Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing Newsletter - February 2025

IPHW secondment opportunities

The IPHW is offering the opportunity for University of Essex research staff to apply to be seconded to the Institute for a short period of time between now and the end of July 2025. Specifically, the secondment would be to focus on writing and submitting a grant application, within the general remit of health and wellbeing. A maximum of six secondment places are available.

There is the possibility of a small budget being available to cover the backfill/ buyout of specialist teaching or marking commitments during the time of the secondment, and/or for travel to meet with partners to finalise the bid. The budget is to be spent by 31 July 2025 with no spend after that date.

Deadline for applications: Friday 7 March 2025

Further details and application form

Call for Abstracts: Eastern ARC ECR Health Conference

Reimagining Health and Wellbeing Across Societies and Systems

Tuesday 8 July 2025

The first Eastern Arc Health Conference for early career researchers (ECRs) will bring together self-defined early career researchers and practitioners across the four Eastern Arc institutions (Universities of East Anglia, Essex, Kent, and Sussex) to share their research and imagine the future. This is an opportunity to showcase ideas, network, discuss research, receive feedback, and develop new collaborations across the South East and East of England. We encourage all self-defined ECRs and post-graduate research students to apply for this exciting opportunity.

The conference will be held at the University of Essex, on 8 July 2025.

The conference will include research themes such as:

• Digital Health and Human System Interaction
• Health Inequalities, Human Rights, and Social Justice
• Sustainable Health Systems and the Environment
• Culture, Community, and Resilience
• Gender Equity
• Mental Health, Trauma, and Wellbeing
• Non-Communicable Diseases and Neurodevelopmental Conditions
• Healthy Ageing
• Social Policy, Social Care, and Welfare
• Vulnerability and Health
• Biology of health and disease

The call for abstract submissions is open, and we are looking forward to hearing from a wide range of early career researchers.

The deadline for abstract submissions is 23:59 GMT, Monday, 10 March 2025.

Further details and abstract submission form

Reminder: IPHW Annual Lecture

IPHW Annual Lecture: From Inequality to Wellbeing

Wednesday 19 February 2025, 3-5pm

From Inequality to Future Wellbeing: unlocking human flourishing and planetary health - Professor Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York, will give the Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing (IPHW) Annual Lecture.

There will be time for Q&A after the lecture, followed by a reception, to allow further time for discussions and networking.

Venue: The Hex, Colchester Campus; and online

Register on Eventbrite to attend