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My name is Francesca Serra and I am from Sardinia, Italy. I was delighted to work initially with BDRN during my PhD, when I joined the University of Worcester as a visiting academic for six months and worked closely with Professor Lisa Jones and her research group. I was very impressed by the fantastic, ongoing Read More …
Members of BDRN have been out and about sharing some of the findings from our research during February and March. For example, in February Dr Kath Gordon-Smith and Professor Lisa Jones were invited to speak to members of the Worcester Bipolar UK Support Group, and in March Professor Lisa Jones and Professor Ian Jones were Read More …
My name is Gemma McCullough and I am a final year PhD research student with BDRN at the University of Worcester. My research explores relationships between physical activity and inactivity, and mood symptoms in people with bipolar disorder. Last Summer I carried out a series of interviews with BDRN participants to try to understand what Read More …
My name is Kim Caldwell and I was delighted to join BDRN in October 2017 to start my PhD, which explores peoples’ experiences of living with bipolar disorder. Now that I am almost half way through my PhD, I wanted to update you all with my progress. I recently finished interviewing my first group of Read More …
Research participants are needed for a study into how pharmacists can help people who have severe mental illness with their physical health. Please see advert for volunteers below and click here for further information: https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/_InvolvingYou-CardioPhitnessResearchStudy.aspx If you would like further information please contact Dolly Sud, Pharmacist at Aston University: sudd@aston.ac.uk
Members of BDRN were delighted to meet with Professor Fiona Lobban, Dr Barbara Mezes and Nadia Akers from the Spectrum Centre, Lancaster University. We had a wonderful day showcasing current research by both research groups, and discussing areas of shared interest and possible future research collaborations. We would like to say a big thank you Read More …
In December 2018, Amy Perry and Marisa Casanova-Dias were delighted to present our research into pregnancy and bipolar disorder at the national UK and Ireland Marcé Society conference in London. The meeting was well attended by many colleagues who have a special interest in perinatal mental health and provided a wonderful opportunity to discuss our Read More …
At the end of November PhD student Emma Radclyffe presented her ongoing research as part of the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s seminar series. Emma’s research focuses on the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in bipolar disorder. Emma was delighted to be able to present some of the very early findings from her ongoing interviews Read More …
Members of BDRN were delighted to talk about BDRN research with clinical colleagues in Hereford (2gether NHS Foundation Trust) in October 2018. They were joined by Professor Eleanor Bradley, Director of Research for Health and Science, to discuss the wider research focus on severe mental ill-health at the University of Worcester. The session was a Read More …
In July, PhD students and members of BDRN (Amy Perry, Gemma McCullough, Jo Johnson, Kim Caldwell and Emma Radclyffe) were delighted to present their work at the University of Worcester’s annual Postgraduate Research Conference. The conference, based at The Hive library in Worcester provides a fantastic opportunity for students from all disciplines to discuss their Read More …
