WOW Surrey

Sharing for our colleagues to support this important research.
Please share with your networks. #WomenNurses #NurseSuicide #ResearchRecruitment

A photo of our team members showing their crafted felt snowflakes

We had a great day yesterday - it was our annual Christmas crafting get together - we made felt snowflake tree decorations - and yes, there were mince pies!!

White text on a purple background. Text reads: Why take a gendered approach to understanding violence and abuse? 3 Dec By: Louise Isham This year, Tuesday 25th November was White Ribbon Day: a day that seeks to raise awareness of the global epidemic of violence against women and girls. White Ribbon Day is also the start of a sixteen-day period of campaigning and awareness raising about violence against women and girls, sometimes referred to as the 16 Days of Action. This year the campaign will end on Wednesday 10th December. In this blog, Dr Louise Isham sets out: what is understood by the term gender-based violence the value of adopting a gender-sensitive approach to understanding some forms of violence and abuse why this is relevant to our research around suicide in women nurses.

Our colleague Dr Louise Isham has written a blog for #WhiteRibbonDay #16DaysOfAction about the importance of a gendered approach to understanding violence and abuse.
#WomenNurses #NurseSuicide #NurseWellbeing

www.nursesuicidestudy.com/blog/why-tak...

Seminar Flyer with a lively image of paint colours exploding from a lightbulb. Text reads: Being Innovative and creative in research and teaching. The Workforce Organisation and Wellbeing expert group annual seminar 2025 Thursday 20th November :: 10.00 – 12.00 noon :: Online Chair: Dr Hilary Causer Speakers: Dr Ruth Riley: Storytelling in Nurse Suicide research Dr David Griffiths: Storytelling in Intersex research Dr Ruth Abrams & Dr Victoria Williams: The role of patients in women GPs' ability to thrive: Engaging the public Dr Jenny Oates: Citizens Inquiry & World Café Dr Scott Munro: Saving Lives from the Sky: Exploring Drone Delivery of Defibrillators to Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests Lisa Blazhevski, RN: Supporting International students’ transition to UK nursing studies

We're excited to invite you to our annual seminar.
Online and free. 20th November 10.00 - 12.00noon.
A packed interdisciplinary programme exploring Innovative and Creative methods in Research & Teaching.
Contact us if you'd like a meeting invite.
#HealthResearch #NurseSky #AcademicSky

There is still plenty of time for #WomenNurses to join our #NurseSuicide focus groups.

#UKNurses #InternationallyEducatedNurses #MinoritisedNurses #SocialCareNursing #PrivateSectorNurses #NurseSky #AcademicSky #NurseResearch

A great example from our colleague @vickiewilliams.bsky.social of sharing research knowledge with professional groups. @peoplemanagement.bsky.social
#Endometriosis #InclusiveWorkplaces

We're delighted to welcome two new PhD students to our WOW family. Welcome Ella and Bethany - we're looking forward to supporting your research as you progress.

#HealthResearch #NurseSuicideResearch @nurse-suicide.bsky.social

Catch up on progress at @nurse-suicide.bsky.social as they publish their latest newsletter.

www.nursesuicidestudy.com/publications...

@vickiewilliams.bsky.social

“You go back to zero”: Embodied precarity, endo time and employment - Victoria Williams, Joanna Brewis, Vincenzia Priola, Katherine Sang, 2025 Drawing on interview and diary data from 21 women in the UK, this paper focuses on how endometriosis, a long-term gynecological condition, is lived and navigate...

Important new work from our colleague Dr Victoria Williams - exploring women's experiences of #Endometriosis in the workplace.
Uncovering #WorkplaceInequalities especially in connection with #Intersectionality
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Do you have something that you would like to say about #NurseSuicide in #WomenNurses
We have room for you and your ideas on our #Blog. We welcome a wide range of voices and formats.
Look at our past blogs here: www.nursesuicidestudy.com/blog
Contact us here: www.nursesuicidestudy.com/blog
#NurseSky

Our colleagues at @nurse-suicide.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social are facilitating research focus groups with #WomenNurses to explore their views on #NurseSuicide.
All info below. Please share with your networks.
Thank you.

