Centre for Communication , Cultural and Media Studies ( CCCMS )
CCCMS carries out world-class and internationally excellent research on cultural and creative industries , public relations , film and media . Critical theoretical research is clustered around media and cultural policy , production and consumption , professionalised applied communication practices , analysis of film and television and critical media industry studies . Our work has tackled areas such as : screen and on-demand industries , production studies , cultural spaces and cultural intermediaries , creative labour , adaptation , identities and media audiences . We welcome applications for research that combines theoretically robust critique with an interest in practices , be they creative , discursive , industrial or institutional in nature .
Contact : Dr David Stevenson ( dstevenson @ qmu . ac . uk )
Institute for Global Health and Development ( IGHD )
IGHD is a multi-disciplinary centre for postgraduate education and research addressing contemporary health and development in low and middle income countries . Our research clusters are focused on work on health systems , particularly in fragile settings , and studies on the themes of psychosocial wellbeing , protection and integration .
Health Systems Cluster : Since 2011 , our team has been significantly involved with the UK Department for International Development-funded ReBUILD Consortium ( https :// rebuildconsortium . com /), which produces research for stronger health systems during and after crisis . QMU provides technical codirection to ReBUILD and is currently leading research on performance-based financing , as well as demographic and distributional impact of conflicts and implications for health systems . Research is being carried out in Cambodia , Sierra Leone , Uganda and Zimbabwe and , since 2017 , in Timor Leste , Liberia , Democratic Republic of Congo , Nigeria and Central African Republic . Our team is also leading the National Institute for Health Research ’ s Research Unit on Health in situations of Fragility ( RUHF ), which focuses on research analysing the challenges of delivering health services and promoting health in fragile situations , with specific attention to the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases ( NCDs ) and mental ill-health in West Africa ( Sierra Leone ), the Middle East ( Lebanon ) and El Salvador . Other current health systems work is funded by the Medical Research Council ( MRC ), Economic and Social Research Council ( ESRC ) and the National Institutes of Health . Our work addresses issues ranging from NCDs and mental health in fragile settings , results-based financing for TB care in Georgia , to analyses of systems resilience in the Middle East and transmission of drug-resistant TB in South Africa .
Psychosocial , Integration and Protection Cluster : Our work addresses mental health and psychosocial wellbeing , protection and integration of people in humanitarian contexts and other situations of migration or fragility . Since publishing our original Indicators of Integration report for the UK Government in 2004 , we have been engaged in ongoing research , practice and policy leadership to support refugee integration . The UK Home Office published an updated and expanded Indicators of Integration toolkit in June 2019 . Members of the team are leading research into the role of faith-based organisations in humanitarian response ( MENA ), and in child protection ( West & East Africa , Latin America , Asia ). We have a particular focus on mental health and wellbeing in areas of conflict and humanitarian disaster . Our research is characterised by strong engagement with community perspectives .
Contact : Professor Alastair Ager ( aager @ qmu . ac . uk )
Clinical Audiology , Speech and Language Research Centre ( CASL )
CASL structures its work under three themes :
• The sounds of words : this phonetic theme examines the consonants and vowels of speech in fine detail , how they are acquired by children , how their pronunciation is affected by speech disorders , how they are heard and perceived , and how they are formed into words and altered by context , all in the context of cross-linguistic and sociolinguistic variation , and with a view to clinical impact .
• Communication and discourse : this linguistic theme examines language in all its forms ( spoken , signed and written ) and in all its grammatical and prosodic complexity . We focus on how language is perceived and expressed , and on how communication and translation are influenced by social , physical and psychological factors . Our impact strategy is influenced by the importance of effective communication in facilitating social cohesion and in people ’ s access to education , work and services .
• Innovation in practice : the focus of this theme is the advancement of practice and policy in the professions associated with the division of Speech and Hearing Science : especially Audiology , Speech and Language Therapy , and British Sign Language Interpreting . We also aim to develop and disseminate tools and resources for vocational higher education and for research laboratories , addressing the needs of a range of external partners and stakeholders .
Contact : Professor Jim Scobbie ( jscobbie @ qmu . ac . uk )
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