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Research in the Centre is characterised by interdisciplinarity, working at the interface of research in social innovation and the social economy, health economics, and public health.

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Members of the Lived Experience Panel around a restaurant table, with the following quote next to the photo: "With varying communication and support needs amongst Panel members, we adopted a tailored approach to meet individual requirements."

Members of the Lived Experience Panel around a restaurant table, with the following quote next to the photo: "With varying communication and support needs amongst Panel members, we adopted a tailored approach to meet individual requirements."

How do we create the right conditions for meaningful Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)?

In her new blog, Mohasin Ahmed reflects on the successes, limitations and key learning from the CommonHealth Assets
Lived Experience Panel.

Read it here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/news-...

30.07.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the report, entitled 'CommonHealth Assets: Lived Experience Panel - Final evaluation report'. The cover is light blue with an illustration representing the panel. There are three women and two men of varied ages and ethnicities sitting around a table, conversing.

Cover of the report, entitled 'CommonHealth Assets: Lived Experience Panel - Final evaluation report'. The cover is light blue with an illustration representing the panel. There are three women and two men of varied ages and ethnicities sitting around a table, conversing.

πŸ“’NEW REPORT
Following the end of the CommonHealth Assets project, this report details the impact & outcomes of the Lived Experience Panel - a great resource to support others to develop better Patient & Public Involvement activities in public health research. www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...

28.07.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Find our more about GCPH's work in relation to the @commonhealthassets.bsky.social Lived Experience Panel here: www.gcph.co.uk/our-work/25-...

23.07.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Quote: To work well, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) must be a genuine collaboration that values lived experience alongside academic knowledge. 
Ahmed M Et al. (2025

Quote: To work well, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) must be a genuine collaboration that values lived experience alongside academic knowledge. Ahmed M Et al. (2025

πŸ‘Well done to GCPH's Mohasin & Jen and co-authors @profrachelbaker.bsky.social, @camdonaldson.bsky.social & Michael Roy on the publication of 'Creating the conditions for meaningful and effective PPIE in community-based public health research' researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

23.07.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cam Donaldson and colleagues Cathie Russell and Nick Kemp, address injustices in the adult care home funding in a recent editorial in the British Medical Journal. βš–οΈπŸ₯ @camdonaldson.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...

14.07.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ“ Well done to all MSc Social Innovation (including Professional Practice) students who graduated yesterday! πŸ‘ Wishing you every success in your next chapter. #Graduation #SocialInnovation #ClassOf2025

04.07.2025 08:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last week Prof Rachel Baker and Prof Olga Biosca were lucky enough to be invited to a meeting with His Excellency Professor Muhammad Yunus. Both were delighted to congratulate him on the Kings Foundation Harmony Award presented earlier in the day by King Charles III.

17.06.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Financing Health and Social Care This book argues that clinical leadership and politicians need to pay more attention to the economic issues underlying health and social care

Emeritus Yunus Chair Professor Cam Donaldson has had a new book published on the future of publicly-funded healthcare systems. For further information, visit: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

16.06.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ₯³A successful night was had at the recent WIGWAM WIGWAM-S Curry and Chat Night in DennyπŸ₯³

05.06.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The alterity and transformative potential of democratic finance in Scotland - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science This PhD will explore the alterity and transformative potential of democratic finance – Community Bonds and Community Shares – in Scotland. This (relatively) new form of finance creates citizen invest...

www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/... Funded PhD Opportunity! 🚨Join our team at the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health through an ESRC-funded SGSSS Studentship: The alterity & transformative potential of democratic finance in Scotland. πŸ“… Apply by: 24th June

02.06.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See the latest Yunus Centre BMJ article highlighting injustices in care home funding and offering some solutions : Care home funding: lessons from Scotland
bmj.com/cgi/content/...

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πŸ“’ Closing date: This Friday, 23rd May apply now πŸ“’

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Day One kicked off the annual Q Methodology Workshop with an incredible cohort from universities in 13 countries across 4 continents 🌍 Participants are exploring subjectivity in health, AI, criminal justice, education, environment, literature, leadership and more a truly interdisciplinary journey!

