Grant successes

Researchers to investigate the role of charitable funding of health care in the NHS in a major new study

A new four-year research project, awarded £1.4 million funding from the Wellcome Trust, will explore the past, present and future of charitable fundraising for health care.

The study, which will be led by the University of Birmingham, will look at how health policy has understood, and sought to influence, the role of charities in the NHS by looking at the amount and distribution of charitable fundraising for NHS charities over time.

In recent weeks, charitable fundraising to the NHS has been thrown into the spotlight through the efforts of Captain Tom Moore and many others raising money for the NHS to support staff and volunteers dealing with the coronavirus outbreak, and to support NHS patients during their recovery.

The project is a Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award in Humanities and Social Science, and the team comprises Professor John Mohan (University of Birmingham), Professor Bernard Harris (University of Strathclyde), Dr Ellen Stewart (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Martin Gorsky (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

Professor John Mohan, Director of the Third Sector Research Centre at the University of Birmingham, comments: “During a national health crisis which affects all of us, it is unsurprising that citizens are voluntarily giving time and money to support the NHS on an apparently unprecedented scale. However, this is just the latest episode in a long and neglected history of charitable initiative in the NHS. In this project, we want to research that history, in order to put contemporary efforts in their proper context and enable evidence-based reflection on the relationship between charity and health care in the future”. The NHS is famously a state-run health service, yet it has always made space for charitable activities. Some NHS hospital charities number amongst the country’s wealthiest charitable organisations. The boundaries between state-run and charitably-run activities have shifted over the decades and have often been politically controversial. The research will generate a new account of the effects – both positive and problematic – of charitable fundraising and charitable organisations in the UK health system. This will change our understanding of the NHS and inform discussions about the future of charities in the health service.”

The project will engage with non-academic audiences through witness seminars, public lectures and an annual conference, while individual work packages will actively involve external stakeholders. As well as a website, regular project briefing notes and articles, the project will generate a book, bringing together the main findings into a comprehensive reassessment of the complex relationships between charity and the NHS.

Find out more about the Wellcome Trust award here: https:// wellcome.ac.uk/grant-funding/people-and-projects/grantsawarded/border-crossings-charity-and-voluntarism-britains

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Contact Prof Bernard Harris

School of Social Work & Social Policy bernard.harris@strath.ac.uk

Leverhulme Trust grant

Dr Sarah Edwards from the School of Humanities, working with Dr Kathy Hamilton and Dr Juliette Wilson from the Department of Marketing in SBS, has been successful in achieving a Project Grant from the Leverhulme Trust. The 18-month project focuses on Glasgow Women’s Library and the ways in which libraries effect social and cultural transformations.

Contact Dr Sarah Edwards

School of Humanities sarah.edwards@strath.ac.uk

New study on social distancing

A new study, funded by the Chief Scientist Office, led by Dr Lynn Williams, School of Psychological Sciences and Health, will examine the impact of social distancing on our well-being. The study, entitled Has social distancing made us healthier? Adoption, maintenance and sharing of positive changes in one of four studies awarded to Strathclyde- see the full list of funded projects here Social distancing has brought the biggest changes to everyday life in living memory. Although many of these changes make life worse, positive behaviours are emerging, for example, finding new ways to exercise at home, and offering help to neighbours. This project aims to capture these positive behaviours through surveys and interviews with the public in order to explore how and amongst whom this has happened, and if people can keep these health improvements going. Working with relevant charities and organisations we will share our learning to help the public to initiate and maintain these positive changes during COVID-19 and beyond.

Contact Dr Lynn Williams

School of Psychological Sciences and Health lynn.williams@strath.ac.uk

Funding Granted for Mental Health Research

Dr Nicola Cogan (School of Psychological Sciences and Health) and co-investigators Dr Xi Lui; Dr Steve Kelly; Dr Tony Anderson and Colin Flynn (Disability and Wellbeing Service) have been funded by SMaRteN to look at the distinct concerns Asian international students experience in terms of their mental health.

SMaRteN is a national research network funded by UK Research and Innovation, led by King’s College London, focusing on Student Mental Health in Higher Education. Working with researchers with a range of expertise and key stakeholders across the Higher Education sector, its aim is to improve the understanding of student mental health.

This pilot project’s main objectives are to look at the distinct concerns Asian international students experience in terms of their mental health, issues in disclosing mental health problems and in seeking help for mental health within the University of Strathclyde. The team will be working with Disability and Wellbeing Service to develop, promote and consider future directions for service development within UoS.

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Contact Dr Nicola Cogan

School of Psychological Sciences and Health nicola.cogan@strath.ac.uk

Psychology, Speech Therapy and Social Policy awarded ESRC PhD studentships

Louise Brown Nicholls, Nicola Cogan, Anja Kuschmann and Anja Lowit from the School of Psychological Sciences and Health have been awarded two ESRC Collaborative PhD Studentships, while Daniela Sime and Bernard Harris in Social Work & Social Policy have also won an award. These awards are very competitive, with only 15 awards made in Social Sciences across Scotland.

The two awards in the School of Psychological Sciences and Health are:

Ageing and communication: understanding the roles of cognition, speech production, and social participation (Dr Louise Brown Nicholls, Dr Anja Kuschmann, Prof Anja Lowit; Collaborating organisation: Scottish Older People’s Association) Mental health self-stigma and peer-victimisation in adolescence (Dr Nicola Cogan, Prof Simon Hunter, Prof Pat Corrigan- Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago; Collaborating organisation: The Mental Health Foundation)

The award to the School of Social Work and Social Policy is for the project:

What we do together: Associational life, volunteering and the benefits for well-being and health for younger and older volunteers (Supervisors: Daniela Sime, Prof Bernard Harris; Collaborating organization: Volunteer Scotland)

Celebrating grant successes

These are some of the awards we have secured up to April 2020. Congratulations to all colleagues and teams involved.

