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Creative Research, Engagement and Dissemination Community of Practice

Welcome to the launch of the inaugural FUSE Creative Research, Engagement and Dissemination Community of Practice programme.
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Wolfson ECR member wins prestigious award for outstanding research in psychology

Congratulations to Dr Evelyn Mary-Ann Antony, a PhD student in the School of Education, who has won a prestigious award for her research in child psychology.
Dr Evelyn Anthony, PhD student at our School of Education, pictured inside Durham Cathedral

REACH Podcasts - available now

REACH County Durham is a partnership between Durham County Council, Durham University and Durham Community Action. Our aim is to examine ways to tackle the unfair and avoidable differences in health experienced by communities in our area, what we call the “wider determinants of health”. These play a crucial role in shaping health outcomes for County Durham residents.
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Wolfson Honorary Fellow awarded an MBE in The King’s Honours List 2026

We are delighted to celebrate that our Wolfson Honorary Fellow, Balbir Singh has been awarded an MBE in The King’s Honours List 2026
Balbir and Paul - Unmasking Pain

Poor health in the North costing the UK billions in lost productivity

Closing the health gap between the North and the rest of England could put an extra £18.4 billion into the economy per year, according to new research by the NHSA and Health Equity North
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Concussion-related cognitive and lipid prodromal biomarker changes in the UK rugby health study

Long-term effects of concussions, particularly in contact sport athletes, have been previously linked by changes in neuronal mental health and biomarker changes.
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Alzheimers Society Conference 2025 London “Our South Shields: Thanks for the Memories”

Our Creative Health and Wellbeing group presented “Our South Shields: Thanks for the Memories” as an exhibition at the Alzheimer's Society Conference 2025. This work is funded by England Heritage. “Our South Shields: Thanks for the Memories” brings to life the overlooked working-class history of local South Asian and other global majority groups in South Shields living with or impacted by dementia.
Community research group, Cedarwood Trust, N. Shields

Children from poorer families do worse at school – here’s how to understand the disadvantage gap

Professor in the School of Education Nadia Siddiqui explains the disadvantage gap index and what can be done to reduce it.
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Our Pain Academy wins Highly Commended at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards

The team were awarded Highly commended in the category of "Best use of Integrated care and Partnership: Developed and research based"
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The Live well with Pain Health and Wellbeing check goes live

Our website produced by the Live well with Pain team in collaboration with the Wolfson Research Institute for Health and wellbeing, is all about learning new approaches and skills to help you live well, despite your persistent pain.
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Study shows the lack of ‘me time’ for new mothers

New mothers only have about an hour out of their waking day for rest, according to new research by our psychologists.
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Wolfson Fellow becomes new Trustee of Dilston Physic garden

Dilston Physic Garden continues to advance its charitable objectives across education in plant-based medicine, scientific research, heritage preservation, conservation, and community engagement.
Balbir and Paul - Unmasking Pain