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Environmental Change and Resilience Projects

We have a vibrant, active and diverse research community generating impactful world class research. Our researchers are involved in a number of strategic partnerships and collaborations within the University and beyond; working with funders and partners including research councils, government departments, the EU, Council of Europe and large foundations.

Below are a few examples of our research into the important issues facing society today

Cochrane Fellowship
Psychological therapies for major depressive disorder and prolonged grief in bereaved adults

This Cochrane Fellowship started in November 2018 to complete a systematic review of psychological interventions for depression, prolonged grief disorder and PTSD in bereaved adults. The cause of death has been broadened to any type of death vs life limiting conditions, and is now exploring prolonged grief disorder and PTSD.

Dr Audrey Roulston is leading the team where the final review contains 13 different studies covering a range of psychological therapies, with the main intervention focusing on CBT. The project is due for submission to Cochrane in December 2019, and will inform therapists and service providers about which interventions are most effective with this population, and which RCTs were graded highly in terms of quality.

Project Team

Dr Audrey Roulston - Project lead (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

Co-Investigators and Contributions

Professor Mike Clarke (Centre for Public Health, QUB)

Professor Michael Donnelly (Centre for Public Health, QUB)

Dr Bridget Candy (UCL/Marie Curie)

Dr Jenny McGaughey (School of Nursing and Midwifery, QUB)

Orla Keegan (Irish Hospice Foundation, Dublin)

Dr Michael Duffy (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

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MRC Proximity
Virtual reality and immersive technology to support health and social care professional training

This project was funded, in 2018, by a MRC Proximity to discovery award and involved the development of a new Immersive Technologies and Digital Mental Health network at QUB which is led by Dr Paul Best from the School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work.

This network is trans-disciplinary partnership of academics, practitioners and technology companies focusing on therapeutic and pedagogical advances in mental health and social care through digital means. A particular focus of this work is to increase the accessibility and capacity of immersive technologies among social science researchers, educators and practitioners.

Project Team 

Dr Paul Best - Project lead (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

Co-Investigators and Contributors

Dr Matilde Meireles (QUB)

Dr Franziska Schroeder (School of Arts, English and Languages, QUB) 

Dr Maarten Van Walstijn (School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, QUB)

Dr Lorna Montgomery  (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

Dr Alan Maddock  (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

Dr Anne Campbell (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

Prof Gavin Davidson  (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

Mr David Trainor (SentiReal Ltd) 

Dr Karen Galway (School of Nursing and Midwifery, QUB) 

Mr Paul Quinn  (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, QUB)

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Outside the University, our partners include:

  • UNICEF
  • United Nations
  • UNESCO
  • Stellenbosch University
  • University of Cardiff
  • Ulster University
  • University of Warwick
  • Zhengzhou University
  • South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
  • Police Service Northern Ireland
  • Northern Ireland Executive
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