Postgraduate Degrees

Objective: To recognize postgraduate stressors and their intensity among doctors doing post-graduation in the fields of academic and clinical medicine, using the Postgraduate Stressor Questionnaire (PSQ). Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted where the target population were postgraduate students. The PSQ was administered, a twenty-eight item questionnaire to identify and measure intensities of stressors. Questionnaires were administered to ninety post-graduate students, forty-five from each field. Data was entered on SPSS version 20. After descriptive analysis and checking the data for normality independent sample t-test and ANOVA were applied for numerical data, and chi square was applied for categorical data. Results: The mean age of the students was 30.97 (SD=6.52) years. Majority of the students were females. It was seen that academic related stressors were greatest among the two fields of medicine. Higher levels of stress were seen in students who were training in cli...

This prestigious three year PhD studentship is available beginning 1st October 2015. The new Rehabilitation and Recovery Service for People with Severe and Enduring Mental Health Needs was introduced in January 2015. The service aims to better support service user recovery through more enhanced community support, and less reliance on inpatient care. It is a radically different prototype emphasising collaborative team working across statutory and third sector providers, and a philosophy focused on the community recovery element of the service in-reaching into the inpatient ward to provide more holistic and intensive support. It is anticipated that this model will help avoid institutionalisation and will promote better outcomes for service users (core of around n=50 p/yr) who may be characterised as ‘high need’ and ‘slow moving’. It is anticipated, that this model of community service will be more widely implemented across other Trust community services. A partnership evaluation is on-going and consists of a questionnaire at 1mnth, 6mnths, and 12mnths.
The project will provide a complementary, qualitative evaluation of the service using ‘photo elicitation’. Photo elicitation is a developing method of inquiry in which participants are invited to take photographs which help them to express something of their experience around the topic of investigation. The researcher provides a structure by having an introductory meeting to clarify the topic of investigation, to answer questions, and provide a digital camera, if one is needed - participants can use their own phone/tablet if they like. A time-frame is agreed for the photos to be taken and sent to the researcher (e.g., by e-mail attachment) and for the participant and researcher to meet to discuss the meaning of the photos in an audio-recorded research interview. The research entails undertaking photo elicitation with service users (n~16) about their experience of the new service and to include purposefully sampled staff as well (n~8 including inpatient service and community partners). The aims are to provide:
• an in-depth understanding of the experience of service users and staff to complement the quantitative service evaluation currently ongoing in the Trust;
• an understanding of the strengths of the service and areas requiring further development, from the perspective of both service users and staff;
• an evidence-base from which to develop the service, for example, through exploring the possibility of integrating the method in an on-going cycle of service evaluation and service use technology skill development;
• to provide a platform to apply for additional funding for a public engagement and knowledge transfer/dissemination to other services.

The "Study Skills Webinar Series " was funded, conceptualised, and produced by the Research Development Unit at Thammasat University's Faculty of Liberal Arts. Each short webinar can be viewed by following the YouTube link, and the PDF provides a short summary of its contents.

The "Study Skills Webinar Series " was funded, conceptualised, and produced by the Research Development Unit at Thammasat University's Faculty of Liberal Arts. Each short webinar can be viewed by following the YouTube link, and the PDF provides a short summary of its contents.

The "Study Skills Webinar Series " was funded, conceptualised, and produced by the Research Development Unit at Thammasat University's Faculty of Liberal Arts. Each short webinar can be viewed by following the YouTube link, and the PDF provides a short summary of its contents.

The "Study Skills Webinar Series " was funded, conceptualised, and produced by the Research Development Unit at Thammasat University's Faculty of Liberal Arts. Each short webinar can be viewed by following the YouTube link, and the PDF provides a short summary of its contents.