Global evidence, local impact: broadening participation at the Global Evidence Summit
This report may be utilized as a blog post or news item, contributing to the dissemination of insights and knowledge gained from the event. We are alsooffering stipends for patients and consumers too! And what about the GES program? Sabrina: The officialGES themes have relevance to LMIC, including sustainable development and global evidence to local impact. Each plenary session will feature an LMIC or UMIC representative speaker, ensuring that diverse perspectives are incorporated into the discussions. Plenaries serve as a valuable platform where all attendees come together for presentations followed by panel discussion...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 27, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
5 career opportunities to apply for in the New Year
Spring into 2024 with a bit of get up and go; here are some of the career opportunities that you might consider, from apprenticeships to bursaries. As workplaces around the country reopen for business after Christmas, it’s as good a time as any to begin applying for opportunities you want to avail…#ireland #growremote #growremotes #blogs #martinobrien #amtce #dailybrief #siliconrepublics #scitech (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘It takes a mental toll’: students in England priced out of university towns
Elena Dirik is studying politics and sociology in Bristol, the UK’s most expensive city in which to study after London, and has so far stayed afloat thanks to care-leaver bursaries and working in two jobs. But with housing costs soaring, she is planning to move to south Wales next year. Dirik, 21,…#elenadirik #bristol #wales #newport #unipol #dantekornieva #universityofsurrey #katietruman #universityofexeter #staustell (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS bursary for nursing students in Wales extended until 2025
The Welsh Government has extended its NHS bursary scheme to support nursing students with tuition fees and living costs until 2025, it has been confirmed. The bursary, which provides non-repayable support, is offered to student nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals who commit to working in Wales for up to two years after their studies.... Read moreThe post NHS bursary for nursing students in Wales extended until 2025 appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - September 5, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Latest news Source Type: news
Recruitment, retention and registration discussed at health conference
Health conference closed yesterday (Wednesday) with a session focussing on the recruitment and retention of health staff.
Jonathon Whitney (pictured above) from University Hospitals Birmingham branch moved a motion calling on UNISON to campaign to reinstate paid training and raise public awareness of health student debt.
Speaking of his personal experience with the bursary system that was ended in 2016, he said: “In 2009 I found myself in an awkward situation. Having been made redundant, I was looking for a new career – and the bursary is the reason I am standing here now.
“It gave me hope that there was a ca...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - April 20, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article 2023 National Health Conference NHS staff recruitment Source Type: news
Funding available for LMIC participants at Cochrane Colloquium
Registration is open for the Cochrane Colloquium, which will take place in London from 4th to 6th September 2023, with satellite events on 3rd September. Cochrane is offeringstipends and bursaries to help cover travel and accommodation costs for those who might otherwise be unable to attend, including participants from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).The Colloquium will provide an opportunity for individuals to network with other like-minded professionals, share knowledge and expertise, and engage in discussions around evidence-based healthcare. Cochrane believes that by offering these stipends and bursaries, it...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - April 14, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Muriah Umoquit Source Type: news
We are now accepting applications for Cochrane stipends for #CochraneLondon
A number of stipends and bursaries are available to help consumers and other attendees based in developing countries to attend Cochrane Colloquium London 2023. This is our 30th annual flagship event and this year it will take place atQueen Elizabeth II (QEII) Centre in London from 4th to 6th September 2023, and Satellite events on 3rd September.Stipends and bursaries represent funding you can apply for, if you are eligible, that are intended to help cover registration and other expenses associated with attending the 2023 Colloquium.Cochrane is providing stipends for:Cochrane Consumersindividuals living in low-lower-middle,...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 7, 2023 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
10 days left to apply for the course on helminth genome analysis
Only 10 days left to apply to our practical hands-on training course in helminth genome analysis (#HelminthBio23) organised by @stephenrdoyle@akoiwang! FREE to attend & travel bursaries are available to Asia-based applicants!
–The WormBase ParaSite team (Source: WormBase)
Source: WormBase - February 16, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ranjana Kishore Tags: community meetings news tutorials helminth genome analysis Wormbase Parasite Source Type: news
Winter fuel grant opens 25 January
UNISON Welfare’s annual winter Fuel grant programme opens on Wednesday 25 January at 10am.
The programme offers a one-off, non-repayable grant of £200 to help UNIONS’s most vulnerable low-income members and to help ease the worry of paying for their next fuel bill during the coldest months of the year.
UNISON understands the financial hardship many members are facing – struggling to make ends meet, particularly with RPI inflation still running at 14% as of the end of November, and energy usage generally at its highest over January and February.
Last year, the charity raised over £1m with its energy support a...
Source: UNISON Health care news - January 17, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article News there for you unison welfare winter fuel grant Source Type: news
Minority ethnic tech founders supported by SETsquared Bristol Breakthrough Bursary
Acclaimed technology incubator SETsquared Bristol, led by the University of Bristol, is relaunching its Breakthrough Bursary for the fourth year, continuing its commitment to tech inclusivity. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - September 22, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Business and Enterprise, Announcements; Press Release Source Type: news
Blog: The UK government must invest properly in our nurses
UNISON is supporting the theme of Investing in Nursing for this year’s International Nurse’s Day, by demanding change in the UK.
I’m proud to lead a union with a strong history in nursing. We have so many inspiring nurse members who supported their patients and communities through the pandemic.
It was May Parsons, a UNISON nurse, who delivered the first COVID vaccination in the world outside of clinical trials, paving the way for the mass programme which has saved millions of lives and returned our freedoms.
But it’s not enough to just celebrate nursing, we have to demand investment in the profession to make sure w...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 12, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Christina McAnea Tags: General secretary's blog News Christina McAnea health nursing Source Type: news
Final year medical students 'can't afford to pay rent'
Students training to become doctors are campaigning for better NHS bursaries as they struggle to make ends meet. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
London medical students say they cannot live on NHS bursaries
Some students are "forced to choose between eating or passing finals" and others use food banks. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health conference takes on a packed final morning
On the final morning of UNISON’s national health conference, delegates in Liverpool began by observing a minute’s silence for International Workers’ Memorial Day, remembering those who have died as a result of their work, and re-dedicating themselves to the fight for improved health and safety.
Proposing a motion on the international recruitment and support for migrant healthcare workers, on behalf of the nursing and midwifery occupational group, Gamu Nyasoro described how she came to the UK from Zimbabwe, got a bursary to study as a nurse and moved to live in the West Midlands.
She had conference laughing with her m...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - April 27, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2022 Health Care Service Group Conference Source Type: news
SETsquared Bristol ’ s bursary scheme supports diverse founder startups
Five innovative tech companies with founders from diverse ethnic backgrounds have been awarded SETsquared Bristol ’ s Breakthrough Bursary to join the acclaimed University of Bristol tech incubator. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 28, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements; Press Release Source Type: news
