Physical activity among secondary school pupils has increased in Wales, reversing a decline that started in 2017. The School Health Research Network (SHRN), a collaboration… Read More »Physical activity up among secondary school pupils in Wales
Dr Max Ashton joined DECIPHer in April 2024 as Research Assistant at The School Health Research Network (SHRN). Here he explains how his health research… Read More »Meet the Researcher: Max R. Ashton on complexity and pluralism in relationships and sexuality education (RSE) and health research
Details to follow – see £5 million awarded to reduce health inequality.
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
Lead Investigator Dr. Rocío Herrero Romero, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Co-Investigators Prof. Cristina del Barrio, Dr. Kevin van der Meulen, Dr. Laura Granizo, Dr Laura… Read More »Strengthening social support systems for migrant and refugee adolescents in secondary education (SURE)
DECIPHer collaborates with Bristol University as part of the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST) as part of PHIRST… Read More »Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
Welsh Government research report:
Lead Investigator Amy Mizen Background Mental ill-health and poor wellbeing is a global public health crisis. In Wales, 1 in 10 children between the ages… Read More »Discovering which modifiable characteristics of the built-environment support good adolescent mental health and wellbeing
Lead Investigator Prof Stephen Collishaw, Prof Frances Rice Co Investigators Prof Graham Moore, Prof Simon Murphy, Prof Sir Michael Owen, Prof Anita ThaparProf Ann John,… Read More »Wolfson Centre for Adolescent Mental Health in Wales
Website: https://popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/centres-of-excellence/datamind/
Lead Investigator Kara Smythe Co Investigators Gareth Thomas, Honor Young Background Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) are methods of birth-control used for an extended period without… Read More »Exploring the uptake and provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) among ‘vulnerable’ groups: A mixed-methods study
Lead Investigator EJ Renold Co Investigators Jessica Ringrose, Sara Bragg, Vicky Temperley, Honor Young, Ester McGeene Funders NSPCC Further information and publications “We have to… Read More »Research exploring what and how adolescents learn about sex and relationships and their associated helpseeking behaviours
