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class="two-columns-right"> <main id="main" class="main"> <header class="page-header pad-container" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPageElement"> <h1 class="page-title" itemprop="headline">Category: <span>Raising Awareness and Research Reflections</span></h1><div class="taxonomy-description"><p>In this category you can find blogs aiming to increase awareness and self-reflection on topics relevant to our academic, but also more widely to our citizen self.</p> </div> </header> <div id="content-masonry" class="content-masonry" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Blog"> <article id="post-2197" class="hentry post-2197 post type-post status-publish format-image has-post-thumbnail category-creative-corner category-raising-awareness-and-research-reflections post_format-post-format-image" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="article-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ" > <i class="icon-folder-open icon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/category/creative-corner/" rel="category tag">Creative Corner</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/category/raising-awareness-and-research-reflections/" rel="category tag">Raising Awareness and Research Reflections</a></span> </div> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/what-does-world-health-day-mean-to-you/" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" rel="bookmark">What does World Health Day mean to you?!</a></h2> <span class="entry-format"><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/type/image/"><i class="icon-image" title="Image"></i></a></span> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="onDate date"> <i class="icon-time icon-metas" title="Date"></i> <time class="published" datetime="2021-04-07T12:49:09+01:00" itemprop="datePublished">7th April 2021</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2021-04-08T09:44:05+01:00" itemprop="dateModified">8th April 2021</time> </span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content" itemprop="articleBody"> <figure id="attachment_2198" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-2198" style="width: 872px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="wp-image-2198 " src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="872" height="654" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-300x225.jpg 300w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-768x576.jpg 768w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/04/20210407_122101-scaled-e1617795554952-333x250.jpg 333w" sizes="(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-2198" class="wp-caption-text">On the occassion of this year’s World Health Day we are faced with the challenge of re-defining health as we know it. How can we be heathy in times of heightened fear, isolation and pressure? Let us know what healthy means for YOU right NOW!</figcaption></figure> <p> </p> <p><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-2047 aligncenter" src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-300x114.png" alt="" width="634" height="241" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-300x114.png 300w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-1024x390.png 1024w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-768x292.png 768w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-1536x584.png 1536w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-2048x779.png 2048w, https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2021/03/Meet-the-Blog-Author-45-657x250.png 657w" sizes="(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px" /></p> <span class="uoe-published-time uoe-seo-hidden-area"> <time datetime="2021-04-07" itemprop="dateModified">Apr 7, 2021</time> </span> </div> <span class="schema-publisher" itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2019/11/Research-Bow-logo-1-1.png"> </span> <meta itemprop="name" content="Research Bow"> </span> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/what-does-world-health-day-mean-to-you/" /> </div> </article> <article id="post-1671" class="hentry post-1671 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-black-lives-matter" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="post-thumbnail-container" itemprop="image" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/our-converaceions-so-far/" title="Our ConveRACEions So Far!" tabindex="-1" style="background-image: url(https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/12/matteo-paganelli-5XJarqlwvPA-unsplash-766x250.jpg)" class="post-featured-image" > </a> <a class="responsive-featured-image" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/our-converaceions-so-far/" title="Our ConveRACEions So Far!" tabindex="-1"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 1152px)" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw,(max-width: 1152px) 50vw, 766px" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/12/matteo-paganelli-5XJarqlwvPA-unsplash-512x250.jpg 512w"> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw,(max-width: 1152px) 50vw, 766px" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/12/matteo-paganelli-5XJarqlwvPA-unsplash-800x250.jpg 800w"> <img alt="Our ConveRACEions So Far!" itemprop="url" src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/12/matteo-paganelli-5XJarqlwvPA-unsplash-766x250.jpg" /> </picture> </a> <meta itemprop="width" content="766"> <meta itemprop="height" content="250"> </div> <div class="article-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ" > <i class="icon-folder-open icon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/category/raising-awareness-and-research-reflections/black-lives-matter/" rel="category tag">Black Lives Matter</a></span> </div> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/our-converaceions-so-far/" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" rel="bookmark">Our ConveRACEions So Far!</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="onDate date"> <i class="icon-time icon-metas" title="Date"></i> <time class="published" datetime="2020-12-02T11:00:03+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">2nd December 2020</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-02T22:15:52+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">2nd March 2021</time> </span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description"> <p>To the Academic Community of the School of Health in Social Science, You all must have received at least a couple of emails in the last couple of months regarding something called ‘ConveRACEions’. This letter is to help you get a better sense of the context. Going back a few …</p> </div> <footer class="post-continue-container"> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/our-converaceions-so-far/"><span>Continue reading</span><em class="screen-reader-text">"Our ConveRACEions So Far!"