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Migrant labour, the not so nice side of the FIFA World Cup
Football has been referred to as ‘the beautiful game’. And to be fair, there has been some brilliant football at the men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Qatar’s records on human rights have been widely...
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Fifty citations announced: Great timing
This week the network ResearchGate alerted us that our paper ‘Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers’ health and well-being: a review of the literature’ has been quoted fifty times. An...
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Two rejections in one week
This week I had the pleasure of receiving two rejection emails from two different national organisations. On Monday the BSA (British Sociological Association) apologised for not putting my name forward...
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Role of Public Co-applicants and Public Involvement Leads in health and care...
Event resources On the 24 November 2022 the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) held the “Role of Public Co-applicants and Public Involvement Leads in health and care research” event. The event...
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Remember South-Asian migrant workers in the Middle East
The precarious situation of migrant workers engaged in building the football stadiums in Qatar has been well documented. It was brought to the fore during the FIFA Men’s Football World Cup. Their...
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New BU Social Work publication
Yesterday the European Journal of Social Work published a new article co-authored by Prof. Jonathan Parker in the Department of Social Sciences & Social Work. The paper ‘Alice Salomon: critical...
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Last BU paper of 2022
On the very last day of 2022 the Nepal Journal of Epidemiology published our editorial ‘Guidance to applying for health research grants in the UK’. [1] The lead author is Dr. Brijesh Sathian who is BU...
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BU research mentioned in The Washington Post
Today The Washington Post mentioned Bournemouth University’s research into kidney disease in migrant workers from Nepal. Our research was highlighted in an article with the title ‘The world’s torrid...
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Nepal publication PhD student Yayga Adhikari
Congratulation to FHSS PhD student on the publication of his article ‘Forgotten health and social care needs of left-behind families of Nepali migrant workers’ [1]. Yagya’s Ph.D. research title is...
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NIHR Bulletin
RDS NEWS RDS Blog: Researcher, adviser, committee member – we’re all on the same side The RDS blog this month looks at the many hats that our RDS advisers wear to support you develop the best...
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Two new papers by Dr. Pramod Regmi
Congratulations to Dr. Pramod Regmi on having two papers published in the latest issue of the Journal of Health Promotion which appeared online this week. The first paper reports on eight focus group...
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It is all about experience
This week we published a paper on the experience of conducting fieldwork in the public health field in the Journal of Health Promotion. [1] Fieldwork is usually a crucial part of PhD research, not only...
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The PhD viva and then….
Today the Journal of Education and Research published online our paper ‘Reflections on Variations in PhD Viva Regulations: “And the Options Are …”’. [1] The paper outlines that examining PhD research...
View ArticleThe Poverty Truth Commission to present at next Community Voices Webinar
Wednesday 8th February 2023 – 12pm to 1pm February’s webinar welcomes The Poverty Truth Commission for Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole. A Poverty Truth Commission (PTC) seeks to disrupt the power...
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NIHR INCLUDE Socioeconomic Disadvantage Framework – resources
Event resources The NIHR INCLUDE Socioeconomic Disadvantage Framework launched on 24th January via a webinar. This framework has been designed to aid researchers, who are designing clinical trials, to...
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NIHR Bulletin
RDS NEWS NIHR Grant Applications Seminar and Support event Our popular seminar continues online and will next take place in March 2023. Watch this space for further details. In the meantime, you can...
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New sociology paper led by Dr. Orlanda Harvey
Congratulations to Dr. Orlanda Harvey and Dr. Margarete Parrish in the Department of Social Sciences & Social Work on the publication of our article “Using a Range of Communication Tools to...
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NIHR Grant Applications Seminar ONLINE – 22nd March 2023
Dear colleagues – Do you have a great idea for research in health, social care or public health? – Are you planning to submit a grant application to NIHR? Our popular seminar continues online and...
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British Academy Writing Workshop in Nepal in 2022
Two days ago one of the participants of our British Academy funded Academic Writing Workshops announced on Facebook that the paper, we had helped her put together, had been published in a peer-reviewed...
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New paper on COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy in Western Nepal
This weekend saw the publication of our paper ‘ Perceptions around COVID-19 and vaccine hesitancy: A qualitative study in Kaski district, Western Nepal’ in the international journal PLOS Global Public...
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