Our colleagues at @nurse-suicide.bsky.social have written a blog to mark #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Dissemination news!
Our colleague, Dr Ruth Riley will be presenting at #FOHNEU2025 in Cork, Ireland this October.
She'll be talking about our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded #NurseSuicide project. Details 👇

Four researchers stand in front of a powerpoint slide which announces the 54th British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, which was hosted at University of Surrey from 25-27 June

Our colleague Dr Carys Banks, with colleagues below, presented her research on loneliness and social connectedness among adults with learning disabilities at the @britishgerontology.bsky.social annual conference, hosted @uniofsurrey.bsky.social last week.

"Endometriosis is more than a health challenge. It is a lens through which we can understand broader issues around gender, health and work"

Our colleague Dr Victoria Williams writes on #Endometriosis, #HealthPolicy and #WorkplaceWellbeing in @uk.theconversation.com

#MedSky #WomensHealth

Our colleague, Dr Anna Cox recently presented at @rcm.org.uk conference in Birmingham where she shared work from The Together Project and the resources they have co-produced to support maternity care for women with learning disabilities.
Learn more here: www.surrey.ac.uk/research-pro...

Our colleagues @nurse-suicide.bsky.social have published a blog post to mark #InternationalNursesDay

#NurseSky #MedSky
@uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Our colleagues from the 'Women GPs Thriving' project have published their first newsletter.
To find out about this groundbreaking work, led by Dr Ruth Abrams, take a look 👇
#MedSky #AcademicSky #WomenGPs
www.surrey.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

Thank you to @huffpost.co.uk for featuring our vital new @nihr.bsky.social funded five-year project which will take an institutional approach to targeting #NHS staff stress and trauma. Co-led by our colleagues Profs Jill Maben and Cath Taylor @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

Do you want to help shape research priorities in same day and urgent care workforce research?

We are looking for people working in same day and urgent care to join our steering group!

Expression of interest form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

For questions & more information: SURGE@uwe.ac.uk

Hello #NurseSky
Are you interested in nurse related research?
Have you thought about undertaking a #PhD?
We are recruiting to TWO FUNDED PhD studentships - start date Oct 2025.
With a focus on #WomenNurses experiences of #Whistleblowing or #Bullying
Details here:
www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-fun...

Welcoming the @surgeworkforce.bsky.social research partnership to @bsky.app
#MedSky #NurseSky #AcademicSky

Two of our colleagues at the @nurse-suicide.bsky.social project have written a blog as an enactment of their team values. Take a look 👇

Supporting women's reproductive health at work

Today our colleague, Dr Ruth Abrams is delivering a keynote at the Westminster Employment Forum on supporting women’s reproductive health at work. You can read an adapted version of her speech here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#WorkplaceWellbeing #WomensHealth #ReproductiveRights

Speaking up during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Nurses' experiences of organizational disregard and silence Aim To critically examine nurses' experiences of speaking up during COVID-19 and the consequences of doing so. Design Longitudinal qualitative study. Methods Participants were purposively sample.....

Congratulations to our colleagues, Dr Ruth Abrams, Professor Jill Maben, Dr Anna Conolly et al.,
Their nursing during #CV19 article (below)
is a top cited article in the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
#NurseSky #OpenAccess @uniofsurrey.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

We are delighted to celebrate Professor Jill Maben's appointment - for a second term - as @nihr.bsky.social Senior Investigator.
Jill is an excellent leader and role model in our Expert Group, and we all benefit from her knowledge and experience.
Well deserved Jill! 👏

There are TWO funded #PhD opportunities currently advertised within our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded #NurseSuicide project.
Take a look below for details 👇

#NurseSuicide #FindaPhD #WomenNurses

A fascinating preview of the some of the work coming from our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded #NurseSuicide study.

This blog by Dr Gloria Likupe marks #OverseasNHSWorkersDay and celebrates #InternationallyQualifiedNurses

#NurseSky

Lots of discussion and questions throughout, including questions about inequalities, privilege, ethical dilemmas and information sharing.

Three great presentations, our thanks to Professor Andrew Knight, Dr Chris Jacobs & Mark Stobbart for sharing their work and knowledge. 12/12