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Collaborative team led by School of Geography, with School of Computing, LIIHRH and CaHRU win Wellcome Data Science Ideathon on climate and health

Posted on July 23, 2023 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

A team from the University of Lincoln came first in the Climate and Health section of the Wellcome Data Science Ideathon which took place from 10-12 July at the Wellcome Institute in London. This was a competition involving 24 academic Continue reading Collaborative team led by School of Geography, with School of Computing, LIIHRH and CaHRU win Wellcome Data Science Ideathon on climate and health→

Improvement Science and Research Methods seminar February 2022: Dr Harriet Moore on Novel use of ambulance data to identify vulnerable communities in the pandemic

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

The February 2022 CaHRU Improvement Science and Research Method seminar was presented by Dr Harriet Moore on ‘Novel use of ambulance data to identify vulnerable communities in the early days of new pandemic’. Dr Moore is an interdisciplinary researcher and Continue reading Improvement Science and Research Methods seminar February 2022: Dr Harriet Moore on Novel use of ambulance data to identify vulnerable communities in the pandemic→

Professor Graham Law joins international panel discussing ‘international perspectives on EMS and COVID-19’ at 999 EMS Forum conference

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Niroshan Siriwardena — No Comments ↓

Professor Graham Law of CaHRU was part of a stellar line up with Professor Gina Agarwal (Professor of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Canada), Dr Michael Redlener (Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, Continue reading Professor Graham Law joins international panel discussing ‘international perspectives on EMS and COVID-19’ at 999 EMS Forum conference→

CaHRU contributes to Research and Innovation conference

Posted on March 22, 2018 by — No Comments ↓

Professor Niro Siriwardena was a keynote speaker at Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (LPFT) Research and Innovation Conference which took place at Branston Hall on 8 March 2018. The conference was chaired by Dr Sue Elcock, medical director at LPFT. Continue reading CaHRU contributes to Research and Innovation conference→

Mental health and stigma: why knowledge about mental illness is important

Posted on June 22, 2017 by — No Comments ↓

The mental health charity Mind states that 1 in 4 individuals experience a mental health problem within their lifetime. Some of these individuals may experience mental health stigma, which is often due to negative connotations associated with mental health [1]. Previous Continue reading Mental health and stigma: why knowledge about mental illness is important→