IRCAHS research showcased at this year’s Research Festival
Tue, 01 Apr 2014 17:33:00 BST
The Research Festival is an annual event held at the University to demonstrate the impact of research to both an internal and external audience. Previously an internal only event, the University has now opened the invitation to external audiences with a key aim to celebrate and showcase the diverse ways it conducts research.
This year’s festival will be held over a four day period from Tuesday 8 April to Friday 11 April 2014, in which the School of Human and Health Sciences research shall be showcased on day three.
Starting at 2.15pm in the George Buckley Lecture Theatre in the Researcher Hub, guests will be welcomed by Professor Jim McAuley, Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise. The afternoon’s event will showcase a variety of research examples and case studies, from four of the Research Centres as part of the Institute for Research in Citizenship and Applied Human Sciences (IRCAHS). These will include:
• ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Equalities’, by Dr Surya Monro
• ‘All Players Onside: The Development and Application of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Reducing Sickness Absence and Work Disability Due to Back Pain’, by Dr Serena McCluskey
• ‘Designing Out Crime: Building Safer Communities Through Shaping National and International Policy and Practice’, by Dr Rachel Armitage
• ‘Improving Access to Effective Self-Help Support in Mental Health Services’, by Professor Mike Lucock
The afternoon will conclude at 5.00pm with closing comments and summary from Professor Jim McAuley. A full programme of events are openly available, along with further information about the University’s full four day Research Festival.
