Doing a PhD in Psychology (when you don’t have a background in Psychology)
My job before starting my PhD was a Physiotherapist. I’ve spent a lot of my career working in the community and have mostly worked in community neurological rehabilitation. Neuro Rehab is vast and complex, it covers Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Motor Neurone...
No qualitative researcher left behind! Supporting our qualitative researchers through peer support
Learning from and supporting each other is invaluable here at the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology (MCHP), and something that we do well. However, in 2017 when I joined the department as a Research Assistant, I saw an opportunity to enhance our peer-to-peer...
Widening Participation activities: why get involved?
Widening participation (WP) is part of the University of Manchester’s social responsibility strategy (Widening participation | The University of Manchester). At the Manchester Centre for Health Psychology we run events that aim to inspire young people to consider...
Baby loss awareness
Baby loss remains a silent topic despite affecting thousands of families in the UK each year. Most women become pregnant again after losing a baby, which can bring up feelings of guilt, sadness and anxiety. A study conducted by a team of multi-disciplinary...
Addressing Inequalities at University – A Behaviour Change Approach
Did you know that there are 20% fewer black students who achieve a 1st or 2i degree compared to white students? This ‘gap’ becomes even larger when we look at those working in academia. Only 1% of UK professors are Black and there are only 41 Black women professors in...
How can Health Psychology Research make a Difference to the Lives of Care Home Residents?
My first full-time job after leaving school was as care assistant in a care home for older adults. Whilst the work was physically and mentally challenging, I also found it immensely rewarding, and I loved learning about the lives of the people I was caring for. I...
How can health professionals support women in pregnancy after baby loss?
Pregnancy following baby loss can bring up intense feelings of anxiety, fear, isolation, and guilt. How can health professionals working with women support them during this time? Research conducted by a multidisciplinary team including a health psychologist from the...
Navigating Pregnancy After Baby Loss
Baby loss remains a silent topic despite affecting thousands of families in the UK each year. According to the Office for National Statistics 1 in 150 babies are stillborn or die in the first month after birth in the UK. Most women become pregnant again after losing...
Psychology and maternal health: Why it’s a good fit.
Psychology is the study of our mind and behaviours. It helps us to understand why we feel and act in certain ways and it can also be used to help people change. The Manchester Centre for Health Psychology developed a short video explaining how the research conducted...
Epistemic injustice and co-production in healthcare
Service User Involvement, Co-Production and Healthcare Quality Improvement: Addressing the Case of Epistemic (In)justice During the January MCHP seminar, we had Arbaz Kapadi, Research Associate at the MCHP, give an insightful talk on service user involvement,...
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