by admin | 3rd March 2022
Today’s university students are tomorrow’s leaders, decision makers, workers and parents, and will shape the economy and society (Dietz et al. 2020). A sense of crisis has developed around the mental health (MH) of these students (Higher Education Policy Institute...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
At least one-third of older adults experience a fall annually, with falls in this age group costing the NHS £4.6 million per-day (Age UK, 2010). Despite clinicians directing considerable effort towards addressing physical risk-factors (such as strength and mobility),...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Anxiety and depression in young people are common and disabling, and the continued uncertainty about the future over the course of the pandemic may further increase the number of cases. Helping young people with mental distress is an urgent UK government priority to...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Food insecurity has been increasing in the UK over the last few years, with a further dramatic rise during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated social and economic crisis. Between August 2020 and January 2021, over 9% of all UK households have experienced food...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Very little is known in the UK about the experiences of women service personnel and veterans (those who have left military service) with regards to military sexual trauma (MST) (sexual harassment and/or assault that occurs in military service), or sexual harassment...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Every year thousands of children migrate to the UK from countries around the world. This complex group varies considerably, in terms of age of arrival, reasons for migration, educational experience, and their heritage language. A large proportion of new arrivals start...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Digital markets create many opportunities for states, economies, and societies. Yet, like other markets, they do not always produce the most efficient and morally desirable outcomes. Besides raising questions of privacy and data protection, digital markets have...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Extreme weather patterns caused by long-term global climate change coupled with land use change has increased the frequency, distribution and intensity of urban flooding. Not only does this threaten human life (Richard, 2016), it also has knock-on effects for both...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Statins lower levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol, and stop or slow the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Statin adherence is associated with lower risk of CVD events (e.g. heart attack/stroke), and death from CVD or any cause (Martin-Ruiz 2018; Vrecer 2003)....
by admin | 3rd March 2022
This project aims to study an existing innovative partnership between the educators of a Global Health university degree and a local London-based voluntary-sector organisation. The scheme allows Global Health students at Imperial College London to learn about local...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
People who suffer from psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, find that their perceptions or interpretations of reality are distorted: for example, they may hear voices from people that that are not there. In the UK rates of psychosis are...
by admin | 3rd March 2022
Dynamic interpersonal, biological, psychological and behavioural (health) systems interact with broader contextual factors (“micro/macro-systems”, e.g. family’s social circumstances and functioning, wealth, health care, work environments, poverty), to shape health...
