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Centre for Family Life March seminar: I predict a riot!
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands.
A new seminar announcement from The Institute of Health and Wellbeing:
I Predict A Riot! The public health economics of improving parenting
Dr. Joanna Charles, Bangor University
Tuesday 31 March, 10-11:30am
Sulgrave room S014, Park Campus
Lunchtime seminar: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Quality of Life
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands.
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing’s next lunchtime seminar takes place on Wednesday 11 February and is led by Sophie Williams (University of Derby). Read on for full details – please note that the location for this seminar is Cottesbrooke room C326 at Park Campus.
Lunchtime seminar: Communities for Ageing Populations in Canada and Brazil
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands.
The Institute for Heath and Wellbeing are holding a lunchtime seminar on Wednesday 14 January at Sunley Conference Centre. Professor Judith Sixsmith and Maria Mascolli, a visting PhD student from Brazil, are presenting on two community-based research studies on communities for ageing populations in Canada and Brazil.
A sandwich lunch will be provided. Please see the seminar flyer or Eventbrite page for further details and to book a place.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing seminar on physical activity and sedentary time in children
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing presents:
Moderate/Vigorous Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Children using Accelerometery Data
Wednesday 10th December 2014, 1-2pm, Sunley Conference Centre.
In this seminar, Dr. Sally Fenton will present a series of studies conducted as part of the European-wide Promoting Adolescent Physical Activity (PAPA) project. These studies have employed objective assessments of physical activity to examine a) levels of physical activity engagement among children active in the context of organised sport and b) psychosocial factors influencing levels of physical activity engagement and sedentary time in this cohort.
Please visit the Eventbrite page for further information and to book a place.
Call for Research Participants – Six-Week Seated Exercise Programme
Call for Research Participants – Six-Week Seated Exercise Programme
Dr Tony Kay, Associate Professor in Biomechanics, is looking for volunteers over the age of 55, relatively inactive but still healthy, for a study that will examine the effects of a six-week seated exercise programme which aims to reverse the functional decline associated with aging (e.g. lower limb strength, flexibility, stiffness).
The first test will take about 20 mins (the tests are all seated so no running around needed) and will be conducted in the lab in the sports hall complex at Park Campus. You would then return twice a week for 6 weeks to perform a some seated exercises (each session only takes 10 mins), before being retested at the end.
If you would like further information on the specifics of the study and are willing to take part then please contact Tony Kay directly.
Peggie Kellam Memorial Lecture
Submitted by Ruth Hughes-Rowlands
The 2014 Peggie Kellam Memorial Lecture takes place on Thursday 6 November at Sunley Conference Centre.
This year, Professor David Hands will explore issues of stress, care and compassion in the workplace, particularly the NHS, informed by his extensive research and significant operational experience in health service policy and development.
For further information please see the programme and event flyer , and to register please visit the Eventbrite page.
Child Language Brokering in School Project and its Implications for Healthcare Settings
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing present:
Child Language Brokering in School Project and its Implications for Healthcare Settings
Wednesday 10th September 2014, 1-2pm, Sunley Conference Centre
June Lunchtime Seminar – The Family and its Discontents: The meaning of Love in the Age of Alzheimer’s
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing presents its June Lunchtime Seminar:
The Family and its Discontents: The meaning of Love in the Age of Alzheimer’s
Wednesday 11th June 2014, 1-2pm
Sunley Conference Centre
University of Northampton (Park Campus)
IoHW May Lunchtime Seminar – Prevention and management of patient aggression in secure mental health services
The Institute of Health and Wellbeing are holding a lunchtime seminar, Prevention and management of patient aggression in secure mental health services, on Wednesday 14th May 2014 at Sunley Conference Centre.
School of Health Research Seminar: Salmonella and salmonellosis
All are welcome to this seminar on 12th May. See the flyer at: Health – Research Seminar