What does World Health Day mean to you?!
Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health
It’s time to put the spotlight on our second School Centre: the Centre for Homelessness and Inclusion Health! Did you always wonder about the centre’s journey, initiatives and inspiring work? Read this interview with Dr. Fiona Cuthill, the Academic Director for the Centre for Homeless and Inclusion Health, to learn all about it …
A pandemic PhD? This is the WORST.
Destruction cannot be heard because rushing blood drowns out words. Destruction cannot be spoken because a mouth crowded with gasps smothers thoughts. That is why devastation leaves one at a loss for words. Becoming speechless ends the protective spell that “the worst is not so long as we can say, …
International Day of Happiness: when hope is needed the most!
This Saturday, on March 20th, we are celebrating the ‘International Day of Happiness’. I have to be honest, it feels strange to write about happiness amongst so much confinement and grief that COVID-19 has brought into all of our lives. I believe that is important to acknowledge those who suffered, …
How to Be a Savvy Scholar
The way that we find and consume information is constantly changing – from traditional (such as watching television) through online searches (think of Google) to digital (mobile apps). These changes are also having some significant effects on research, as well as everywhere else. Traditionally, researchers disseminate their work by attending …
To Create Your Own Oasis- Plantings, Mental Health and Well-being
There is no doubt that people like to live and work in civilized, comfortable and pleasant surroundings like bright and airy rooms, colourful walls, a few pots of plants by the windows. But very few people know that growing plants with our own hands can also have various benefits on our mental health and well-being. There are two main types of planting – house planting and community gardening. House planting refers …
World Book Day
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” – Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake The pandemic has changed our lives in many ways and sometimes it feels like it is hard to escape the monotony, work stress and/or boredom that we are still faced with. Even though I miss many things (and even …
Is it Okay to Have a Bad Day? A Docu-Music Video
On a cold February afternoon, I posted a special invitation on a Facebook group in Edinburgh called ‘The Meadows Share’. I asked if anyone would be willing to share any advice for themselves when they are having a bad day. My goal was to create a short film that reaches people, so I figured it would be great to feature as …
Online Recruitment Part 2: To academia and beyond!
Promoting an online survey can be very time consuming and, if we are being honest, also a bit overwhelming at times. Especially if it’s not done in a targeted way! In the first part of this blog series, I wanted to highlight how important it is to plan everything carefully …
The Scottish Collaboration for Public Health and Policy Research Centre
Did you know we have 5 main research centres in our School? Did you know that PGR students are more than welcome to join them, and we can actually join more than one if we would like? If your answer to the above questions is something along the lines ‘Emm, I had no idea’, then you are not alone. We are excited to introduce our new monthly …
