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Aiming to uncover why people from Black African Diaspora Communities (BAFDC) remain underrepresented in health and care research, Research Fellow Eleanor Hoverd discusses findings from her recent realist review, exploring what needs to change to support more inclusive participation.
Out of Africa: The journey to decolonise myself
In May's edition of our 12-part Decolonising Global Health blog series, Dr Davide Bilardi, Teaching Fellow and senior academic on the Master’s in Global Healthcare Leadership, reflects on the deeply personal and ongoing journey of decolonising the self. Drawing on his time at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust in Kenya and his return to academia in the UK, Davide explores the complexities of power, positionality and privilege in global health.
Cultivating kindness in academic life
Academic careers can be high-pressure, but kindness—towards ourselves and others—can make a big difference. In this blog, Nicola explores how small, intentional acts of kindness can foster a more supportive and compassionate academic community.
Being a visible LGBTQ+ ally: small actions make big differences
In this post for Transgender Awareness Week, Lucy Cureton reflects on her role as a University LGBT+ Ally and explains why visible allyship and speaking up against microaggressions are vital for creating an inclusive workplace.
Burning Brightly, Not Out: Redefining Resilience
Many assume the pandemic is behind us, but there's a 'silent pandemic' happening of collective mental health challenges and burnout.
Department Values Award winners
2024 is the first year that NDPCHS held the Values Awards – a peer recognition scheme to recognise and reward staff and DPhil students who have exceptionally demonstrated the department values through their work, behaviour or projects and activities in the department.
Disability History Month 2023
This Disability History Month Lucy Cureton, the Athena Swan CTU Rep, shares the importance that active inclusivity and workplace adjustments make to her experience at work.
The importance of inclusivity: a tale of two conferences
This Disability History Month Charlotte Albury, Athena Swan EMCR Rep shares the importance and difference that active inclusivity makes to her experience at conferences and work.
How to be depressed: A guide for users and their colleagues
Join me, Gavin Hubbard, as I try to navigate the intricate maze of depression and anxiety in a humerous-ish way. In this candid account, I share the good, the bad, and the absurd moments of my mental health journey. It's an invitation to look beyond the stigma, understand you're not alone, or perhaps get a better understanding of what others might be going through.
Why Oxford's new Sustainable Health Care short course is vital to mainstreaming sustainability in health care delivery.
Amy Booth, DPhil student and lecturer on the MSc in Translational Health Sciences takes us on her journey towards a future of environmentally sustainable health care
Leadership Learning Pathway: Digital Distractions Workshop
Our digital devices bring a lot of ‘good’ into our lives, but they also come with heaps of ‘bad.’ This workshop allows you to reflect on your relationship with your digital devices, rather than removing them from your life.
MSc in Translational Health Sciences: addressing complexities of knowledge translation in healthcare
In this blog, Course Director Anne Ferrey, reflects on the MSc in Translational Health Sciences as its third year begins and discusses the complex issues this interdisciplinary programme seeks to address in relation to research innovation and implementation in healthcare.
DPhil student exchange programme: Emilie’s experience
Emilie reflects on her experience as a visiting DPhil student with the Interdisciplinary Research in Health Sciences (IRIHS) team, or in her words ‘the best three months’ of her DPhil study!
Meat Your Persona: a travelling exhibition
Lucy Yates, Public Engagement Coordinator for the multi-disciplinary Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) research programme talks us through the development, delivery, and what was learnt from creating a national touring installation to support the public to engage with the environmental and health impacts of meat eating.
Closing the STEM gap is a collective responsibility
11 February 2022 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science; a day dedicated to helping ensure women and girls are encouraged and able to contribute and benefit from the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Here DataLab policy lead, Jess Morley, discusses the challenges involved in closing the gap in representation and reward for women working in these fields, and what the DataLab are trying to do to help lower some of the associated barriers.
Spotlight on Professor Simon de Lusignan
For this term’s "spotlight interview" with the Undergraduate Teaching Team, Simon de Lusignan (Professor of Primary Care and Clinical Informatics) talks computers, COVID and careers in primary care research.
International Nurses' Day 2021
We asked some of our researchers nurses what they have learnt over what's been a particularly hard and out of the ordinary 12 months? What made them want to be nurses?
Racist abuse against Asians during the Covid-19 pandemic
Are there members of the University who are of East Asian and Southeast Asian descent suffering in silence from escalated racial abuse from members of the public during the pandemic, asks Qualitative Researcher Suzanne Ii?
Spotlight on Dr Richard Harrington
For this term’s “Spotlight Interview”, Dr Richard Harrington (Associate Director of Graduate Entry Medicine) discusses the drama of medicine and the very fine art of clinical teaching.
PARADIGM is done, but its mission is just beginning
Now the project has wrapped up, Teresa Finlay gives a brief overview of the outputs and the department member's roles in the Patients Active in Research and Dialogues for an Improved generation of Medicines (PARADIGM) project.