The Integrative Wellbeing research group (iWell) has its ancestry in a previous Research Centre, viz., the Centre of Wellbeing & Quality of Life. The legacy of this centre is a wealth of expertise that can be brought to bear on several key domains of health-related wellbeing, including the development of public health innovations. Furthermore, recent appointments have strengthened the Faculty’s research expertise in areas that are known to influence wellbeing at a fundamental level, such as physical activity and nutrition.
Our inter-disciplinary, and cross-faculty team will undertake research to improve public health and wellbeing at population, community and individual citizen levels. A particular focus has been, and will continue to be, upon low income, disadvantaged and/or marginalised groups. Furthermore, members are committed to the INVOLVE principles for the co-production of research questions with service users.
Current Membership
Alison McConnell (Head), Carol Clark, Clare Killingback, Jon Williams, Jonny Branney, Jo Thurston, Osman Ahmed, Sarah Collard, Gill Glasgow, Steve Trenoweth, Andrea Lacey, Debbie Neal, Ann Hemingway, Angela Turner-Wilson, Anne Mills, Anneyce Knight, Adele Ladkin (FOM), Sheila Brooks, Karen Rees, Liz Norton, Sid Carter, Heather Hartwell (HSS & FOM), Holly Crossen-White, Katherine Appleton (FST), Sam Crowe (visiting fellow), David Phillips (visiting prof)
Associate Members
Jane Murphy, Fotini Tsofliou, Joanne Holmes, Michelle Heward, Sharon Docherty, Sue Baron, Swarjit Sarkar, Sara Crabtree, Petra Brown, Sara White, Bernadette Waters.
PGRs
Sarah Pyke, Stacy Wall, Alice Ladur, Elizabeth Waithaka, Folashade Alloh, Pippa Hillen.
Upcoming opportunities for PGRs – collaborate externally
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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024
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