Prof Christine Brown Wilson (she/her)
@crbrownwilson.bsky.social
Professor of Nursing with a focus on education and dementia care. Passionate about person centred quality care and resilience. Co-designing and evaluating serious digital games for educational impact. Promoting Care Homes Research.
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Huge congratulations 🎉& so very proud of my colleague & friend @garymitchellrn.bsky.social awarded the prestigious @advancehe.bsky.social National Teaching Fellowship 2025 for Innovation, Mentorship, Collegiality and national influence @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 👉 ow.ly/nG9650WB9rF
Privileged to watch my colleagues @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social receive their #NTFS awards from @advancehe.bsky.social in #Bristol - congratulations 🥂 to all the winners- celebrating educational innovation in HE!
September 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Privileged to watch my colleagues @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social receive their #NTFS awards from @advancehe.bsky.social in #Bristol - congratulations 🥂 to all the winners- celebrating educational innovation in HE!
So excited - our #@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia conference to start World Alzheimer’s month- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social is now ending it with an award from The Dementia Trust in partnership with Dementia NI -on World Alzheimer’s Day- dementiatrust.org/news-and-vie...
World Alzheimer’s Day: Announcing the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards Winners
The Dementia Trust is delighted to announce the 2025 disruption awards winners. Today, on World Alzheimer’s Day , we are proud to unveil the winners of the 2025 Dementia Trust Disruption Awards - ...
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September 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So excited - our #@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia conference to start World Alzheimer’s month- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social is now ending it with an award from The Dementia Trust in partnership with Dementia NI -on World Alzheimer’s Day- dementiatrust.org/news-and-vie...
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Read our latest SIG #blog post here: a fascinating exploration of commonalities and differences in how #residential homes are organised and how residents live in these settings across three countries: bsgsigcarehomesblog.co.uk/residential-... #carehomes #GCRF
Residential Care Homes in Austria, Brazil and the United Kingdom - Care Homes Research Blog
Over many years, we have had the privilege of visiting and working within a wide variety of residential care homes, referred to in some countries as long-term care institutions (LTCIs). Dr. Manuela Hö...
bsgsigcarehomesblog.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Read our latest SIG #blog post here: a fascinating exploration of commonalities and differences in how #residential homes are organised and how residents live in these settings across three countries: bsgsigcarehomesblog.co.uk/residential-... #carehomes #GCRF
Delighted our paper on #resilience in #AdultSocialCare is published - thanks to our great team - @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social -Anita Mallon, Gary Mitchell and Derek McLaughlin - worth a read 👇
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Managing adversity: a cross-sectional exploration of resilience in social care - BMC Geriatrics
Background The social care workforce in the United Kingdom plays a vital role in providing support services yet faces systemic challenges of lower priority and lack of resources. Resilience is crucial...
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com
September 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Delighted our paper on #resilience in #AdultSocialCare is published - thanks to our great team - @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social -Anita Mallon, Gary Mitchell and Derek McLaughlin - worth a read 👇
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Nice, thank you. #bloodmoon
While you were sleeping in your warm beds, I was out in the cold doing this.
The blood moon as seen from Adelaide at about 3:40 am.
#eclipse #bloodmoon
The blood moon as seen from Adelaide at about 3:40 am.
#eclipse #bloodmoon
September 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Nice, thank you. #bloodmoon
So proud of @stephcraigrn.bsky.social in her journey from undergraduate to PhD and now academic - organising her 3rd Dementia Conference @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to kick off Dementia awareness month! Watch this video to see more 👇
Dementia conference at Queen's - Caring for today, planning for tomorrow
Subscribe NOW to Queen’s University Belfast: http://bit.ly/1Y24vux MORE from Queen’s University Belfast: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/QUBelfast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QUBelfast Twitter: https://twitter.com/QUBelfast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qubelfast Study at Queen’s: View all courses: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/ Virtual Tour: https://virtualexperience.qub.ac.uk/welcome Queen’s University Belfast is a Russell Group university based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1845, we are the 9th oldest university in the UK and provide a world-class, research-led education to thousands of students from around the world each year. Based in the heart of Belfast, a vibrant UK capital city that is safe and easy to get around, and with excellent employment opportunities and support for your future career, Queen’s really is a place like no other. https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Why-Study-at-Queens/ http://qub.ac.uk/
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September 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
So proud of @stephcraigrn.bsky.social in her journey from undergraduate to PhD and now academic - organising her 3rd Dementia Conference @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to kick off Dementia awareness month! Watch this video to see more 👇
Delighted to present our work on #SeriousGames in #dementia & #BrainHealth at our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 3rd annual #dementiaconference organised by @stephcraigrn.bsky.social @garymitchell- thanks to @BBCNI and to our wonderful speakers from the island of Ireland!! An inspirational day!
