- Working to protect global public health: JITSUVAX by Harriet Fisher, Research Fellow, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation at University of Bristol (HPRU in BSE)JITSUVAX is an EU Horizon 2020 funded project coordinated by the University of Bristol and working with University of Cambridge in the UK, University of Turku in Finland, the L'Observatoire Régional de la Santé in France, the Universität Erfurt in Germany, the Universidade de Coimbra in Portugal, and the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada. The JITSUVAX team consists of psychologists, epidemiologists, behavioural scientists, clinicians and includes members of the HPRU in BSE. Together we are investigating misinformation around vaccines which may lead to people being less likely to accept vaccination. We will be testing ways […]
- From intensive care nurse to PPI Fellow: Carmel McGrath on her pathway into research Carmel McGrath is Research Fellow in Public Involvement at NIHR ARC West and NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation(HPRU BSE), and a member of People in Health West of England. She began her career as a nurse and here she writes about her journey into research. A lot has happened over the past year. In November 2021, I started working as a Research Fellow in Public Involvement at NIHR ARC West and HPRU BSE and I have just (finally) completed my PhD. […]
- What do robots and taking part in research have to do with inclusion and community?Carmel McGrath, our very own research fellow in public involvement, tells all about her visit to the Corsham Festival of Inclusion, Disability and Community Action.When Dr Stuart Read invited me to attend the Corsham Festival of Inclusion, Disability and Community Action I knew straight away that I would take him up on the offer.The Corsham Festival of Inclusion, Disability and Community Action was a six-day event held in the week leading up to the annual Corsham Street Fair. Each day included a range of activities such […]
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