a placement at DECIPHer via Cardiff University’s CUROP scheme Having completed a project during the third… Read More »Eve: My placement so far
Reflections on a DECIPHer short course
Nick Page is a Research Associate at DECIPHer. He attended the short course ‘Developing and Evaluating Complex Public Health Interventions’ in June 2019 and reported… Read More »Reflections on a DECIPHer short course
DECIPHer, diversity and daffs: My research visit
Fatma Avşar works as a full-time research assistant and is studying for her PhD in the School of Health Science Department of Public Health Nursing at… Read More »DECIPHer, diversity and daffs: My research visit
WISE event – what did we learn?
On the 20th of May 2019, DECIPHer hosted the Supporting Teacher Mental Health & Wellbeing Schools Event. PhD student and WISE assistant Danielle Couturiaux shares her thoughts on the… Read More »WISE event – what did we learn?
The sociology of suicide – progressing the research agenda
Dr Rhiannon Evans has been awarded funding from the British Academy for the development of a Sociology of Suicide Research Network. Here she discusses her plans for this… Read More »The sociology of suicide – progressing the research agenda
Q&A – Denmark to DECIPHer
Lena Hohwü works as a postdoc in the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University, Denmark. In March, she visited DECIPHer for a month. We asked… Read More »Q&A – Denmark to DECIPHer
Process evaluation and policy: presenting to GSR
Rachel Brown and Rhiannon Evans recently taught a DECIPHer short course to researchers from Welsh Government. Here are Rachel’s thoughts on the day. In March, myself and Rhiannon Evans delivered DECIPHer’s… Read More »Process evaluation and policy: presenting to GSR
Toddlers, teaching and transferable skills
From English teacher to researching teachers’ mental health: How has one informed the other? SHRN Research Assistant Amy Edwards looks back on her career trajectory The morning… Read More »Toddlers, teaching and transferable skills
School policy and young people’s risk of cannabis, mephedrone and novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use
A study by DECIPHer PhD student Luke Midgley explores the influence of school substance misuse policies on young people’s risk of cannabis, mephedrone and NPS use. This article… Read More »School policy and young people’s risk of cannabis, mephedrone and novel psychoactive substances (NPS) use
Meet our new Research Associates
Lianna Angel I have recently taken up the position of Research Associate at DECIPHer and will primarily be leading on the Children’s Heath, E-cigarettes and Tobacco… Read More »Meet our new Research Associates
My first sandpit: Digital health interventions for cancer prevention
Dr. Caroline Wright recently attended the ‘Implementing Digital Health Interventions for Cancer Prevention’ Sandpit Workshop in Potomac, Maryland. Here she describes the experience. Portrait courtesy of the… Read More »My first sandpit: Digital health interventions for cancer prevention
‘An invaluable experience!’ Aleks’ CUROP placement
Aleksandra Goudie, third-year joint honours Law and Sociology student, recommends her CUROP placement at DECIPHer I was actively seeking to obtain a summer placement which would help… Read More »‘An invaluable experience!’ Aleks’ CUROP placement
Dani: My CUROP DECIPHer placement
Danielle Couturiaux, a second-year Politics and Sociology student, completed a summer CUROP placement at DECIPHer. At the start of this year it dawned on me that my third-year… Read More »Dani: My CUROP DECIPHer placement
‘A brilliant opportunity’ – Marianne’s CUROP experience
Marianne Davies, a first-year Social Analytics student, describes her CUROP placement at DECIPHer I initially applied for a CUROP placement because I was really interested in the… Read More »‘A brilliant opportunity’ – Marianne’s CUROP experience
‘I felt part of a community’ – Chloe’s CUROP placement
Chloe Ryce, a second-year psychology student, reflects on her CUROP placement at DECIPHer. I first learnt about the DECIPHer CUROP project when I came across an email advertisement… Read More »‘I felt part of a community’ – Chloe’s CUROP placement
Infant feeding and a changing public health policy direction
Heather Trickey is a Research Associate in DECIPHer and a Senior Researcher for NCT. Earlier this year she spoke to www.ourmilkyway.com on the need for a whole-system,… Read More »Infant feeding and a changing public health policy direction
‘Fascinating and rewarding’ – Lopa’s CUROP placement
Lopa Banerjee, a fourth year Medicine student at Cardiff University, has just completed her Cardiff University Research Opportunities Programme (CUROP)placement at DECIPHer. I applied for the… Read More »‘Fascinating and rewarding’ – Lopa’s CUROP placement
From Denmark to Wales: My time at DECIPHer
As visiting PhD student Torill Rotevatn prepares to return to Aalborg University, Denmark, she looks back on her six-month research stay at DECIPHer In September 2016, I started… Read More »From Denmark to Wales: My time at DECIPHer
Meet DECIPHer’s new CUROP students
This year, DECIPHer has a bumper intake of seven CUROP students (Cardiff University Research Opportunity Placements). CUROP provides opportunities for Cardiff University undergraduate students to gain experience working on… Read More »Meet DECIPHer’s new CUROP students
Blog: Alcohol education in universities: effective or a waste of time?
Rachel Brown is a DECIPHer Research Associate. Her paper ‘Contrasting Staff and Student Views on Alcohol Education Provision in a UK University’ was recently published in the journal Drugs:… Read More »Blog: Alcohol education in universities: effective or a waste of time?
Blog: Why we need clearer guidance on pilot and feasibility studies
This blog was first published by BioMed Central. With a movement towards feasibility and pilot work in public health interventions, the need for clearer guidance on how… Read More »Blog: Why we need clearer guidance on pilot and feasibility studies
Blog: Women need better information about drinking in pregnancy
This article, by DECIPHer Research Associates Heather Trickey and Rachel Brown, was published on May 22, 2018 by The Conversation. Heather also works part-time as a Senior Researcher… Read More »Blog: Women need better information about drinking in pregnancy
Getting to know you: G.J. Melendez-Torres
G.J. is a Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Health. He has taken the artistic route to introduce himself and his academic journey to DECIPHer…
Getting to know you: ALPHA’s Peter Gee
I joined DECIPHer in December 2016 as the Public Involvement Officer, but I’ve been employed with Cardiff University for over four years, mainly based at the… Read More »Getting to know you: ALPHA’s Peter Gee
Wellbeing in Secondary Education – A WISE Study Update
The mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is a major public health concern. Recent policy commitments across England and Wales have demonstrated… Read More »Wellbeing in Secondary Education – A WISE Study Update
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