September 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Delighted to present our work on #SeriousGames in #dementia & #BrainHealth at our @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 3rd annual #dementiaconference organised by @stephcraigrn.bsky.social @garymitchell- thanks to @BBCNI and to our wonderful speakers from the island of Ireland!! An inspirational day!
Concluding 3rd #DementiaConference @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social afternoon theme of #Connections through community engagement with Sinead Devine &Eilish Brown @DEEDs Aisling Playford @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social understanding experience of people living with dementia in diagnosis,support & care
September 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Concluding 3rd #DementiaConference @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social afternoon theme of #Connections through community engagement with Sinead Devine &Eilish Brown @DEEDs Aisling Playford @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social understanding experience of people living with dementia in diagnosis,support & care
#Research making a difference for people living with #dementia
Deirdre Harkin addressing pain #DOTS Aoife Conway impacting dementia education @ulsteruni.bsky.social Jane Luega -exploring lived experience in literature @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Irene Harrington @ucc.ie value of pony therapy
Deirdre Harkin addressing pain #DOTS Aoife Conway impacting dementia education @ulsteruni.bsky.social Jane Luega -exploring lived experience in literature @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Irene Harrington @ucc.ie value of pony therapy
September 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#Research making a difference for people living with #dementia
Deirdre Harkin addressing pain #DOTS Aoife Conway impacting dementia education @ulsteruni.bsky.social Jane Luega -exploring lived experience in literature @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Irene Harrington @ucc.ie value of pony therapy
Deirdre Harkin addressing pain #DOTS Aoife Conway impacting dementia education @ulsteruni.bsky.social Jane Luega -exploring lived experience in literature @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Irene Harrington @ucc.ie value of pony therapy
Insightful presentations from Dementia NI in their engagement in governance- promoting member rights& engagement in PPI as carers with @dementiaireland.bsky.social Carmel and @QUBSONM Ashley Mcguiness @stephcraigrn.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #DementiaConference
September 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Insightful presentations from Dementia NI in their engagement in governance- promoting member rights& engagement in PPI as carers with @dementiaireland.bsky.social Carmel and @QUBSONM Ashley Mcguiness @stephcraigrn.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #DementiaConference
Being seen - ‘I am still Helen’ - a powerful keynote on a journey of hope purpose and progress with Alzheimer’s from Dr. Helen Rochford-Brennan @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 3rd #DementiaConference
- support to scaffold independence, using digital tools &doing what you enjoy to live with purpose!
- support to scaffold independence, using digital tools &doing what you enjoy to live with purpose!
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Being seen - ‘I am still Helen’ - a powerful keynote on a journey of hope purpose and progress with Alzheimer’s from Dr. Helen Rochford-Brennan @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 3rd #DementiaConference
- support to scaffold independence, using digital tools &doing what you enjoy to live with purpose!
- support to scaffold independence, using digital tools &doing what you enjoy to live with purpose!
Great to see the inspiring work @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 3rd #DementiaConference by Dementia Service Leads Debbie Rainey and Ross Mawhinney @belfasttrust.bsky.social on #Art and #Therapeutic #gardens for people living with #Dementia- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Great to see the inspiring work @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 3rd #DementiaConference by Dementia Service Leads Debbie Rainey and Ross Mawhinney @belfasttrust.bsky.social on #Art and #Therapeutic #gardens for people living with #Dementia- @stephcraigrn.bsky.social
Inspiring start for our 3rd annual @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia #Conference organised by @stephcraigrn.bsky.social with our @QUBSONM Deputy Head- Prof. Michael Brown; Fionnuala Gallagher Dept of Health NI on improving #dementia care; @HarkinDeirdre on regional #DementiaEducation
September 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Inspiring start for our 3rd annual @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #Dementia #Conference organised by @stephcraigrn.bsky.social with our @QUBSONM Deputy Head- Prof. Michael Brown; Fionnuala Gallagher Dept of Health NI on improving #dementia care; @HarkinDeirdre on regional #DementiaEducation
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ChatGPT 5 boasts it can function at PhD level, “ask me anything”. Spouse inputs the title of his own PhD, says please write me a PhD on this topic. ChatGPT5 immediately crashes. Recovers, then produces a page of articulate garbage citing plausible-sounding but incorrect sources.
August 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ChatGPT 5 boasts it can function at PhD level, “ask me anything”. Spouse inputs the title of his own PhD, says please write me a PhD on this topic. ChatGPT5 immediately crashes. Recovers, then produces a page of articulate garbage citing plausible-sounding but incorrect sources.
