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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · 7d

🌳Earlier this month, GroundsWell presented at the
Mersey Forest #BritishScienceFestival event: Science of the Forest: People, Nature and Climate.

Read Dr Zhang's reflections here👉 groundswelluk.org/GroundsWellB...

#UrbanHealth #GreenSpaces #ClimateAction #NatureBasedSolutions

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Event Reminder – Hybrid Webinar this Thursday!

From Barriers to Bridges: Community Researchers as Methodological Innovation in Health Intervention Evaluation.
Join us in person or online. Scan the QR code to register.

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · 11d

Opening doors to the future!
As part of the GROUNDSWELL journey, we’re at Doors Open Day @ University of Edinburgh.
🌱 Come explore how we’re promoting health & wellbeing in our communities.
👉 Details: efi.ed.ac.uk/event/doors-...

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · 13d

Don’t miss out—be part of this exciting hybrid webinar!
What if the key to fairer, more authentic evaluations lies in the voices of the communities themselves?

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · 19d

Not your usual webinar.
Think of it as an experiment in reorientation:
* Research as art
* Policy as imagination
* Practice as poetry

With Dr Marisa de Andrade
23 Sept | 10–11 am (online)

Bring your curiosity. Leave with new ways of thinking.

blogs.ed.ac.uk/scphrp/2025/...

An Invitation to Think and Act Differently, 23rd September 10-11.00 (online) – SCPHRP

blogs.ed.ac.uk

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · 23d

🌿Green spaces aren’t a luxury, they’re a lifeline.

Across our cities, land can be transformed into healthier, fairer places. Our partners shared with us what accessible green space means for their health.💚

Watch & join👇
Full video: youtu.be/5rT6pGSeQnY
#GreenSpaces #UGBS

GroundsWell - Green Spaces and Health

YouTube video by GroundsWell Consortium

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Aug 21

On 14 August, we gathered at the University of Edinburgh’s Main Library to celebrate the launch of the 2nd Edition of the GroundsWell Community Magazine.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed and attended 💚. Your energy, commitment, and community work make this possible.

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Aug 20

📖✨The winning article from Lawrence Primary in our #EcoWeek comp with @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social council is LIVE!🎉

Read here👉 groundswelluk.org/Newsandevent...

Keep your eyes peeled for the full online release of all of GroundsWell's Community Magazine, coming soon 👀

#Waterways #YoungJournalists

magazine article with photographs of the children exploring the canals and wildlife animations.

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Aug 12

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Jul 21

🌿Eco Week Competition Winner!🌿

The winner of our competition with @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social is...

Lawrence Community Primary School🎉

Their fantastic article on local waterways will be featured in GroundsWell's Community Journalism Magazine & on our website soon!

#communityjournalism #youngvoices

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Jul 8

✨ Come work with us! ✨

We are hiring a data manager at
@liverpooluni.bsky.social, fixed term until Sept 2026. Strong skills in data management, statistical analysis, problem-solving and communication are essential.

For more details and to apply click here 👇

my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Jun 17

🎉 Our Community Journalism for Kids slide deck is live! Help children tell powerful stories about the environment 🌱📝

Still time to enter our @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social Eco Week competition — deadline 30 June! 🏆

📥 Slides + entry info: groundswelluk.org/Publications...
#EcoChampions #YoungReporters

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · May 19

🌍 It’s @lpoolcouncil.bsky.social #ECOweek!

We’re launching a community journalism course & competition in Liverpool primary schools with Child Friendly Liverpool 📝

What do kids care about most when it comes to the environment? We’re about to find out - stay tuned!👀
#ClimateVoices #ChildLedChange

poster for the community journalism competition

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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · May 16

Come and work with us on @groundswellcon.bsky.social

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Powered by MHR

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · May 7

🌱At our annual retreat last year we asked everyone attending - "What does GroundsWell mean to you?"

Their answers? Take a look — this is what GroundsWell is all about 👇#inspiration #community #healthinequalities

drive.google.com/file/d/1NfkM...

