Category: News

There are papers that we are particularly keen on… This is one of them. It was a dissertation project for the first author, Kirstie Hanning, a few years back. The study came out of a real-life problem: why do women who…

I was interviewed by James Coyne on Twitter for academics!

When Prof. Jim Coyne asked me if I would like to write a blog post on Twitter and its academic potential I was delighted. I found Twitter a great help over the last 1 1/2 years that I used it and was happy to share…

New article on medical education is out!

We did a small quirky study on the medical TV viewing habits of students in St Andrews and it’s just been published. The findings have implications for ‘hidden curriculum’ in the medical education. Here it is:…

New Mental Elf blog piece!

I have contributed to Mental Elf blog with a new piece on depression recurrence and chronic…

Job opportunity!

We have an exciting research position within our CSO-funded smoking cessation study! Have a look at the link:…

The SCPN’s new newsletter is out!

The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network’s new newsletter is out? Do you want to know about sunbeds? Physical activity guidelines? Or lung cancer? Here is where you find…