Dr. Mona Fouad with the CHAD Team Connecting communities is at the heart of CHAD’s mission to carry out locally relevant, translational research into health inequalities. When we knew that we were fortunate enough to have a four-day visit from Dr Mona Fouad* from the University of Alabama, we were keen to share with her…
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The Centre for Health and Development (CHAD) is pleased to announce the launch of its Small Grants Fund. The purpose of this funding announcement is to stimulate locally relevant research into health inequities across Staffordshire University. This funding will provide an opportunity for you to partner with an academic member of staff from the university…
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We held our first CHAD seminar of 2017 on Wednesday 1st February, focussing on homelessness in Stoke-on-Trent. The seminar was well attended by representatives from the Council, Clinical Commissioning Group, Police and Charity organisations as well as staff and students from the University. Dr Rachel Massie, Research Associate at CHAD, was our first speaker. She…
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Well done to Kostas Spyropoulos, a PhD student within CHAD, who was invited to speak at a lunchtime research seminar at Staffordshire University on Wednesday 18/1/2017. This series of research seminars has been organized by Chris Gidlow (Academic Director of CHAD and Associate Professor at Staffordshire University) providing PhD students the opportunity to present their…
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A blog written by Professor Sian Griffiths the independent Chair of the CHAD Board, highlighting a £1 housing scheme by Stoke City Council, has been published on The BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) website. The scheme was set up in 2013 in a run down area of the city around Portland Street with the…
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CHAD is committed to carrying out research that is locally relevant and accessible. The purpose of our seminar series is to share local research with a wide audience in order to stimulate discussion and debate. This includes practitioners, service providers, voluntary and community groups and other academics – everyone is welcome. The seminar on Mental…
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