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · May 6

🎥Missed our first #GroundsWell ECRs & Partners webinar? The recording is now available!

Catch powerful insights on public involvement in research & participatory methods from Ruth Livesey & Rebecca Crook

📺Watch here: youtu.be/H5P6rCyaU0c

#ResearchMethods #CommunityEngagement

Public involvement in research and use of participatory methods: We can't do it without them!

YouTube video by GroundsWell Consortium

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Apr 22

⏰ Next Wednesday ⏰

Don't forget to register: Public Involvement in Research and Use of Participatory Methods - "We can't do it without them!"

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Feb 24

NEW WEBINAR!

Join us for a webinar exploring how Liverpool City Region can use its blue space to address health inequalities and what lessons can be learnt by other urban areas.

Speakers from @liverpooluni.bsky.social and Canal River Trust

Mon 3rd March 2PM
Register NOW🔗 tinyurl.com/45ujyk32

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Apr 14

These are the kinds of insights that often go unspoken: "The solutions to the global mental health crisis may not lie in increased diagnoses or medication alone.

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Apr 14

Instead, they might be found in the power of care, compassion, empathy, and the wisdom of grandmothers—the often overlooked caregivers and community leaders."
It’s a perspective worth considering. Please give it a read: lnkd.in/g8pUysEi

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Apr 1

🌱 Spring Forward: Disrupt. Transform. Innovate. 🚀

The season of renewal brings fresh ideas and radical shifts from our Innovation Fund projects. Don’t miss the key insights shaping what’s next. 🌷
mailchi.mp/d5298a3556e5...

GroundsWell Innovation Newsletter, March 2025

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Mar 25

✨New ECR & Partners Webinar Series✨

We’re launching a rolling webinar series where early-career researchers & GroundsWell partners share innovative research methods shaping our work. Register below!

1⃣ "We Can’t Do It Without Them!"
📅 Wed 30th April, 1PM
🔗https://tinyurl.com/uu9wf6wc

flyer for groundswell ecr and partner webinar series

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Avril Johnstone @avriljohnstone.bsky.social · Mar 18

🌍 Health Inequalities & GroundsWell 🌿

New blog post exploring health inequalities across @groundswellcon.bsky.social! Discover how differences in access, availability, and use of urban green & blue spaces impact health.

Read more here: 🔗
www.groundswelluk.org/GroundsWellB...

@uofgshw.bsky.social

GroundsWell Blog

Rob Bushby, Avril Johnstone and Mariam Jack share how GroundsWell is approaching health inequalities across its different work packages.

www.groundswelluk.org

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Mar 18

🚀 Webinar:CURL Extensions – Weaving UPRNs into Address Histories in CHI

✔ Learn how UPRNs enhance health data accuracy and linkage
✔ Gain valuable insights from NHS experts

Featuring David Clark & Carole Morris.

🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/n36vj5R_oHM

#HealthData #DataLinkage @champsphc.bsky.social

CURL Extensions: Weaving a Unique Property Reference Number into Address Histories in Scotland

YouTube video by GroundsWell Consortium

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚀 Community, Innovation & The Power of Urban Blue Spaces! 🌊

Excited to share this inspiring short film from Safe Regeneration's Innovation Fund project, supported in part by GroundsWell 👇
drive.google.com/file/d/1QYW6...

#InnovationFund #CommunityImpact #GroundsWell #SafeRegeneration

Clip from the film of people paddling down the canal

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GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Mar 3

Last chance to register for our webinar this afternoon: Come hear lessons from Liverpool City Region on blue spaces, policy & how they can address health inequalities #UGBS #healthinequality #LCR #Liverpool

Register NOW🔗 tinyurl.com/45ujyk32

GroundsWell @groundswellcon.bsky.social · Feb 24

NEW WEBINAR!

Join us for a webinar exploring how Liverpool City Region can use its blue space to address health inequalities and what lessons can be learnt by other urban areas.

Speakers from @liverpooluni.bsky.social and Canal River Trust

Mon 3rd March 2PM
Register NOW🔗 tinyurl.com/45ujyk32

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