Prof Murna Downs one of the keynote speakers at The 6th International Dementia Care Conference
Prof Downs, Head of Bradford Dementia Group, will be speaking about person-centred care: the research evidence.
Prof Downs, Head of Bradford Dementia Group, will be speaking about person-centred care: the research evidence.
Dr John Lawler (Bradford Centre for International Development) and Dr Hamish Main (University of Bradford, International Regional Manager) attended a meeting of Bradford Alumni in Bangladesh, held in February at the Cadet College Club, Gulshan, Dhaka. The meeting was coordinated by Mr Atique Rabbani (the University's Agent in Bangladesh and a Bradford Alumnus) who also attended (and sang!).
Bradford Dementia Group are seeking a two motivated and enthusiastic members of staff to work with Dr Claire Surr on a large national cluster randomised controlled trial looking at the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of Dementia Care Mapping in care homes (EPIC trial).
A symposium on new philanthropy and social justice - was convened by Dr. Behrooz Morvaridi, senior lecture at BCID - took place in 2013 at the University of Bradford. The event featured high profile national and international scholars addressing the complex issue of new philanthropy from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and operational contexts. The cutting-edge debates from this symposium is collated in an edited book, to be published by Policy Press¿ in 2014.
A stakeholder event attended by around 50 people was held at the University's Gallery II on 2nd April showcased six short films from an 18-month research study funded by the National Institute for Health Research's School for Social Care Research.
Peace Studies Professor Paul Rogers' book 'Losing Control' has been listed by the Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) as the best non-fiction book published in the past 21 years.
Prof Murna Downs, Head of Bradford Dementia Group, is on the panel of a parallel session at the AKTIVE conference.
International Women's Day on March 8th was celebrated by wearing green and purple ribbons and donations for cakes and treats. We raised over £50 for FORWARD (Foundation for Women's Health Research and Development, a charitable organisation working to promote the rights and health of African immigrant and refugee communities including supporting women affected by female genital mutilation.
In 2013, Crossrail engineers discovered the remains of 25 individuals in Charterhouse Square, London. A team of researchers from Durham and Bradford Universities have carried out scientific investigation of their teeth to establish where these individuals originated from and their dietary histories throughout childhood.