Five PhD students started with the Health and Care across the Life Course theme on September 1st 2020. Their project title’s are as follows:

Philippa Atkinson
Name of project: How the revised UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards influence the experiences of women/parents who are socio-economically disadvantaged.
Supervisors: Dr Nicola Crossland, Dr Gill Thomson
Host university: University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Thais Caprioli
Name of project: Facilitators and barriers to engaging with community support services in dementia: A mixed-methods approach of addressing health inequalities
Supervisors: Prof. Mari Lloyd Williams, Dr Clarissa Giebel, Dr Siobhan Reilly (Lancaster University)
Host university: University of Liverpool

Sian Fennings-Chandler
Name of project: Involving patients, carers and communities in shaping social prescribing activities.
Supervisors: Prof. Rhiannon Corcoran, Dr Lucy Frith, Dr Nadja van Ginneken, Dr Katherine Abba
Host university: University of Liverpool

Courtney Franklin
Name of project: Addressing inequalities in childhood febrile illness associated with paediatric emergency department attendance in Liverpool
Supervisors: Prof. Enitan Carrol, Prof. David Taylor-Robinson, Prof. Bernie Carter (Edge Hill)
Host university: University of Liverpool

Aaron Warner
Name of project: What does it mean to age well with bipolar disorder?
Supervisors: Dr Jasper Palmier-Claus, Prof. Carol Holland, Dr Sandra Varey
Host university: Lancaster University