Huge congratulations 🎉& so very proud of my colleague & friend @garymitchellrn.bsky.social awarded the prestigious @advancehe.bsky.social National Teaching Fellowship 2025 for Innovation, Mentorship, Collegiality and national influence @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 👉 ow.ly/nG9650WB9rF
August 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Huge congratulations 🎉& so very proud of my colleague & friend @garymitchellrn.bsky.social awarded the prestigious @advancehe.bsky.social National Teaching Fellowship 2025 for Innovation, Mentorship, Collegiality and national influence @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 👉 ow.ly/nG9650WB9rF
A great #Pride picnic @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social organised by QUB Prism! Queer Chameleon making friends!! ( check them out on Instagram!)
July 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A great #Pride picnic @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social organised by QUB Prism! Queer Chameleon making friends!! ( check them out on Instagram!)
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We now have a LinkedIn group account - please connect with us there too! www.linkedin.com/groups/13330... @crbrownwilson.bsky.social @laurajebrown.bsky.social @idurosaiye.bsky.social
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July 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
We now have a LinkedIn group account - please connect with us there too! www.linkedin.com/groups/13330... @crbrownwilson.bsky.social @laurajebrown.bsky.social @idurosaiye.bsky.social
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Writing an impact case study for the UK Research Excellence Framework? Make it easy to read (short sentences, no hard words), and oversimplify the causal links. (Don't shoot the messenger - not my circus).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014 - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Writing impact case studies: a comparative study of high-scoring and low-scoring case studies from REF2014
www.nature.com
July 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Writing an impact case study for the UK Research Excellence Framework? Make it easy to read (short sentences, no hard words), and oversimplify the causal links. (Don't shoot the messenger - not my circus).
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Spectacular #sunset colours on Newborough's vast empty beach @photohour.bsky.social #NorthWales #YnysMôn ##YnysLlanddwyn
July 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Spectacular #sunset colours on Newborough's vast empty beach @photohour.bsky.social #NorthWales #YnysMôn ##YnysLlanddwyn
A proud moment watching Dr. @stephcraigrn.bsky.social at our #Nursing #Graduation @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social today - it’s been a privilege to be on this journey from undergrad to lecturer -Looking forward to seeing what the future brings @garymitchellrn.bsky.social @ehendersonrn.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A proud moment watching Dr. @stephcraigrn.bsky.social at our #Nursing #Graduation @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social today - it’s been a privilege to be on this journey from undergrad to lecturer -Looking forward to seeing what the future brings @garymitchellrn.bsky.social @ehendersonrn.bsky.social
It’s been a great @britishgerontology.bsky.social #conference @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with @stephcraigrn.bsky.social on #DementiaFriendlyCommunities and Patrick Stark presenting on #oralhealth and from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @garymitchellrn.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It’s been a great @britishgerontology.bsky.social #conference @uniofsurrey.bsky.social with @stephcraigrn.bsky.social on #DementiaFriendlyCommunities and Patrick Stark presenting on #oralhealth and from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @garymitchellrn.bsky.social
Great to hear the wonderful work from members of @bsgcarehomes.bsky.social at #BSGConf2025 @britishgerontology.bsky.social - - Anna Bryan- activities coordinators using music; Ahmed Khundakar on delirium in care homes; Isabelle Latham - implementing evidence based interventions (namaste care)
June 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Great to hear the wonderful work from members of @bsgcarehomes.bsky.social at #BSGConf2025 @britishgerontology.bsky.social - - Anna Bryan- activities coordinators using music; Ahmed Khundakar on delirium in care homes; Isabelle Latham - implementing evidence based interventions (namaste care)
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Amazing to see the breadth of #SIG foci at #BSG2025 and so much potential for inter-SIG collaboration!
If you didn't talk to us, you can join the #CreativeAgeing SIG here: britishgerontology.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
If you didn't talk to us, you can join the #CreativeAgeing SIG here: britishgerontology.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Great to kick off the #BSGConf2025 with the #SIG marketplace @bsgcarehomes.bsky.social @bsgtechagesig.bsky.social @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Amazing to see the breadth of #SIG foci at #BSG2025 and so much potential for inter-SIG collaboration!
If you didn't talk to us, you can join the #CreativeAgeing SIG here: britishgerontology.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
If you didn't talk to us, you can join the #CreativeAgeing SIG here: britishgerontology.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
Brilliant to meet up with @juliennemeyer.bsky.social at #BSGConf2025 - so interesting to hear the fabulous work from the Task force on older people’s housing.
June 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Brilliant to meet up with @juliennemeyer.bsky.social at #BSGConf2025 - so interesting to hear the fabulous work from the Task force on older people’s housing.
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Have you checked out our latest #blogs on our #carehomes #research blogsite? Read this one from Dr Elaine Argyle about benefits of, and barriers to, residents' access to #outdoor space... url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Uz8ZClvYKs...
Access to the Outdoors for Care Home Residents - Care Homes Research Blog
Throughout my experience as a post-doctoral researcher and a registered nurse in various care homes, I have noticed that many care home residents rarely go outside, and that some are prescribed vitami...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM