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MRC/ESRC funded research on the role of social enterprise as a public health initiative

 Glasgow Caledonian University
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Joined August 2014
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Good morning from #SCVOGathering stall all set up and just hearing from @ScotGovFM who is officially opening the event
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John Pearce Memorial Lecture 2017 Laurie Russell, CEO, Wise Group commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/10…
John Pearce Memorial Lecture 2017 Laurie Russell, CEO, Wise Group — COMMONHEALTH

John Pearce Memorial Lecture 2017 Laurie Russell, CEO, Wise Group — COMMONHEALTH

Laurie Russell’s address reflected on his career in social and economic regeneration in Western Scotland. In work spanning some 40 years, his journey through community regeneration initiatives in...

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A decade of making a difference commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/9/…

A decade of making a difference — COMMONHEALTH

Earlier this month the findings of the latest census of social enterprise activity in Scotland was published ( www.ceis.org.uk ). From the many facts and figures presented in the census report it is...

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Fancy a cuppa? commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/8/…
Fancy a cuppa? — COMMONHEALTH

Fancy a cuppa? — COMMONHEALTH

Now with all Commonhealth projects well under way, and my involvement with a consortium project, a discussion arose between researchers regarding the way in which we conduct interviews within social...

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Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors: Women, Childcare and Rural Entrepreneurship commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/6/…

Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors: Women, Childcare and Rural Entrepreneurship — COMMONHEALTH

Last week I attended the 15th Annual Rural Entrepreneurship Conference hosted by Newcastle University. One of the opening plenary speakers was Professor Sally Shortall from Newcastle University who...

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Musings on Project 8: Empowerment, Health and Social Enterprise commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/5/…
Musings on Project 8: Empowerment, Health and Social Enterprise — COMMONHEALTH

Musings on Project 8: Empowerment, Health and Social Enterprise — COMMONHEALTH

As project 8 is well and truly underway I have collated the data we have generated over the past three years and I’m working hard with my colleagues to establish connections, similarities and...

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What do we mean? Reflections on interviewing with interpreters commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/4/…
What do we mean? Reflections on interviewing with interpreters — COMMONHEALTH

What do we mean? Reflections on interviewing with interpreters — COMMONHEALTH

For the Housing through Social Enterprise  research (CommonHealth Project 7), we are attempting to interview new tenants of three different social enterprises working in the housing sector. The first...

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Ageing isn’t (just) a number… commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/3/…
Ageing isn’t (just) a number… — COMMONHEALTH

Ageing isn’t (just) a number… — COMMONHEALTH

Focus 50+ ends on 31 May 2017. As this will be my last blog for CommonHealth, I thought I would sign off by sharing some discoveries from my experiences during the past 22 months. Like the time I...

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The Gathering commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/2/…

The Gathering — COMMONHEALTH

Do not fear the digital world, it will not kill us all’ Theophilus London This week I had the opportunity to attend 2017’s ‘The Gathering’ hosted by the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations...

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Social Enterprise Strategy commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/1/…

Social Enterprise Strategy — COMMONHEALTH

Following on from a previous post regarding the social enterprise strategy ( here ) it sparked my curiosity regarding other social enterprise strategies that had been introduced in other countries....

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Scotland's Social Enterprise Strategy commonhealth.uk/blog/2017/1/…
Scotland's Social Enterprise Strategy — COMMONHEALTH

Scotland's Social Enterprise Strategy — COMMONHEALTH

It’s finally here…..after significant discussion, debate and deliberation the Scottish Government released Scotland’s Social Enterprise Strategy for the next ten years on Wednesday 14th December. But...

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Project update: Housing through Social Enterprise commonhealth.uk/blog/2016/12…
Project update: Housing through Social Enterprise — COMMONHEALTH

Project update: Housing through Social Enterprise — COMMONHEALTH

You know what they say – how time flies when you’re having fun trying to understand the health impacts of social enterprises in the housing sector. We’re nearly at the end of the first full year of...

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My journey through the Highlands & Islands so far….. commonhealth.uk/blog/2016/12…
My journey through the Highlands & Islands so far….. — COMMONHEALTH

My journey through the Highlands & Islands so far….. — COMMONHEALTH

The Growth at the Edge project (aka ‘the rural one’) is all about building a picture of the health and wellbeing benefits of social enterprise activity in the Highlands & Island of Scotland. As I...

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Reflections on the Knowledge Exchange Forum commonhealth.uk/blog/2016/12…
Reflections on the Knowledge Exchange Forum — COMMONHEALTH

Reflections on the Knowledge Exchange Forum — COMMONHEALTH

A special Knowledge Exchange Forum (KEF) was held on 18 November to celebrate the halfway mark of the CommonHealth research programme. It offered the chance to hear the findings of some projects and...

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Project 6 - Meaningful Measurement? commonhealth.uk/blog/2016/11…
Project 6 - Meaningful Measurement? — COMMONHEALTH

Project 6 - Meaningful Measurement? — COMMONHEALTH

For the past two months I have been immersed in Aberdeen Foyer getting to know everyone and everything regarding their impact measurement processes. It has been a fantastic experience and at times...

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John Pearce Memorial Lecture commonhealth.uk/blog/2016/10…

John Pearce Memorial Lecture — COMMONHEALTH

Earlier this month the Yunus Centre held their annual John Pearce Memorial Lecture focusing on community and social enterprise in a Scotland within Europe, an insightful lecture that really got you...

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Register for John Pearce memorial lecture featuring Pauline from @socialfirmsscot (October 3rd, 5pm) bit.ly/2a57Kvm @YunusCentreGCU
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2nd Memorial Lecture for social pioneer John Pearce on Monday 3rd October at GCU caledonianblogs.net/yunuscen…
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CommonHealth researcher Bobby Macaulay teaches us all about community land ownership #ISIRC2016
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