Geographies of Health & Wellbeing Research Group

Goodbye Twitter. Thanks for being a friendly and supportive space. We have made many great connections. But, here is no longer that place and we all know why. You can find us instead offering supportive friendhsip at Bluesky via bsky.app/profile/health….

2024 Winner: Georgiana Cannick, University of Durham Runner-up: Hannah Carter-Moore, University of Manchester 2023 Winner: Manveet Heer, University of Leicester Runner-up: Oliver Ramsey, University of Nottingham

GHWRG is delighted to announce the Dissertation Award winners for the 2023 & 2024 academic years. We had a fantastic set of submissions which made for a very tough judging decision. Further details about the winning dissertations 👇 ghwrg.wordpress.com/2024/06/26/dis…

Have you seen our page with advice specifically for postdocs? It has a collection of our articles, tips and resources to help you #ECRs build your career #mentalhealth #research mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/postdocs/

Pleased to contribute several case studies to the @IDS_UK Participatory Methods website based on the work @Ethixbird and I have been doing at @BSMSMedSchool. First our work co-producing collages to understand life with rare conditions participatorymethods.org/case-study/co-… 1/4

Are you teaching #geography at university for the first time? Make sure to check out our New to Teaching Guide, developed with the @GeogEd_RGS Research Group. rgs.org/research/highe…

How can we plan, design and manage urban environments for the benefit of human health and nature? Our new paper brings together experts from different disciplines and real-world practitioners to explore key challenges and priorities doi.org/10.1016/j.heal… NOW WITH CORRECT LINK

Another wonderful Get Together & Write today, after a little hiccup with the technology! Lovely to meet new members and hear of writing progress from everyone :) The next session is on Thursday 14 Nov, 9-11am (GMT) If you like to find out more or join: ghwrg.wordpress.com/get-happy-and-…

🚨 Exciting news! We're hosting a panel exploring how we can build human-nature connections to foster more integrated, impactful, and collaborative action to tackle the climate & biodiversity crisis.🌍✨ Showcasing #SocialScience contributions. Register👉 bit.ly/4dQ5TJd

This exhibition is gorgeous, if I may say so! Please take a look, Santi and the team have worked really hard on it. socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centre/…

Why haven't efforts to decolonise curricula closed the race award gap between Black and white students in UK universities? @drpaulcampbell1 (@uniofleicester) discusses this in a new @geogdirections blog, reposted via @conversationuk. blog.geographydirections.com/2024/10/16/dec…

✨Upcoming event series hosted by the Society's Geographies of Health and Wellbeing Research Group: Get Together and Write is a writing group for geographers with upcoming writing sessions in October, November and December. ✍️ Sign up to the mailing list. 👇

We have three upcoming Get Together and Write sessions in October, November and December. Each session is 2 hours of focused writing with a break in the middle. For further information and to join the mailing list sign up below. ghwrg.wordpress.com/get-happy-and-…

Are you teaching #geography at university for the first time? Come along to our 'Postgraduate Insights' webinar on 'New to Teaching' organised with our @GeogEd_RGS research group. Wednesday 16 October, 1-2pm Register and find out more👇rgs.org/events/upcomin…

Is your #geography #PhD viva coming up? Make sure to read our 'Top Ten Tips for the #Viva' resource. rgs.org/research/highe…

Starting a #geography degree this year? Check out our list of scholarship opportunities for under-represented candidates, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level: ow.ly/xIuj50StuFm

Sign up to our 'Future Lives + Austerity' online symposium! Ft. sessions on community futures, feminist archiving, plays/playwrights, ecr lightning talks, incl. digital zine making! 💻🎧💬🖍📝🎨🖼 Schedule to be released soon, but you can sign up here now: shorturl.at/Hih5M

🚨 Job post 🚨 We’re hiring a full-time postdoc & part-time RA on social care privatisation. On our @NuffieldFound project at @UniofOxford with me and @AMBachMortensen. Please consider applying/sharing 😃 RA: bsg.ox.ac.uk/node/11000 Postdoc: bsg.ox.ac.uk/node/10999 A thread:

Link for a 3 year postdoctoral research associate position on our Leverhulme Trust ‘Unfeeling climate change’ project - on how disaffected feelings relate to the climate crisis. Please forward/retweet etc. Questions by email, not DM. durham.taleo.net/careersection/…

📢 Apply now for our First Book Grant Fellowship! Deadline: 5 PM GMT (6 PM CET), 1st November 2024. Candidates must have been awarded their PhD and should be within three years of PhD award at the time of application Share widely! More info 👇 isrf.org/funding-opport…