Research funding

Title

Administrative Data Research Centres 2018

Award holder

Fiona Mitchell

Philosophising to support well-being Claire Cassidy Cross-Border Queers: The Story of South Asian Migrants in the UK Churnjeet Mahn Specialist support & TA to Managing & Certifying Authorities in updating 2014- 2020 OPs Laura Polverari Irish Distillers oral history project (phase 2) Arthur McIvor Diageo Menstrie Project (2019) Arthur McIvor Risky hormones, pregnant patients and the contested science of birth defects: the rise and fall of hormone pregnancy tests in the FRG and UK, 1950-81 Jesse Olszynko-Gryn Accounting and scenario analyses to measuring and unlocking value to enable Just Transitions in the decarbonisation of UK industry clusters Karen Turner The sectoral politics of climate policy: Domestic conflict and UK public support for ambitious climate action Patrick Bayer The mechanisms of national cyber capability development and their impact Richard Johnson ORA (Round 5)The Nature of Political Representation in Times of Dealignment Wolfgang Rüdig Non-adherence to hormonal therapy in breast cancer survivors: systematic review and qualitative analysis of the role of sleep disturbance Leanne Fleming Improving sleep of adolescents- The Strathclyde Sleep for ScHools (SSSH) project Megan Crawford The understandings of distinctive experiences of mental health, disclosure and help seeking among Asian students Nicola Cogan SPECTRUM: Shaping Public hEalth poliCies To Reduce IneqUalities and harM Kat Smith Evaluation Partner for Core Priority Programme Strategic Partnerships Neil Quinn

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Centre For Excellence For Children’s Care And Protection Education English

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ESRC

Barnardo’s British Academy

European Policies Research Centre Consip

History History History Irish Distillers Limited (Ireland) Diageo Scotland Limited AHRC

Politics

Politics

Politics

Politics

Psychology

Psychology

Psychology

Social Work and Social Policy

Social Work and Social Policy Bellona Foundation

Carnegie Trust

Carnegie Trust

ESRC

Chief Scientist’s Office

Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity King’s College London

MRC (Medical Research Council)

Barnardo’s

Knowledge Exchange funding

Restorative Justice Engaging All Parents in their Children’s Education Training Services - extension Biodiversity as a human right World Green Economy Organization Report Fiona Dyer Alastair Wilson Douglas Brodie Elisa Morgera Elisa Morgera CYCJ Education Law Law Law Scottish Government Scottish Government Clyde & Co Llp TEPSA World Green Economy Organization

Options for achieving a more diverse and productive pattern of landownership in Scotland Gaelic Development Officer Extension EFT Level 4/Advanced Empathy EFT Level 1a Training Disciplinary Literacy Disciplinary Literacy Disciplinary Literacy Planning with the Young Child Training with Deirdre Grogan Play Early Level Pedagogy Enabling Environments/Documentation Early Years conference Input P2 Programme Play Based Learning - Training and Observation Play Play Learning Environments/Documentation Ferre Laevers Training Observations and Documentations Play Play Based Learning Keynote Learning through Play Documentation/Planning Keynote Presentation Learning through Play Research and Development Project: Practitioner Enquiry Enquiry Approach/Learning Festival Early Years Conference Input Workshop for Teacher Leadership Programme Enquiry Approach Enquiry Approach Primary Teachers’ Conference Research Academy for Teacher Practitioners Engaging in High Quality Observations Supporting Science Reasoning Skills in Primary Enquiry Approach/Learning Festival Disciplinary Literacy Scotish Oral History Training Scotish Oral History Training Social Media and Body Image Trauma Training for the Rail Industry Oral History Training DELE course Ultrasound for Speech Therapy Training Malcolm Combe

Fhiona Fisher Robert Elliott Robert Elliott Clare McAlister Clare McAlister Clare McAlister Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Deirdre Grogan Joan Mowat Kate Wall Kate Wall Kate Wall Kate Wall Kate Wall Kate Wall Kate Wall Nicky Shaw Robert Collins Saima Salahjee Sue Ellis Arthur McIvor Arthur McIvor Petya Eckler Nicola Cogan Arthur McIvor Lidia Acosta Joanna Cleland Law Scottish Land Commission

SCILT Counselling Counselling Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education Education History History Journalism Psychology Scottish Oral History Centre Spanish Speech & Language Bord na Gaidhlig ISEFT (China Institute) NHS Lincolnshire Partnership East Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council South Lanarkshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council Netherthird ELC Muirkirk Primary School Shetland Islands Dunbeth Family Learning Centre East Renfrewshire Council Falkirk Council Heathery Knowe Primary School St Mungo’s Primary School St Charles Primary School Darvel ECC East Dunbartonshire Council West Johnstone ELCC New Cumnock ECC South Lanarkshire Council Cathkin Primary West Dunbartonshire Council Early Education - Aberdeen Branch Highland Council South Lanarkshire Council Preston Lodge High School Argyll & Bute Council SCEL Renfrew High School Arbroath Academy East Lothian Council East Renfrewshire St Bartholomew’s Primary Stonehouse Primary School Preston Lodge High School West Lothian Council Falkirk Community Trust Inverclyde Council Young Scot STUC Callander’s Landscape Oral History Project Participants Moorhouse School