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Call for Papers for 2017 Nepal Study Days at Bournemouth University
Call for Papers for the 15th Nepal Study Days 12-13 April 2017 hosted by Bournemouth University, UK The Britain Nepal Academic Council (BNAC) invites scholars and practitioners from all disciplines...
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New paper CMMPH
At the very end of December, one more academic paper on maternity care in Nepal from the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal and Neonatal Health (CMMPH). Our latest paper ‘The uptake of skilled birth...
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Promoting evidence-based policy-making in Nepal
We had the honour to speak to Parliamentarians (MPs) in Kathmandu today (December 29th) as part of workshop to promote evidence-based policy-making. The workshop was organised by a consortium of three...
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Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Collard on new publication
Today saw the publication of a new methods paper by Dr. Sarah Collard, post-doctoral researcher in the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences (FHSS) and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen in the academic...
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Two FHSS conference presentations in Nepal
Yesterday Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen from BU’s Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH) spoke at the 9th Conference and Seminar on Adolescent’s Health Promotion in Kathmandu....
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Health Promotion feedback meeting in Kathmandu
Today the charity Green Tara Nepal (GTN) in collaboration with two UK universities, BU and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) presented the findings of its long-term maternal project plus a review...
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Media coverage in Nepal
Yesterday’s health promotion dissemination meeting in Kathmandu has been widely reported in the national media in Nepal. Some of the national media focused largely (but not solely) on the words of...
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Research collaboration meeting with Pourakhi in Kathmandu
Yesterday we meet in Kathmandu with colleagues working for Pourakhi. Pourakhi is a charity, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), that helps to advocate for the rights of women who returned to Nepal...
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More media coverage in Nepal
Following our health promotion dissemination meeting in Kathmandu last week, we had considerable national media coverage in Nepal. Since I wrote about of this media coverage on the BU Research Blog we...
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Writing academic papers: Workshop in Nepal
Bournemouth University has been working on a small research project with Pourakhi, a voluntary organisation which helps female migrant workers returning to Nepal, for over a year. Pourakhi advocates...
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FHSS Dr. Pramod Regmi speaking in India
Two BU papers and a poster at the International Conference on Transforming Lives & Healthcare through Technology On 9th January 2017, I presented a paper entitled ‘Qualitative research in health...
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Wanted! External Bid Writers
As part of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Development Framework, Bournemouth University is expanding its pool of external bid writing expertise, through a tendering process. If you have worked...
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Training preparation in rural Nepal
Yesterday we come down from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, to our THET training area in Nawalparasi. Today we are starting our sixth and last training session on the Mental health training for...
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BU Visiting Fellow Dr. Flora Douglas speaking as THET volunteer in Nepal
Today we had our first training session of the final THET mental health in maternity care project. UK volunteer Dr. Flora Douglas spoke about key aspects of health promotion and focused particularly...
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It’s a girl, and then there is silence…..
The second day of THET training showed again that gender is a critical issue in Nawalparasi, southern Nepal. We asked the ANMs about things they had changed in their own practice. Several ANMs said...
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New paper CMMPH PhD student Sheetal Sharma
Focus groups in open air in rural Nepal, (c) Sheetal Sharma Congratulations to Sheetal Sharma, postgraduate student in the Centre for Midwifery, Maternal & Perinatal Health (CMMPH) whose latest...
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British Academy Visit – reserve your place now!
The British Academy is returning to BU on 8 March 2017. This is an invaluable opportunity to find out more about the international and domestic funding available through the organisation. For those...
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Public & Patient Involvement (PPI) – Seminar Series
Bournemouth University will be hosting a Public Involvement seminar series throughout March and April, which focusses upon the public/patients working with staff to: 1) prioritise research; 2) advise...
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Professor Jo Adams Keynote PPI Seminar
Making research meaningful and accessible to patients: Why patient and public involvement is crucial to designing effective health research studies Date Monday 6th March 2017 Time 3:00 – 4:30 pm...
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New book review published by Dr. Pramod Regmi on research ethics
This week saw the publication of the latest issue of the internet-based journal Sociological Research Online. In this issue Dr. Pramod Regmi and Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen published a book review of...
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