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On demons and dreamers: Violence, silence and the politics of impunity in the Brazilian Truth Commission (2017)
Journal Article
Tavares Furtado, H. (2017). On demons and dreamers: Violence, silence and the politics of impunity in the Brazilian Truth Commission. Security Dialogue, 48(4), 316-333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010617696237

Measures towards post-conflict or post-authoritarian justice have historically relied on the merging of the concepts of silence, violence and impunity in order to create a single promise of justice. Scholars and practitioners in the field usually def... Read More about On demons and dreamers: Violence, silence and the politics of impunity in the Brazilian Truth Commission.

Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Sabey, A., & Bray, I. (2017, June). Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building. Presented at Evidence Live 2017, Oxford, England

Objectives The National Institute for Health Research funded the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, for the West of England (CLAHRC West) in January 2014, to run for 5 years. CLAHRC West seeks to develop and expand hea... Read More about Increasing engagement with evidence in healthcare: A case study in capacity building.

The South Gloucestershire Diabetes Prevention Pilot project (SGDPP) (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kok, M., Bryant, L., Jones, M., Elvin, R., Cook, C., Coleborn, S., & Blackmore, S. (2017, June). The South Gloucestershire Diabetes Prevention Pilot project (SGDPP). Poster presented at Faculty of Public Health Conference, Telford, England

Background NICE recommends intensive lifestyle change programmes for ‘at-risk’ individuals, to prevent or delay onset of type 2 diabetes. This project offered the opportunity for individuals to receive such support and education, previously unavaila... Read More about The South Gloucestershire Diabetes Prevention Pilot project (SGDPP).

Using the experience sampling method to evaluate the impact of art-making on well-being in everyday life (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Holt, N. J. (2017, June). Using the experience sampling method to evaluate the impact of art-making on well-being in everyday life. Paper presented at Culture, Health and Wellbeing Conference, Bristol, England

That involvement in the arts promotes well-being is well-documented (Camic, 2008). The current study aimed to contribute to burgeoning theoretical work on the psychological mechanisms by which artistic involvement might lead to well-being, by examini... Read More about Using the experience sampling method to evaluate the impact of art-making on well-being in everyday life.

A qualitative research study of strategic interventions to address afro-phobia in the european union (2017)
Presentation / Conference
to address afro-phobia in the european union. Presented at HAS Postgraduate Research Conference 2017, Bristol, England

Empirical evidence highlights historical and contemporary manifestations of Afro-phobia hinder the implementation of anti-discrimination norms. Black, African, African diaspora and people of African descent are used here to refer to “descendants of e... Read More about A qualitative research study of strategic interventions to address afro-phobia in the european union.

Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ramsey-Wade, C., Williamson, H., & Meyrick, J. (2017, June). Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review. Poster presented at Culture, Health and Wellbeing International Conference 2017, Bristol

This poster will present the results of a recently completed systematic review examining whether therapeutic writing could improve outcomes for clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. There is a great need for new and creative psychological therapi... Read More about Could therapeutic writing improve outcomes for adult clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa? A systematic review.

Patient involvement in sexual health service delivery (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Meyrick, J., Gray, D., & Jones, A. (2017, June). Patient involvement in sexual health service delivery. Poster presented at BASHH Conference, Belfast, Ireland

Introduction: Sexual and reproductive health and HIV (SRHH) services face unique PPI challenges, as the anonymity and confidentiality required by service users can be a barrier to attracting patient input. PPI could improve sexual health services, t... Read More about Patient involvement in sexual health service delivery.

Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England (2017)
Journal Article
Jones, M., Pitt, H., Oxford, L., Bray, I., Kimberlee, R., & Orme, J. (2017). Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), 639. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060639

© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The promotion of dietary health is a public health priority in England and in other countries. Research shows that the majority of children do not consume the recommended amount of fruit and v... Read More about Association between food for life, a whole setting healthy and sustainable food programme, and primary school children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables: A Cross-Sectional study in England.

How behavioural science can contribute to health partnerships: The case of The Change Exchange (2017)
Journal Article
Armitage, C. J., Bull, E. R., Byrne-Davis, L. M., Burton, A., Dharni, N., Gillison, F., …Hart, J. K. (2017). How behavioural science can contribute to health partnerships: The case of The Change Exchange. Globalization and Health, 13(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-017-0254-4

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Health partnerships often use health professional training to change practice with the aim of improving quality of care. Interventions to change practice can learn from behavioural science and focus not only on impro... Read More about How behavioural science can contribute to health partnerships: The case of The Change Exchange.

The black Mediterranean in action symposium (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2017, June). The black Mediterranean in action symposium. Presented at The Black Mediterranean in Action Symposium, Birmingham, England

A central research question addressed by my thesis is “what bridges can be built to address structural barriers which marginalise the African diaspora from fulfilling universal human rights?” I argue thematic objectives of the International Decade fo... Read More about The black Mediterranean in action symposium.

Post-exceptional politics in agriculture: an examination of the 2013 CAP reform (2017)
Journal Article
Greer, A. (2017). Post-exceptional politics in agriculture: an examination of the 2013 CAP reform. Journal of European Public Policy, 24(11), 1585-1603. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1334080

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is ‘compartmentalized’ and ‘exceptional’. In this picture, the policy process is insulated from other policy concerns, has a dist... Read More about Post-exceptional politics in agriculture: an examination of the 2013 CAP reform.

Deception and decay: Verbal lie detection as a function of delay and encoding quality (2017)
Journal Article
Harvey, A. C., Vrij, A., Leal, S., Hope, L., & Mann, S. (2017). Deception and decay: Verbal lie detection as a function of delay and encoding quality. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 6(3), 306-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2017.04.002

We examined the effect of encoding quality and retention interval on the verbal accounts of truth tellers and liars. Truthful and deceptive participants (n = 149) reported a social interaction immediately or after a three-week delay. To manipulate en... Read More about Deception and decay: Verbal lie detection as a function of delay and encoding quality.

Un-teaching for boys (2017)
Journal Article
Mackay, F. (2017). Un-teaching for boys

Ungendering our children - the harms of stereotyping and how to avoid them.

The integrated ethics and society programme of the Human Brain Project: Reflecting on an ongoing experience (2017)
Journal Article
Aicardi, C., Reinsborough, M., & Rose, N. (2018). The integrated ethics and society programme of the Human Brain Project: Reflecting on an ongoing experience. Journal of Responsible Innovation, 5(1), 13-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2017.1331101

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The EU-funded Human Brain Project (HBP) aimed to deliver advances in brain science, cognitive neuroscience and brain-inspired computing which would have broad-ranging implications and be... Read More about The integrated ethics and society programme of the Human Brain Project: Reflecting on an ongoing experience.

Interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood injuries in the indigenous populations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the last 20 years: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Margeson, A., & Gray, S. (2017). Interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood injuries in the indigenous populations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the last 20 years: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), 589. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060589

© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Globally, Indigenous children are found to be at a significantly higher risk of injury compared to non-Indigenous children. It has been suggested that mainstream injury prevention strategies a... Read More about Interventions aimed at the prevention of childhood injuries in the indigenous populations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand in the last 20 years: A systematic review.

Evidence briefing: Psychological therapies with people with dementia (2017)
Report
Cheston, R., & Clare, L. (2017). Evidence briefing: Psychological therapies with people with dementia. Leicester: The British Psychological Society

The aim of this document is to provide an overview of the evidence base for psychological therapies with people with a diagnosis of dementia and their families. This briefing paper aims to summarise research and clinical evidence in this area and to... Read More about Evidence briefing: Psychological therapies with people with dementia.