We are delighted to announce that Anne Krayer, one of our members, has received a ESRC, DTP PhD scholarship grant (Investigators M Jackson & A Krayer). The scholarship will start October this year and focuses on Optimising the effectiveness of Education about Psychosis in improving understanding and reducing stigmatising attitudes. Effectively improving people’s understanding of psychosis is complex, as there are radically different perspectives on the disorder (e.g. biomedical/ … [Read more...] about ESRC, DTP PhD scholarship grant news
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Internship Story by Ada from Bangor University
"In late February 2020 year, I started my internship in the Centre for Mental Health and Society in collaboration with the Bangor School of Health Sciences as part of the ‘undergraduate internship scheme’. This was a project-based internship where I assisted Professor Peter Huxley and Dr. Sadia Nafees to conduct a systematic review in the use of Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (MANSA) in clinical trials and evaluation of mental health service outcomes. During this … [Read more...] about Internship Story by Ada from Bangor University
Two clinicians of BCUHB receive honorary appointment from Bangor University
I am delighted to announce that two clinicians who are close colleagues of CFMHAS have been given honorary contracts with the University. Dr Alberto Salmoiraghi has been appointed Honorary Senior Lecturer, and Dr Adrian Jones has been appointed Honorary Research Fellow. Dr Salmoiraghi is Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director of the Mental Health and Learning Disability Directorate of BCUHB. He has a distinguished record as a clinician and medical manager in North Wales. He had the … [Read more...] about Two clinicians of BCUHB receive honorary appointment from Bangor University
Ana Cristina Atanes recently appointed the title of Honorary Research Associate from the School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University
Last April I was awarded a Ph.D., under the supervision of Peter Huxley analysing mindfulness, self-compassion, academic burnout and engagement in health and social care students. The journey however, proved to provide much more than the Ph.D. knowledge itself. As a mature student, mother of teenager triplets and married to a Londoner, I was funded by the Brazilian agency Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological … [Read more...] about Ana Cristina Atanes recently appointed the title of Honorary Research Associate from the School of Healthcare Sciences, Bangor University
