Dr Sarah Lappin (QUB), Dr Gascia Ouzounian (Oxford University) and Rachel O’Grady (QUB) This presentation draws on findings of a research project funded by a… Read More »Recomposing the City: How Sound Can Make Better Cities
Dr Liz Simpson, Dr Marian McLaughlin and Prof Tony Cassidy (Ulster) Reducing health inequalities and promoting well-being is a main focus for Government health policies… Read More »Health psychology: Behaviour change for health and well-being in adults and children in Northern Ireland
Prof Alison Gallagher, Dr Angela Carlin and Prof Marie Murphy (Ulster) Aside from home, children and adolescents spend more time in school than in any… Read More »Teenage girls heading for a lifetime of ill-health. Using the school environment to enhance health-related behaviours: shared experiences and suggested future approaches
Prof Marie Murphy (Ulster) There is strong relationship between time spent in sitting and many health outcomes including, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Sedentary… Read More »Sit Less – Move More. Reducing sedentary behaviour to improve health in overweight and obesity
Dr Toni McAloon (Ulster), Prof Vivien Coates (Ulster) and Prof Donna Fitzsimons (QUB) Obesity is a major 21st century health challenge, contributing to chronic illnesses… Read More »Halting the rise of Obesity: making every clinical contact count
Prof Siobhan O’Neill, Ms Margaret McLafferty, Ms Coral Lapsley and Dr Elaine Murray (Ulster) Suicidal behaviour and mental health problems are increasingly common among college… Read More »Mental health, self-harm and suicide in university students in Northern Ireland
Dr Gavin Davidson, Dr Berni Kelly and Dr Lorna Montgomery (QUB) Making decisions about your own life is a key aspect of independence, freedom and… Read More »Supported decision making – experiences, approaches and preferences
Prof Sarah Edge (Ulster), Dr Helen Jackson (Ulster) & Dr Caroline O’Sullivan (DKIT) This presentation is based on research that used both quantitative and qualitative… Read More »Young People, Mental Health and Modern Media
Prof Gillian Robinson, Prof Helen Dolk, Dr Joanne Given and Ms Lizanne Dowds (Ulster) Government and other organisations gather information about people under assumptions that… Read More »Public attitudes to data sharing in Northern Ireland
Dr Markus Ketola and Dr Ciaran Hughes (Ulster) This presentation presents findings from new research that investigates the independence of voluntary, community and social enterprise… Read More »Independence of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise Sector in Northern Ireland: Lessons for government-voluntary sector relations