Positionality in qualitative research
At the online editorial board meeting today [Saturday 29th June] of the Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology I had the pleasure of seeing Bournemouth University’s latest paper ‘The...
View ArticleImpact Factor for Nepal Journal of Epidemiology
The Nepal Journal of Epidemiology achieved its first proper Web of Science impact factor this month. The Nepal Journal of Epidemiology is a international journal with strong links to Bournemouth...
View ArticleNew sociology paper Freedom from Academentia
Congratulations to Laura Favaro, Lecturer in Social Science in the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, who published the paper ‘Let us be free from “ACADEMENTIA”’ this last weekend of June [1]....
View ArticleNew BU Nepal migration health paper published
Last week the scientific journal Tropical Medicine & Infectious Disease informed us that our paper ‘A Qualitative Insights into Pre-Departure Orientation Training for Aspiring Nepalese Migrant...
View Article‘Snowflakes of Steel’: Creative pedagogy, reflective learning and student...
Is innovation and creativity in teaching and learning actually important? Innovation is certainly mentioned in the BU 2025 Vision in respect of desirable graduate qualities, accompanied by the...
View ArticleWorkshop on longitudinal studies in three countries
Today and yesterday (24-25 July) the Global Consortium for Public Health Research (GCPHR) met at the University of Huddersfield in a workshop to plan the multi-country (India, Nepal & Ghana)...
View ArticleResearch Priorities for Nepal: Planning meeting
Last Friday (July 26) members of the GCPHR (Global Consortium for Public Health Research) held their second Annual Meeting at the University of Huddersfield. This year’s theme was “Research Priority...
View ArticleAuthorship paper
Our paper ‘Academic authorship: who, why and in what order?‘ [1] has been cited 40 times according to ResearchGate. Paper by Hundley et al. published 2013 We have since updated the information from...
View ArticleSonamoni collaborator recognised for services rendered to water safety
All the members of the Sonamoni team would like to congratulate Dr. Aminur Rahman, the Co-PI of our project for his award this week from HRH Prince Michael of Kent. Dr. Rahman from CIPRB (Centre for...
View ArticleDrowning prevention meeting for NIHR-funded study
This week our collaborators on the Sonamoni project traveled from Bangladesh and Uganda to Dorset for a set of research planning meetings. The visitors represented CIPRB (The Centre for Injury...
View ArticleBU e-health paper read 4,000 times
Our paper ‘Midwives’ views towards women using mHealth and eHealth to self-monitor their pregnancy: A systematic review of the literature’ [1] reached 4,000 reads on ResearchGate today. Obviously,...
View ArticleNew BU women’s health workers’ paper
Today we saw the publication of our latest paper about FCHVs (Female Community Health Volunteers) in Nepal [1]. This paper is Open Access and hence freely available worldwide, to anyone with an...
View ArticlePLoS ONE paper forthcoming on kidney disease in Nepal’s migrant workers
Our research project on kidney disease in Nepalese migrant workers funded by the Colt Foundation has been accepted for publication this week by PLoS ONE. The paper ‘Exploring lifestyles, work...
View ArticleNew paper on female migrant workers from Nepal
This week the Global Health Journal accepted the latest article on female migrant workers from Nepal [1]. The paper is co-authored by Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen in the Centre for Midwifery &...
View ArticleBU PhD student invited to Safety 24 conference in India
Bournemouth University PhD student Md. Shafkat Hossain has been invited to attend the international Safety 2024 conference in India in September. The 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention &...
View ArticleHuman Centred Design presentation at Safety 2024
As part of the interdisciplinary Sonamoni project our collaborator Mirza Shibat Rowshan will be presenting at Safety 2024. The 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety...
View ArticleBMJ Global Health Blog online
Today BMJ Global Health posted a blog (read it here!) about our recently publish paper ‘Socio-economic experiences of female community health volunteers matter: insights from Nepal’ which appeared last...
View ArticleBU PhD graduate paper cited 40 times
The paper ‘Health and well-being of Nepalese migrant workers abroad’ [1], which was part of the PhD work of Dr. Pratik Adhikary has been cited forty times. This is one of the many recent Bournemouth...
View ArticleMeeting about collaborative research in Nepal
The University of Huddersfield recently hosted the 2nd annual meeting for the Global Consortium for Public Health Research (GCPHR), with the theme ‘Research Priority in Nepal’. A lovely write-up of...
View ArticlePaper with a difference
Last night ResearchGate informed us that our paper ‘Understanding health education, health promotion and public health‘ had reached 6,000 reads [1]. This reflective paper in an Open Access journal...
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