Commonhealth Assets @AssetsCommon
Researching how community led organisations can build and mobilise their ‘assets’ to impact on health and wellbeing of those living in deprived areas. commonhealthassets.uk United Kingdom Joined November 2020-
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🧑🎓Don't miss this PhD opportunity to work with the fantastic team at Yunus Centre GCU🧑🎓 🔗click the link to find out more about this amazing opportunity lnkd.in/e8kjgSMX
We are delighted to share some recent research reports developed for the community partners who worked with us in the CommonHealth Assets project. For further information and the reports visit: commonhealthassets.uk/resources
Professor Rachel Baker has shared the findings of a major study on how community organisations can impact health and wellbeing. 👏 🔗 Read more: linkedin.com/posts/glasgow-…
📣 New GCPH Publication for Glasgow 850! From Provand's Lordship to the Red Road Flats, the provision of clean water to the 1915 rent strikes & this year's Housing (Scotland) Bill, this timeline shines a light on events that shaped Glasgow's health gcph.co.uk/latest/publica…
WHAT REALLY WORKS IN COMMUNITY-LED HEALTH & WELLBEING? Join our webinar Dec 15, 14:00-15:30 Explore findings from a major 3-year NIHR study on how community orgs create real health impact in underserved areas @AssetsCommon Register: bit.ly/44oklWV #CommunityHealth
*CommonHealth Assets' Project - We have updated the website with new publications and resources in recent months. Check out the link for more information: commonhealthassets.uk/general-8
📣 Please share: Call out to those in North Ayrshire, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Glasgow City Region, South of Scotland & the Western Isles who are staff, volunteers, or trustees from social enterprises, small businesses, housing associations, schools, or trade unions 🔽
We are thrilled to announce a new £1.5m NIHR-funded project led by the Yunus Centre, launching 1st October 2025! More info below 👇
Researchers have launched a major new investigation into the power of Community Wealth Building (CWB) to affect local economies and improve population health. 💡 Find out more ⬇️ gcu.ac.uk/aboutgcu/unive…
Deadline to apply for this fantastic job opportunity is 7th September! More info below:
🚨JOB OPPORTUNITY IN THE YUNUS CENTRE🚨 We are looking to recruit a Research Fellow to join our team working on The CoWBELLS project, a mixed methods, theory-based, impact evaluation of Community Wealth Building in Scotland. Apply here: myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/glas…
🚨JOB OPPORTUNITY IN THE YUNUS CENTRE🚨 We are looking to recruit a Research Fellow to join our team working on The CoWBELLS project, a mixed methods, theory-based, impact evaluation of Community Wealth Building in Scotland. Apply here: myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/glas…
📢 *Social Economy Today* "In an increasingly uncertain world: Social enterprises dealing with complexity – the unheard voices" 🗓️ Tue 16 Sept 2025 | Glasgow Caledonian University 🎤 Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Gardiner In Person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-econo… Online: eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-econo…
📢Job Opportunities: work with our PHIRST Fusion team, 2 x 5 yr funded posts @UofGlasgow making a difference with local authorities through research and knowledge mobilisation. Closing date 28 August jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-a…
How do we create the right conditions for meaningful Patient & Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE)? In her new blog, Mohasin Ahmed reflects on the successes, limitations and key learning from the @AssetsCommon Lived Experience Panel. Read it here: gcph.co.uk/latest/news-bl…
📢NEW REPORT Following the end of the @AssetsCommon project, this report details the impact & outcomes of the Lived Experience Panel - a great resource to support others to develop better Patient & Public Involvement activities in public health research. gcph.co.uk/latest/publica…
Weekly newsletter: Grants launch, funding, free events, news and jobs in Hackney mailchi.mp/hcvs.org.uk/we…
Find our more about GCPH's work in relation to the @AssetsCommon Lived Experience Panel here: gcph.co.uk/our-work/25-co…
👏Well done to GCPH's Mohasin and Jen, and their Caledonian and Stirling University co-authors, on the publication of new journal article 'Creating the conditions for meaningful and effective PPIE in community-based public health research'. Open Access: researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
Last week Prof Rachel Baker and Prof Olga Biosca were lucky enough to be invited to a meeting with His Excellency Professor Muhammad Yunus. Both were delighted to congratulate him on the Kings Foundation Harmony Award presented earlier in the day by King Charles III.
Glasgow Caledonian Professors Rachel Baker and Olga Biosca spent time with our Emeritus Chancellor Professor Muhammad Yunus, during his recent visit to London to meet King Charles. 👏 🔗 Read more: linkedin.com/posts/glasgow-…
Emeritus Yunus Chair Professor Cam Donaldson has had a new book published on the future of publicly-funded healthcare systems. For further information, visit: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
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