Y for Youth Awards

By | A-Z

Next in the A-Z series is Y for Youth Awards, a programme that allows researchers to build community connections by inviting young people from local secondary schools to learn more about the work done at the IoPPN.                

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X for Cross Lag

By | A-Z

Researchers interested in longitudinal processes can use a range of statistical models to examine how variables are associated over time. One approach often used to examine reciprocal – or bidirectional – associations between variables is the cross-lagged panel model.      

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V for Viva

By | A-Z

Alicia Peel and Meg Skelton describe their experiences of the PhD viva in the UK, having both passed theirs last year.           What is a viva? A viva is an examination of your thesis, where you are asked questions to demonstrate that your work meets the…

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Why we need cultural competency: racial disparities in mental health, their impact in clinical settings, and strategies for mitigation

By | Anti-racism

This Black History Month, placement students Aliyah (EDIT Lab) and Tin Tin (BioResource) highlight the complex racial disparities which exist within mental health treatment and care, and discuss a range of changes that can be made, on an individual and structural level, to address this systemically in the workplace.  …

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