09.05.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

⏳Deadlines for applications extended to 23rd May⏳

06.05.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ“£πŸ“£πŸ“£Join us at the Yunus Centre, GCU - don’t miss this fantastic funded PhD opportunity πŸ‘‡

24.04.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“’ Don’t miss this fantastic funded PhD opportunity at the Yunus Centre, GCU πŸ‘‡

17.04.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Exploring the developments of Living Labs fostering young people engagement in civic life at Glasgow Caledonian University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Exploring the developments of Living Labs fostering young people engagement in civic life at Glasgow Caledonian University, listed on FindAPhD.com

πŸŽ“PhD Opportunity – Join the Team @yunuscentregcu.bsky.social 🏫@glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social πŸ””We're inviting applications for a fully funded PhD Exploring the developments of Living Labs fostering young people engagement in civic life. πŸ”— Learn more & apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

10.04.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Studentship - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science

✨Apply by 10th April Funded PhD Opportunity! ✨
🚨Join our team at the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health through an ESRC-funded SGSSS Studentship: The alterity & transformative potential of democratic finance in Scotland. πŸ”— www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/... #PhD #Studentship #ESRC #SGSSS

09.04.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Register for the Online Q Methodology Workshop by 18th April πŸŒπŸ’‘https://gcu.ac.uk/research/researchcentres/yunuscentre/study/workshops

πŸ“… 8-9 & 12-13 May 2025 ⏰ 1 PM (BST) each day

Q methodology combines qualitative and quantitative techniques to study subjectivity.

21.03.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The alterity and transformative potential of democratic finance in Scotland - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science This PhD will explore the alterity and transformative potential of democratic finance – Community Bonds and Community Shares – in Scotland. This (relatively) new form of finance creates citizen invest...

🚨 Funded PhD Opportunity! 🚨Join our team at the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health through an ESRC-funded SGSSS Studentship: The alterity & transformative potential of democratic finance in Scotland. πŸ“… Apply by: 10th April πŸ”— www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/... #PhD #Studentship #ESRC #SGSSS

14.03.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to have our first paper published from our NIHR-funded β€˜Public values, Universal Basic Income (UBI) and health’ project. We explored trade-offs between policy characteristics and (non-)health outcomes of a UBI and a Minimum Income Guarantee. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

06.03.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds: Vol. 20 | Emerald Insight Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds | Editors: Gary Bosworth, Polly Chapman, Robert Newbery, Artur Steiner, Don J. Webber

Excited to announce that Rural Entrepreneurship: Harvesting Ideas and Sowing New Seeds by Artur Steiner & colleagues is finally published!
#RuralEntrepreneurship #SustainableEconomies #Innovation

www.emerald.com/insight/publ...

24.02.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Voices – Community Impact in Action Our Voices – Community Impact in Action

You can download all six comics here: www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...

24.02.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the comic 'Our Voices - Community Impact in Action', with several colourful patterned panels.

Cover of the comic 'Our Voices - Community Impact in Action', with several colourful patterned panels.

How do community-led organisations (CLOs) make an impact in people’s lives?

β€˜Our Voices – Community Impact in Action’ is a comic co-created by the CHA Lived Experience Panel & Magic Torch Comics, using the Panel's stories to illustrate the life-changing impact that CLOs have in their communities.

24.02.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ready to dive into Q Methodology? Join our online workshop this May to gain essential skills in concourse theory, Q-sorting, and more! Perfect for beginners! 🌟 Sign up via our website : www.gcu.ac.uk/research/res...

21.02.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Feasibility study of a co-designed, evidence-informed and community-based incentive intervention to promote healthy weight and well-being in disadvantaged communities in Scotland Objectives To feasibility test a novel community-based financial incentive scheme to promote healthy weight and well-being. Design Single-arm, prospective feasibility study using mixed methods. Sett...

We are pleased to see the results of our Enjoy Life LocallY (ELLY) study published today! The study co-designed and feasibility tested a novel, incentive intervention to support disadvantaged communities with health and wellbeing.

bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2...

21.02.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Discover what 'good work' means for members of work integration social enterprises in our latest paper. We unveil three distinct perspectives to help navigate social and commercial tensions. Read more here : bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

18.02.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Exploring mental health & wellbeing in farming communities across the Global North! 🌾 An international working group, including our own Artur Steiner, reviews research gaps and priorities and can be found in the Journal of Rural Studies
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

17.02.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to have been informed that our article β€˜The economic contribution of third sector initiatives for older people: a systematic review & development of a framework for evaluation’, is one of the most downloaded articles published in Voluntary Sector Review in 2024. lnkd.in/eaNSbBz9

12.02.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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‼️ Registration is now open for our online Q Methodology Workshops to be held in May 2025. ‼️
Register now to avoid disappointment. Further details can be found on our webpage www.gcu.ac.uk/research/res...

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