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Institute for Effective Education
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Education
- Description
- The Institute for Effective Education, based at the University of York, develops and evaluates innovative education programmes and practices in order to establish what really works in the classroom – and why.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 328166
- iee@york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/iee/index.htm
Centre for Conservation Studies
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Heritage & Tourism
- Description
- With an outstanding international reputation, the Centre for Conservation Studies provides education, training and guidance in the conservation of cultural heritage to students and professionals around the world. It continues to forge the traditional links, whilst developing new ones, with the key organizations, institutions and professionals working in the field of conservation and management of cultural heritage.
- Contact
- Academic Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 323925
- navin.piplani@york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/c/conservation
Institute for Public Understanding of the Past
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Heritage & Tourism
- Description
- IPUP is a new institute at the University of York, directed by Professor Helen Weinstein, which aims to generate new understandings of how identities are constructed and how narratives of the past function in our society. Founded to promote partnerships and consultancies between museums, galleries, heritage, and the media, IPUP draws together researchers, practitioners and audiences.
- Contact
- Helen Weinstein, Director
- Telephone
- 01904 328126
- historyworks@googlemail.com
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/ipup/
PLACE
- Institution
- other
- Expertise
- Education
- Description
- Place is an independent charity that aims to: - promote research into the people, landscape and cultural environment of Yorkshire and elsewhere and to disseminate the useful results for the benefit of the general public. - advance the education of the public in the people and the natural and cultural heritage of Yorkshire and elsewhere. Address for correspondance: PLACE Office, York St John University, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, YO31 7EX.
- Contact
- General Enquires
- Telephone
- 01904 766291
- place@yorksj.ac.uk
- Website
- http://place.uk.com/
Centre for Housing Policy (CHP)
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Housing
- Description
- The Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York is one of the leading housing and social policy research centres in Europe. We have expertise in home ownership, private renting, social housing, housing finance, homelessness, rural housing, housing for vulnerable people, housing and care, aging, systematic reviews and cost-benefit analysis. Please get in touch with queries about research or consultancy projects.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 321480
- chp@york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/chp
Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
- Institution
- other
- Expertise
- Housing
- Description
- JRHT provides housing, care homes, retirement and supported housing, and demonstrates new approaches in these areas.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 735000
- http://www.jrht.org.uk/contact-us/contact-us-online
- Website
- http://www.jrht.org.uk/
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Environment, Low Carbon & Sustainability
- Description
- The Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence at the University of York is a world leading research centre which aims to promote the development and implementation of green and sustainable chemistry and related technologies into new products and processes.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 322567
- info@greenchemistry.net
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/res/gcg/site/
Human Computer Interaction Group (HCI)
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Technology & ICT
- Description
- York HCI undertakes research into the design and evaluation of interactive systems from both theoretical and applied perspectives. The group has a highly interdisciplinary approach drawing on methodologies from anthropology, computer science, mathematics, psychology and sociology.
- Website
- http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/hci/
Centre for Ecology, Law and Policy
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Environment, Low Carbon & Sustainability
- Description
- CELP conducts interdisciplinary research on the environment. The aim is to integrate the disciplines of ecology, law and policy in order to reach a better understanding of how society and the environment interact.
- Contact
- Dr Jon Lovett, Director
- jon.lovett@celp.org.uk
- Website
- http://celp.org.uk/
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Environment, Low Carbon & Sustainability
- Description
- SEI is an independent international research institute. We have been engaged in environment and development issues at local, national, regional and global policy levels for more than 20 years.
- Contact
- Johan Kuylenstierna, Director
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/sei/
Centre for Global Education York
- Institution
- York St John University
- Expertise
- Education
- Description
- The Centre for Global Education York (CGE) is an interdisciplinary, curriculum development centre, currently based at York St John in New Block. With expertise in global education across the 8 dimensions – human rights, social justice, values & perceptions, conflict resolution, sustainable development, interdependence, global citizenship, diversity -- the centre supports practitioners in the formal education sector in the introduction of global issues into the curriculum.
- Contact
- Chrissie Dell
- Telephone
- 01904 876755
- cge@yorksj.ac.uk
- Website
- http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/research/research-centres/centre-for-global-edu
David Hope Religious Education Centre
- Institution
- York St John University
- Expertise
- Education
- Description
- Housed in the Fountains Learning Centre at York St John University, the David Hope RE Centre is a nationally recognised collection of religious education resources.
- Contact
- Imelda O'Grady, Development Officer and Clare McCluskey, Centre Librarian
- Telephone
- 01904 876516 (Imelda) /01904 876699 (Clare)
- i.ogrady@yorksj.ac.uk (Imelda) c.mccluskey@yorksj.ac.uk (Claire)
- Website
- http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/trs/trs-centres-and-resources/david-hope-re-cen
York Health Economics Consortium (YHEC)
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- York Health Economics Consortium is a company wholly owned by the University of York. Our purpose is to provide consultancy and research in health economics to the NHS and the pharmaceutical and health care industries, which combines rigorous research standards with efficient project delivery.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 323620
- yhec@york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://php.york.ac.uk/inst/yhec/web/index.php
Health Inequalities Research Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- The Health Inequalities Research group investigates the social patterning of health, by socioeconomic position, ethnicity and gender as well as age. We focus on the social and healthcare factors which play a role in inequalities in health, and draw out the implications for improving policy and practice.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- sally.stephenson@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=10
Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU)
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- The Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU), established in 1973, is an independent research centre at the University of York. The Unit has an international reputation for excellence in research in social policy, especially health and social care, poverty, welfare and social work.
