Recruitment changes at Generation Scotland
Reading time: < 1 minuteGeneration Scotland, a research study looking at the health and wellbeing of volunteers and their families, is changing the way 12-15-year-olds take part.
Tag: health
Finding Comfort When You Are Sick
Reading time: 5 minutesCovid, the flu, the ‘long cold’ – I don’t know a staff team or student class that’s not currently decimated by bugs. It feels like a good time to think about how we pace ourselves when we are unwell, and how to find a sense of comfort alongside. Illness 101 …
Healthcare innovation focus for lecture showcase
Reading time: < 1 minuteThree University lecturers will reveal how their work is transforming healthcare at an inaugural lecture series.
How the University is leading the world’s largest study of ME/CFS
Reading time: 5 minutesWhen Sarah Ford-Hutchinson, Head of Communications in the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability, was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) two years ago, she had a “gut-wrenching realisation that there is currently no cure”. “When you get diagnosed with a chronic long-term illness out of the blue it has …
Seasons of mist and mellow fruitlessness
Reading time: 4 minutesTwo days in a row I have woken to thick sea fog cloaking the gardens. My view from the window is foreshortened; as I return Hope from her morning amble my footsteps sound thicker than usual, a subtle quality, the sound contained by mist. As we round the corner, turrets, …
New Staff Disability Advice Service launches
Reading time: < 1 minuteThe service is part of the University’s commitment to creating equal opportunities across our workforce, promoting a culture where diversity is championed and disabled staff are supported to reach their full potential. New Staff Disability Advice Service