Health Systems, Social Care and Wellbeing
Although significant advances have been made globally in improving health, increasing life expectancy and tackling communicable diseases, the UN has recognised that progress has slowed or stalled.
We can play a part in reversing this. Our work ranges from the clinical and scientific (through the Norwich Medical School and our biological and life sciences) to the study of public health and health systems (through centres such as Kent’s Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) and the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU)), the examination of wider issues of wellbeing and mental health through our psychological research and the broader relationship with culture and ethics through the medical humanities network, which stretches across all three universities.
To find out about who is leading our work in this area, and what we are currently doing, follow the links below.
We also look at the social drivers of health and long-term change through world-leading centres such as the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Essex, which allow us to examine issues around deprivation, equality of opportunity and life choices.
The breadth and complementarity of our work, the way in which we balance different methodologies and alternative perspectives, gives us the opportunity to examine issues in the round, offering a comprehensive analysis of the scientific and social challenges we face in health and wellbeing.
To find out about who is leading our work in this area, and what we are currently doing, follow the links below.
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Each of our strategic themes is led by academic champions who come from a range of disciplines across the Eastern Arc universities.
To find out about the thematic champions for Health Systems, Social Care and Wellbeing, as well as their colleagues in the other themes, click here.
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Within this theme, we have already started to map our areas of commonality; some of these are already listed in our ‘Communities of Common Interest’. In addition, we are working to develop projects and programmes within the theme, and are currently working on a project to reduce health inequalities in our coastal communities.
We have also provided a number of small grants to colleagues working on pilot projects and workshops, and have hosted information events and discussions that encourage engagement with external funders, as well as briefing on what’s on the horizon. These have included sessions with Public Health England, MRC, NIHR and the mental health charity MQ.
For the full list of current events, together with recordings and slides from previous ones, go to our dedicated webpage.
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If you work in this area, you may want to see what funding opportunities are open and available to you. In partnership with Research Professional we have set up a live list of current calls and schemes.Research Professional holds an exhaustive list of all the research and innovation funding opportunities available to those working in the UK.
Included in the list are all opportunities with a closing date of more than two months away, with a value that is either £20k or more, or hasn’t been specified.
This is available to all those who work at our universities. You can either login with your institutional account, or set up your own individual one.
To view the full list, click here.
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There are a number of ways of getting involved with Eastern Arc, and we’ve set out some of these here. They include:- Identifying and working with collaborators on projects and funding bids;
- Reading briefing notes on current issues affecting our region and our universities;
- Engaging with the public through our popular podcast series;
- Being mentored through our cross-institutional mentoring scheme.