Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the planned guest lecture by Prof George Pollock on Weds 21st March. George has offered to produce a paper on the subject of his lecture, in due course, which will be shared with all those interested. Thank you for your interest and continued support. A Special…
Staffordshire University is hosting a Social Policy Association funded Welfare Reform Summit on Friday 20 April 2018 in partnership with Child Poverty Action Group and the Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) Welfare Reform Summit: exploring & recording the real impact of welfare reform This free event is aimed at academics, welfare rights practitioners/managers and claimants and will be in two…
The CHAD Health and Social Inequalities Symposium and Guest Lecture took place at Staffordshire University Leek Road Campus on Thursday 9th November 2017. It was a resounding success, with over 150 delegates attending the Symposium and more than 60 people attending the Duncan Selbie Lecture. The purpose of the symposium was to showcase translational research on…
CHAD’s October seminar was held at the Kingston Centre in Stafford. At this seminar, Dr Rachel Massie, Research Officer at CHAD, shared the findings from the Thinking Active pilot project completed earlier this year. The presentation gave an insight into the programme and the feedback received from the care-givers and service providers involved. Thinking Active…
It’s almost time for the CHAD bulletin, and in the meantime here are a few CHAD snippets of information to keep you updated. We can’t keep a lid on it……..All of us in CHAD are so happy to have won the award for ‘high impact research’ at the recent Staffordshire Celebrating Staff Success ceremony. Thank…
The CHAD seminar held on Wednesday 20th September 2017 focused on the independent evaluation of The Beth Johnson Foundation’s Cancer Lifestyle Project in North Staffordshire. The seminar was well attended by representatives from the Council, Clinical Commissioning Group and charity organisations, in addition to University staff. Alice Sharp, Project Coordinator at Beth Johnson Foundation (BJF) and…
The CHAD Health and Social Inequalities Symposium and Guest Lecture will take place on Thursday 9th November 2017. We are delighted to invite you to take part in two CHAD events on the 9th November 2017, and you are welcome to attend either or both by choosing one of the booking options below. The first event…
CHAD recently attended two excellent conferences, the Staffordshire University Research Conference and the Faculty of Public Health Annual Conference, both offered great opportunities for learning, sharing and networking. On 23rd May 2017, Staffordshire University held their Staff Research Conference. This year’s theme was ‘Inspiring Research: Encouraging and Nurturing our Research Culture’. Opened by Liz Barnes…
This CHAD seminar on Food Poverty and Childhood Obesity, took place in the beautiful Oak Room at the County Buildings, Stafford on Wednesday July 5th from 12.30 to 2pm. Twenty people including staff from the University, local authorities and voluntary organisations attended the lunchtime seminar. Alison Briggs, a researcher at Staffordshire University, presented first and…
This CHAD seminar on ‘Resourceful Ageing: creativity and community in later life’, took place on Thursday the 15th June, 2017 at Staffordshire University, Leek Road Campus, Stoke on Trent. A cross section of delegates including academics, voluntary organisations and local authorities attended the seminar which began with Peter Kevern, Associate Professor for Values in Care, School…