- Contact
- General enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 321950
- spruinfo@york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/spru
Centre for Enabling Environments and Assistive Technology (CEEAT)
- Institution
- York St John University
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- Through knowledge exchange projects and learning and teaching we aim to: champion and promote person centred assessment and provision of services to support independent living - promote 'personalisation' agenda of choice, control, early intervention and prevention - promote person centred design of assistive technologies and environments - evaluate and disseminate best practice.
- Contact
- Maria Parks, Head of CEET
- m.parks@yorksj.ac.uk
- Website
- http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/research/research-centres/centre-for-enabling-e
Centre for Useable Home Technology (CUHTec)
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- CUHTec - conducts world-class interdisciplinary research to understand what people want from the technology in their homes; offers leading edge training, consultancy, and events.
- Contact
- Jenny Parry
- Telephone
- 01904 323178
- cuhtec@psych.york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.cuhtec.org.uk/index.php
Research Centre for Occupation and Mental Health
- Institution
- York St John University
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- Our mission is to develop world class research in occupation and mental health to influence best practice.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- Telephone
- 01904 624624
- RCOMH@yorksj.ac.uk
- Website
- http://w3.yorksj.ac.uk/research/research-centres/rcomh.aspx
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
- Institution
- other
- Expertise
- Other, Health & Social Care
- Description
- The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an endowed charity that funds a large, UK-wide research and development programme, with the interconnected themes of poverty, place and the ageing society. We seek to understand the root causes of social problems, to identify ways of overcoming them, and to show how social needs can be met in practice.
- Contact
- General Enquiries
- info@jrf.org.uk
- Website
- http://www.jrf.org.uk/
Addiction Research Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- The Addiction Research Group is a multi-disciplinary group involved in investigating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a wide range of preventative and treatment interventions to reduce the harm from smoking, risky alcohol use and illicit drug use.
- Contact
- Jo Orchard
- Telephone
- 01904 321356
- jo.orchard@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=1
Cardiac Care and Education Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- Based at the University of York, the Research Group focuses on research and development aimed at influencing the development of cardiac rehabilitation and NHS policy
- Contact
- Georgia Mortzou
- Telephone
- 01904 321385
- georgia.mortzou@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=2
Communication & Decision Making in Health Care Research Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- This research group undertakes research in a broad range of areas including the wider media and policy contexts through which health is represented and communicated as well as communication involving patients and health professionals within healthcare settings. As well as the communication of information in healthcare, the group also looks at individual professional and organisational acquisition and use of information and knowledge - particularly research knowledge - in judgments, choices and behaviour.
- Contact
- Sandi Newby
- Telephone
- 01904 321344
- shn1@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=3
Complementary Medicine Research Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- The Complementary Medicine Research Group at the University of York conducts clinical, economic and safety evaluations of complementary and alternative therapies, especially acupuncture for chronic pain and depression.
- Contact
- Ann Hopton
- Telephone
- 01904 321837
- akh503@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=4
Epidemiology & Genetics Unit
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- The Epidemiology & Genetics Unit (EGU) is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers based in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. Major research themes include cancer epidemiology; particularly the distribution, determinants, treatment, management and potential control of haematological malignancies
- Contact
- John Blase
- Telephone
- 01904 321894
- john.blase@egu.york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.egu.york.ac.uk/
Mental Health Research Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- Our work focuses on how best to help people with common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety. Our aim is to ensure NHS mental health care is effective, efficient and equitable.
- Contact
- Kerry Cipriano
- Telephone
- 01904 321719
- kc528@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=8
Mother and Infant Research Unit
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- MIRU’s research programme examines how care and evidence can make a difference to the health and wellbeing of mothers, their babies and families. We have a particular interest in ways of addressing inequalities in health, and in tackling problems experienced by childbearing women and their families, and we have longstanding expertise in the conduct of complex studies in hospital and community settings.
- Contact
- Jenny Brown
- Telephone
- 01904 321832
- jenny.brown@york.ac.uk
- Website
- http://www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/miru
Statistics & Methods Group
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- This group provides an informal forum for statisticians and epidemiologists to exchange ideas on the development of methodology. Interests include measurement studies and clinical trial design.
- Contact
- Anne Burton
- Telephone
- 01904 321368
- aeb5@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=11
York Trials Unit
- Institution
- The University of York
- Expertise
- Health & Social Care
- Description
- Works in partnership with colleagues to undertake national, scientifically rigorous, randomised trials of the effectiveness and efficiency of existing or potential health care interventions in health care, education and crime and justice.
- Contact
- Andrew Foster
- Telephone
- 01904 321731
- andrew.foster@york.ac.uk
- Website
- https://hsciweb.york.ac.uk/research/public/Group.aspx?ID=13