News (25)

ENU Associate Professor co-hosts conference to launch new, ground-breaking book
Sep 5, 2018

Summary	Dr Calum Neill will co-host an international conference at Ghent University on the 21st and 22nd of September to launch his new co-edited book, Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'Signification of the Phallus' to 'Metaphor of the Subject'. The book is the first part of a three volume commentary on Jacques Lacan's Ecrits. The Ecrits is widely regarded as one of the most significant texts of 20th century thought. Reading Lacan's Ecrits is the first complete guide to this work.
People	Calum Neill
Outputs	Reading Lacan's Ecrits: From 'Signification of the Phallus' to 'Metaphor of the Subject'
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences
Research Areas	Literature Ethics and sustainability Gender
Themes	AI and Technologies Health
Research Centres/Groups	Social Sciences Research Group
URL	https://lacanecritsconference.psychoanalysis.be/

Student nurses stage play on woman in mental health crisis
Nov 3, 2017

Summary	Student nurses at Edinburgh Napier University are staging a play based on the traumatic experiences of a young woman in mental health crisis to highlight the importance of bringing health and social care together.
Linked Funders	ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
People	Fiona Bastow Catherine Mahoney
Outputs	Mad Bad Invisible - A Play About One Womans Experience of Dis-intergrated Care
Org Units	School of Health and Social Care
Projects	Supporting Recovery Through Integration: What Works? What Doesn’t?
Research Areas	Mental health Education Pedagogy
Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Population and Public Health Research Group
URL	https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/education/student-nurses-stage-play-on-woman-in-mental-health-crisis-03-11-2017/

University teams up with community researchers to help improve their neighbourhood
Feb 6, 2020

Source	Deadline media
Summary	A Team of community researchers will join forces with academics to help improve their neighbourhood. UK Research and Innovation today announced its backing for the Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes, one of 53 new UK-wide projects worth £1.4million which will enable members of the public to actively contribute to research and innovation projects that affect their lives. Part of the agency’s Enhancing place-based partnerships in public engagement programme, the project involves community partners working with Edinburgh Napier University to contribute to the local place plan being developed with support from the Scottish Government’s Chief Architect.
Linked Funders	UKRI UK Research and Innovation
People	Tom Flint Stephen Smith Kirstie Jamieson Francesco Pomponi Clare Taylor Louise Todd
Org Units	Business School School of Applied Sciences School of Arts and Creative Industries School of Engineering and The Built Environment School of Computing School of Health and Social Care School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment
Projects	The Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes: Developing Researchers in Place
Themes	Culture and Communities Health AI and Technologies
URL	http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2020/02/06/university-teams-up-with-community-researchers-to-help-improve-their-neighbourhood/

Dr Clare Taylor takes part in expert panel for Evidence Week at UK Parliament
Jun 27, 2018

Summary	Dr Clare Taylor, Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Sciences, was an invited panel member for the event 'Too much evidence or not enough?' organised by Society for Applied Microbiology and Sense About Science as part of the first ever Evidence Week at UK Parliament. Dr Taylor was joined by Elaine Williams (Research Director at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre) and Juliet Tizzard (Director of Policy at the Health Research Authority). The discussion featured funding, accessibility, and transparency of health research, in addition to engagement with public and policy audiences on hot topics including drug-resistant infections and vaccines.
People	Clare Taylor
Org Units	School of Applied Sciences
Research Areas	Microbiology and Biotechnology
Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Microbiology Research Group
URL	http://senseaboutscience.org/activities/evidence-week-programme/

SLDO team present at Belfast conference
Jun 27, 2017

Summary	Dr Lisa O’Leary spoke about how the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory team are addressing social determinants of health for people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland
People	Lisa O'Leary
Research Areas	Learning disabilities
Themes	Health
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Mental Health Practice, Policy and Law Research
URL	https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/news/archive/2017/headline_534011_en.html