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Three-and-a-half years to get published
Abstract Junior colleagues or PhD students submitting their first manuscript often ask: “How long will it take before the editor comes back to me with a decision?” My stock answer is: “It depends!” It...
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COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database – request for researchers
Over the past few weeks, Parliament has seen a surge in need for access to research expertise as it engages with the COVID-19 outbreak. In this rapidly evolving situation, Parliament needs quick access...
View ArticleCOVID-19: health and social care research projects for educational purposes
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Research Authority (HRA) and devolved administration are prioritising the review of studies related to COVID-19. There is also significant pressure on the...
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New Social Work textbook edited by BU Sociologist
The international social science publisher SAGE published a new textbook this week under the title Introducing Social Work. This textbook, edited by BU’s Professor in Sociology Jonathan Parker, has a...
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Congratulations to Psychology colleagues
This week the journal BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth accepted a new paper written by three Bournemouth University Psychologists. The paper ‘Be Quiet and Man Up: A Qualitative Questionnaire Study into...
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Public Health Implications in Nepal
Our editorial today in the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology highlights some of the key issues related to COVID-19 related to a low-income country such as Nepal [1]. There are various Public Health...
View ArticleResearch in the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic – HRA update
You may have seen an earlier blog post with regard to a halt on the review and approval of undergraduate and master’s clinical research projects. The HRA have released another update with regard to all...
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Free interactive training on impact and UKRI/Horizon 2020 funding bids
If you would like to take the opportunity of online impact training as it relates to the UKRI Case for Support or writing the impact sections of Horizon 2020 proposals, Professor Mark Reed of Fast...
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New FHSS nutrition publication
Congratulations to FHSS academics Dr. Fotini Tsofliou and Prof. Carol Clark on the acceptance for publication of their latest article ‘Effects of lunch club attendance on the dietary intake of older...
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Nepal publication: Smoking & suicide ideation
Published earlier this week in the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology a BU co-authored paper on ‘Cigarette smoking dose-response and suicidal ideation among young people in Nepal: a cross-sectional study’...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database – update
According to Parliament’s Knowledge Exchange Unit (KEU), more than 3,500 researchers from across the UK have signed up to its COVID-19 Outbreak Expert Database, which includes a number of BU academics...
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Coming soon – POST’s Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme – Open Call
Advance notice that the Parliamentary Academic Fellowship Scheme Open Call will be launching in June 2020, when expressions of interest will be sought. Securing a prestigious fellowship with POST...
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BU midwifery paper cited in WHO report
Last week the Regional Office for South East Asia of the WHO (World Health Organization) published its strategy for strengthening midwifery [1]. The report highlights how Bangladesh, India and Nepal...
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Being Human Festival 2020: Application Deadline Extended!
The deadline for applications for the Being Human Festival 2020 has been extended due to the the ongoing health crisis. Applicants are being encouraged to think through contingency versions of their...
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BU Academic Targeted Research Scheme
In recognition of the important contribution that early career academics play in driving research for the future, we are delighted to continue the BU Academic Targeted Research scheme to attract and...
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Congratulation to BU nutritionists
This week Elsevier Publishers sent the proofs for a book chapter written by two Bournemouth University nutrition researchers: Fotini Tsofliou and Iro Arvanitidou in collaboration with an academic...
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Pregnancy and COVID-19: Lessons so far
Last week a team of researchers from Bournemouth University and the University of Huddersfield published a blog on the Healthy Newborn Network on ‘Pregnancy and COVID-19: Lessons so far‘ .[1] The...
View ArticleExternal guides for managing remote research
Given current Government guidance on the pandemic response, a number of research projects will need to be conducted remotely. Below are a number of external help guides/guidance articles that aim to...
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Conversation article: Clean eaters tend to have difficulty managing their...
What do you do when you feel anxious about an upcoming interview or angry about a friend’s unfair comment on your behaviour? You might take a few deep breaths and try to view the situation from a...
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NERC: COVID-19 Public Engagement Grant Opportunity
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is inviting proposals for public engagement with environmental science which understand, address or mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. NERC...
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