Wellbeing Wales Network E-Bulletin January 2010

The Wellbeing Knowledge Bank

At the end of last year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) launched it's Wellbeing Knowledge Bank. This is a repository of links and information, pertinent to the wellbeing topic, ranging from relevant papers and analysis, events and activities to ONS's own work plans in this area. The aim is to bring greater visibility and clarity to existing knowledge, outputs and plans from across the ONS and beyond, relevant to societal wellbeing and to begin to establish a community of interest . The knowledge bank will be constantly updated and ONS welcomes ideas for content. For more information visit: www.ons.gov.uk/about-statistics/wellbeing

If you have any queries or suggestions please email equalitiesandwellbeing@ons.gov.uk

Alcohol and Wellbeing

Alcohol Concern Cymru is interested in hearing from organisations in Wales about their views on the links between alcohol consumption and wellbeing. For more information please visit: http://wellbeingwales.webspring.org.uk/what-we-re-doing-about-it/stories-discussion-papers/society-wellbeing

DECIPHer Studentships

Finally DECIPHer is offering, nine studentships for postgraduate study in a range of topics including: social sciences, dentistry, medicine, law, social medicine, health information, public health, geography and statistics.

The DECIPHer Centre is a strategic partnership between the Universities of Cardiff, Bristol and Swansea and other key organisations concerned with public health policy and practice in Wales and the South West of England with particular emphasis on children and young people. For more information visit:

If you are engaged in a large intervention with children and young people in DECIPHer’s field there may be scope to identify opportunities for funding for research and evaluation of the intervention. If you are interested to find out more about DECIPHer please contact Lynnette Thomas, Director of Operations on thomaslm7@cardiff.ac.uk