Health across the lifecourse Our research explores health and wellbeing in the context of the life stages people move through and the social and cultural processes and policy encounters that shape these stages. You are here Home Faculty of Social Sciences Research with impact Health and wellbeing Health across the lifecourse Challenging taboos and changing practice: the case of baby-loss and post-mortem One in six pregnancies will end in a miscarriage in the UK. In 2016, more than 5500 babies were recorded as stillborn or died in the neonatal phase. To reduce this, it’s fundamental that a post-mortem is carried out but consenting to this is an overwhelming decision for parents. Read More Raising awareness and informing choices about online support for people living with breast cancer The Space for Sharing study explores the online relationships and behaviour of people affected by a variety of extreme circumstances, including disasters and crises, life-threatening and shortening conditions, emotional destress and more. Read more Brexit, health and me: Educating young people on the links between politics and healthcare Academics in the Department of Politics and International Relations and the School of Law have teamed up with Shout Out UK to produce a documentary exploring the perspectives, hopes and expectations for health and the NHS in the aftermath of Brexit. Read more New research published to tackle loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority groups A cross-faculty team from the University of Sheffield has collaborated with colleagues from Brunel and De Montfort Universities on a major new project focused on better understanding loneliness among migrant and ethnic minority groups. Read the news story A new resource for behavioural science - developing tools for understanding the relationship between behaviours A team led by Professor Thomas Webb at the University of Sheffield’s Healthy Lifespan Institute and the Department of Psychology has been awarded £435k from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Read more Photo by Matheus Bertelli from Pexels Tools for Life: Data Sharing and Public Health The Tools for Life project is engaging patients and the public in a dialogue about the benefits and risks of sharing their personal data for purposes beyond their direct care. Read more
