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Events
Power of partnership
Tuesday 23rd April 2024
The Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) is holding a Power of partnership - improving health and wellbeing through research event to showcase the importance of partnership working in turning research into action.
The free event will be held in Glasgow Caledonian University’s Annie Lennox building on Tuesday 23rd April 2024, from 9.30am-12.45m, followed by a networking lunch until 2pm. Register to power of partnership on Eventbrite.
ReaCH, in the School of Health and Life Sciences, is home to 10 different research groups. The Centre works with the public and people with lived experience of a range of health conditions. Working with partners such as the Scottish Government, NHS Scotland, Public Health Scotland, industry and charities, the aim of the Centre is to use research to find new ways of tackling health conditions that may affect us all, from stroke to cancer, to substance use and women’s health issues and infections.
Scotland's Minister for Public Health and Women's Health Jenni Minto MSP will support the event with a recorded message. Other key speakers are Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) Director Elinor Jayne and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) representative Caroline Sincock, who lives with multiple sclerosis (MS).
The event, showcasing the importance of partnership working in turning research into action, will be opened by Professor Steve Decent, Principal and Vice-Chancellor at Glasgow Caledonian University, followed by a welcome from ReaCH Co-Directors Professor Carol Emslie and Professor Frederike van Wijck.
The audience will be treated to a series of interactive workshops from some of the Centre's key researchers showcasing how research is already changing and improving lives through the power of partnership.
