There have been significant developments in methods of qualitative secondary analysis (QSA), prompted in part by growth in infrastructure for archiving and sharing qualitative data, facilitating reuse. Building from these developments, this article presents QSA that brings together subsamples of men in low income contexts from two qualitative longitudinal datasets produced under Timescapes, demonstrating the…Continue Reading Qualitative Secondary Analysis: Building Longitudinal Samples to Understand Men’s Generational Identities in Low Income Contexts
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Psychosocial correlates in treatment seeking gamblers: Differences in early age onset gamblers vs later age onset gamblers
Age of onset is an important factor in the development and trajectory of psychiatric disorders; however, little is known regarding the age of onset in relation to disordered gambling in treatment seeking samples in the UK. Utilising a large residential treatment seeking gambler cohort, the current study examined the relationship between age of gambling…Continue Reading Psychosocial correlates in treatment seeking gamblers: Differences in early age onset gamblers vs later age onset gamblers
South Asian feminisms in Britain: Traversing gender, race, class and religion
This article maps the trajectory of South Asian feminist struggles in Britain and analyses the key issues that have shaped them. We begin by setting the context for the emergence of a distinctive South Asian feminist voice out of existing forms of self-organisation and resistance within minority communities and its location at the intersection of…Continue Reading South Asian feminisms in Britain: Traversing gender, race, class and religion
Prevalence of clinical autistic traits within a homeless population: barriers to accessing homeless services
Recent research suggests a high prevalence rate of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) amongst the homeless population. Although, it is well-documented that autistic people experienced many barriers to accessing health services, little is known about their challenges in accessing homeless services. Thus, the present study aimed to measure prevalence of high…Continue Reading Prevalence of clinical autistic traits within a homeless population: barriers to accessing homeless services
Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England
In England, practical work is a major part of secondary school science and yet little research has examined students’ attitudes specifically to practical work. The research considered students’ attitudes in terms of an established analytical framework incorporating the affective, behavioural and cognitive (ABC) domains and used a mixed methods approach involving…Continue Reading Secondary school students’ attitudes to practical work in biology, chemistry and physics in England
CaHRU PhD student Laura Simmons wins Best Presentation Award at the Postgraduate Research Showcase 2019
CaHRU and Lincoln Institute for Health PhD student Laura Simmons presented and won an award for her research into understanding sickness absence in the ambulance service at the annual Postgraduate Research Showcase 2019 on 20th February 2019. The conference was hosted by the Doctoral School at the University of Lincoln and provided postgraduate researchers an opportunity…Continue Reading CaHRU PhD student Laura Simmons wins Best Presentation Award at the Postgraduate Research Showcase 2019
Improving Healthcare for People in Contact with Probation
The key to improving healthcare for people in contact with probation lies in four main areas: commissioning, policy, practice, and research. We have created a toolkit for healthcare commissioners which includes: Information on the likely health needs of people in contact with probation An overview of the roles and responsibilities of…Continue Reading Improving Healthcare for People in Contact with Probation
Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists & engineers on International Women’s Day
As Suffrage Women in Science Award holder, Kerstin was invited to this year’s Science Award ceremony at the Royal Society in London on March 8, 2019. The Suffrage Science scheme was founded by the Medical Research Council’s London Institute of Medical Sciences. It celebrates and inspires women in science, creating a self-perpetuating cohort of talent…Continue Reading Scientific heirlooms awarded to leading female scientists & engineers on International Women’s Day
Mixed methods, mixed outcomes? Combining an RCT and case studies to research the impact of a training programme for primary school science teachers
A randomised controlled trial (RCT) and a series of case studies were used to determine the impact of two variants of an intervention (a professional development programme) aimed at improving primary school science teachers’ subject and pedagogic content knowledge, and enhancing their subject leadership ability. Ninety-six schools were randomly assigned to full or partial treatment…Continue Reading Mixed methods, mixed outcomes? Combining an RCT and case studies to research the impact of a training programme for primary school science teachers