Healthy Neighbourhood Environments (SHINE) HIT News

Choral singing therapy may lead to improved quality of life for stroke survivors

  • 16th September 2015
Singing in a choir can improve the feelings of social isolation and low mood experienced…

WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments

  • 15th August 2015
The WHO Collaborating Centre for Healthy Urban Environments at the University of the West of…

Cancer research at University of Bristol

  • 15th August 2015
The University of Bristol is working with Cancer Research UK on a number of projects,…

Can Bristol age positively?

  • 4th August 2015
Guy Robertson, Director of Positive Ageing Associates, explores how negative attitudes to ageing can affect…

New Associate Dean of Social and Clinical Medicine

  • 4th August 2015
Sarah Purdy, Professor of Primary Care in the School of Social and Community Medicine at…

Ground breaking Planning for Health & Wellbeing book

  • 24th June 2015
A ground breaking new book, the Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Wellbeing, is…

Design Together, Live Better: people-led design project

  • 1st June 2015
The West of England Academic Health Science Network, in partnership with Designability, is looking for…

Community gardening for older people

  • 28th May 2015
New community gardening clubs for older people, people with dementia and their families are starting…

Healthy Neighbourhood Environments HIT review of 2014-15

  • 26th May 2015
Dr Suzanne Audrey, Dr Adrian Davis and Marcus Grant, Directors of the Healthy Neighbourhood Environments…

Join Dementia Research breaks 6,000 members

  • 20th May 2015
On International Clinical Trials Day (20 May), dementia researchers celebrated a surge of public support…

Trial at Bristol Eye Hospital leaves mum delighted

  • 20th May 2015
As the international research community celebrates International Clinical Trials Day on 20 May, a Bristol…