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Nabila Ali’s PhD journey

Nabila Ali’s PhD journey

Posted on 15 August 2024 by Alison Tobin

Nabila Ali recently graduated with a PhD. Her thesis was on the role of rare genetic variants in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. She chose this field because she has always […]

Knowledge exchange through elective mental health nursing placements abroad

Knowledge exchange through elective mental health nursing placements abroad

Posted on 31 July 2024 by Abigail Fisher

A successful knowledge exchange for mental health nursing practice, policy, research and education between our School of Healthcare Sciences and Mid North Coast Local Health District (New South Wales, Australia) […]

Why I work in mental health research – Chloe Apsey

Why I work in mental health research – Chloe Apsey

Posted on 1 July 2024 by Alison Tobin

Why did you choose to do research into mental health/work in mental health research? I decided when I was at school doing my GCSEs that I was interested in psychology […]

Physical health care in mental health settings: how a knowledge exchange can shed light on opportunities for policy, practice, education and research improvement

Physical health care in mental health settings: how a knowledge exchange can shed light on opportunities for policy, practice, education and research improvement

Posted on 30 April 2024 by Dr Seren Roberts

Seren Roberts Penny Jones  Allyson Wilson   People with severe mental illness experience poorer physical health than the general population, with 13–30 years shortened life expectancy. This health inequality is well […]

Skellern Lecture and Lifetime Achievement Award

Skellern Lecture and Lifetime Achievement Award

Posted on 16 August 2023 by Ben Hannigan

Eileen Skellern made a major contribution to the development of modern, interpersonally mediated, mental health nursing and following her death in 1980 a lecture series was founded in her name. […]

The Story of the Storytelling Conference – Jodie Gornall

The Story of the Storytelling Conference – Jodie Gornall

Posted on 19 September 2019 by Alison Tobin

The International Storytelling for Health Conference at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea. Once upon a time, there was a conference, unlike any other conference that had been before. The business […]

Meet the Researcher – Professor Sir Michael Owen

Meet the Researcher – Professor Sir Michael Owen

Posted on 5 July 2019 by Professor Michael Owen

Why did you choose to do research into mental health? Three things happened to me when I was a medical student that influenced my choice of career.  First, I discovered […]

From ‘Instagram mothers’ to Postpartum Psychosis

From ‘Instagram mothers’ to Postpartum Psychosis

Posted on 22 May 2019 by Marisa Casanova Dias

Motherhood is meant to be “Instagram perfect”. Full of smiles, cuddles and cute babies. But there is more to it, sometimes invisible to the naked eye. We all hear about […]

Ten Years of the Postgraduate Cardiff Neuroscience Society

Ten Years of the Postgraduate Cardiff Neuroscience Society

Posted on 6 March 2019 by Alison Tobin

Written by the PCNS Committee The Postgraduate Cardiff Neuroscience Society (PCNS) is a student-led society funded by the Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute (NMHRI). We aim to bring together early […]

Meet the researcher – Dr Kathryn Peall,Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurosciences & Mental Health Research Institute

Meet the researcher – Dr Kathryn Peall,Clinical Senior Lecturer, Neurosciences & Mental Health Research Institute

Posted on 18 February 2019 by Alison Tobin

Why did you choose to do research into mental health? My interest in mental health research began during my PhD, which was focused on mental health symptoms in a specific […]