PSG At IHV!

PSG at IHV!

Earlier this month, PSG headed off to the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) Conference in Manchester to share the results of some of our research. Our Director, Sophia Collins, gave a presentation about co-producing research with parents, while four of our…

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PSG Podcast #3: PSG & Me

PSG Podcast #3: PSG & me

In our third and final podcast, we asked some of our participants, scientists and staff to tell us what they have enjoyed about Parenting Science Gang and the impact it has had on their lives. Have a listen.

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PSG Podcast #2: Final Event Results Fair

PSG Podcast #2: Final Event Results Fair

The second in our series of podcasts gives you the chance to eavesdrop on the Results Fair at our Final Event in November 2018.  The Results Fair was opened by Katherine Mathieson, CEO of the British Science Association, and features…

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Breastfeeding & Healthcare Experiences

Breastfeeding & Healthcare Experiences

Our Breastfeeding & Healthcare Experiences (BF HCE) PSG has been running 2 complementary studies: looking at how personal breastfeeding experiences affect professional practice in health care professionals, in collaboration with Dr Yan-Shing Chang (King's College London), and looking at the…

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PSG Does Breast Milk Science

PSG does breast milk science

Babies. Exciting. Inspiring. Privilege. Happy. Boobs. Empowering. Just some of the words used to describe taking part in Breastfeeding Older Babies and Beyond (BOBAB) and UK Breastfeeding and Parenting Support (UKBAPS) PSGs #breastmilkexperiment. These 2 Gangs wanted to know what’s…

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Parenting Science – What’s Missing?

Parenting science – what’s missing?

We asked our members whether there is enough research into parenting / parenthood, and where they would like to see more research. In general, PSGers felt that parenting is underrepresented in research and what research there is is often poorly…

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Newsletter # 11 – The Final Countdown

Newsletter # 11 – The Final Countdown

The PSG Final Event #parentsdoscience Parenting Science Gang is funded by Wellcome for a two year period and we’re coming towards the end of our project. Over the last 21 months, our 2000+ citizen scientists have achieved amazing things. They've created…

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