HealthResSW
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From Health Service to Self-Service: The promise of technology mediated health behaviour change
We’re getting older. Today in the UK there are more people over 60 than under the age of 18 and within twenty years around a third of our population will be over 60 years old. One recent study predicts that...
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Gamification, a barcamp on the use of game play mechanics for non-game apps
Thursday 19th May 2011 West Park, 319 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1NN The growing buzz around gamification - using game-like mechanics for non-game applications – is catching the interest of investors, starts-ups, corporates and analysts. Last month uber-analysts Gartner said...
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Brand new free KT-EQUAL - ageing research workshops coming up soon!
Three new free of charge KT-EQUAL workshops: The first is The Competitive Advantage of ‘Age Friendly Cities’ This event will take place on the 8th June 2011 at Central Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. Can a city-region create a competitive advantage...
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ALAN presentations available to download
Download the presentations from the Assisted Living Action Networks' 30/03/11 networking event, 'From Medical to Mainstream' here http://assistedlivingaction.net/index.php/archive/from-medical-to-mainstream/
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Next ALAN event
The next ALAN event is 'From Health Service to Self-Service', The Promise of technology mediated health behaviour change. Thursday 7th July 2011, Bath. Confirmed speakers: Prof Chris Eccleston, Centre for Pain Research, Univeristy of Bath & Prof Leela Damodaran, Department...
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Research Assistant Fixed-Term Post
Department for Health Salary: £23,661 Closing Date: Tues 29th March You will be part of a research project which involves the use and evaluation of drama based techniques that aim to facilitate a more user centred approach to the design...
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Job Opening: Research Fellow in Department for Health
Closing Date: Wednesday 02 March 2011 Interview Date: Friday 11 March 2011 This post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced researcher to join the Department for Health at the University of Bath to work on the Preventing Anxiety in...
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Will our smart meters be smart enough to care for us as well as the environment?
Over the next ten years all of the electricity and gas meters in the UK's 27 million homes will be replaced with Smart Meters. The new meters will have a radio link to an in-home display that will show householders...
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St Augustine’s Practice, Keynsham – Research Co-ordinator Wanted
This practice has been closely involved in collaborative and practice initiated non-commercial research for 11 years. Particular interests are qualitative studies with innovative cross-disciplinary components including creative arts and social care. This practice is part of the Primary Care Research...
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WCLRN ‘Introduction to GCP’ – Full day Training Courses for February and March 2011
Introduction to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training Courses for February and March 2011. 17th Feb – Dorset County Hospital 24th Feb – Gloucestershire Royal Hospital 14th March – Musgrove Academy, Taunton 30th March – The RICE Centre, Bath The course...