</em><i class="icon-angle-right"></i></a> </footer> <span class="schema-publisher" itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2019/11/Research-Bow-logo-1-1.png"> </span> <meta itemprop="name" content="Research Bow"> </span> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/our-converaceions-so-far/" /> </div> </article> <article id="post-1647" class="hentry post-1647 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-lifestyle-culture category-raising-awareness-and-research-reflections tag-development tag-research tag-self-compassion tag-world-diabetes-day" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="post-thumbnail-container" itemprop="image" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/world-diabetes-day-self-compassion-physical-activity-and-gestational-diabetes/" title="World Diabetes Day: Self-compassion, physical activity and gestational diabetes " tabindex="-1" style="background-image: url(https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/CN62QXJ-766x250.jpg)" class="post-featured-image" > </a> <a class="responsive-featured-image" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/world-diabetes-day-self-compassion-physical-activity-and-gestational-diabetes/" title="World Diabetes Day: Self-compassion, physical activity and gestational diabetes " tabindex="-1"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 1152px)" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw,(max-width: 1152px) 50vw, 766px" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/CN62QXJ-512x250.jpg 512w"> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw,(max-width: 1152px) 50vw, 766px" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/CN62QXJ-800x250.jpg 800w"> <img alt="World Diabetes Day: Self-compassion, physical activity and gestational diabetes " itemprop="url" src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/CN62QXJ-766x250.jpg" /> </picture> </a> <meta itemprop="width" content="766"> <meta itemprop="height" content="250"> </div> <div class="article-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ" > <i class="icon-folder-open icon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/category/mental-health-wellbeing-and-resilience/lifestyle-culture/" rel="category tag">Lifestyle & Culture</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/category/raising-awareness-and-research-reflections/" rel="category tag">Raising Awareness and Research Reflections</a></span> </div> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/world-diabetes-day-self-compassion-physical-activity-and-gestational-diabetes/" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" rel="bookmark">World Diabetes Day: Self-compassion, physical activity and gestational diabetes </a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="onDate date"> <i class="icon-time icon-metas" title="Date"></i> <time class="published" datetime="2020-11-18T11:00:22+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">18th November 2020</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2021-01-31T12:30:01+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">31st January 2021</time> </span> <span class="footer-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <i class="icon-tag icon-metas" title="Tagged"></i> <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/tag/development/" rel="tag">Development</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/tag/research/" rel="tag">research</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/tag/self-compassion/" rel="tag">Self-Compassion</a>, <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/tag/world-diabetes-day/" rel="tag">World Diabetes Day</a> </span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description"> <p>When I tell people that I am studying gestational diabetes as part of my PhD, I mostly receive a blank stare or a vague “oh, that’s interesting…” in return. As a disease of pregnancy, gestational diabetes doesn’t affect half of the population and for those it does impact, it usually goes away …</p> </div> <footer class="post-continue-container"> <a class="continue-reading-link" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/world-diabetes-day-self-compassion-physical-activity-and-gestational-diabetes/"><span>Continue reading</span><em class="screen-reader-text">"World Diabetes Day: Self-compassion, physical activity and gestational diabetes "</em><i class="icon-angle-right"></i></a> </footer> <span class="schema-publisher" itemprop="publisher" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"> <span itemprop="logo" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2019/11/Research-Bow-logo-1-1.png"> </span> <meta itemprop="name" content="Research Bow"> </span> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/world-diabetes-day-self-compassion-physical-activity-and-gestational-diabetes/" /> </div> </article> <article id="post-1627" class="hentry post-1627 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-raising-awareness-and-research-reflections" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemprop="blogPost"> <div class="post-thumbnail-container" itemprop="image" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/research-reflection-inspired-by-world-vegan-day/" title="Research Reflection Inspired by World Vegan Day" tabindex="-1" style="background-image: url(https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/pexels-akil-mazumder-1072824-766x250.jpg)" class="post-featured-image" > </a> <a class="responsive-featured-image" href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/research-reflection-inspired-by-world-vegan-day/" title="Research Reflection Inspired by World Vegan Day" tabindex="-1"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 1152px)" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw,(max-width: 1152px) 50vw, 766px" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/pexels-akil-mazumder-1072824-512x250.jpg 512w"> <source media="(max-width: 800px)" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw,(max-width: 1152px) 50vw, 766px" srcset="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/pexels-akil-mazumder-1072824-800x250.jpg 800w"> <img alt="Research Reflection Inspired by World Vegan Day" itemprop="url" src="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/wp-content/uploads/sites/928/2020/11/pexels-akil-mazumder-1072824-766x250.jpg" /> </picture> </a> <meta itemprop="width" content="766"> <meta itemprop="height" content="250"> </div> <div class="article-inner"> <header class="entry-header"> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="bl_categ" > <i class="icon-folder-open icon-metas" title="Categories"></i><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/category/raising-awareness-and-research-reflections/" rel="category tag">Raising Awareness and Research Reflections</a></span> </div> <h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/research-bow/research-reflection-inspired-by-world-vegan-day/" itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" rel="bookmark">Research Reflection Inspired by World Vegan Day</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="onDate date"> <i class="icon-time icon-metas" title="Date"></i> <time class="published" datetime="2020-11-11T11:00:39+00:00" itemprop="datePublished">11th November 2020</time> <time class="updated" datetime="2021-03-02T22:30:49+00:00" itemprop="dateModified">2nd March 2021</time> </span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary" itemprop="description"> <p>Regardless if  you are vegan or not,  you may have already considered  how  your  diet influences the planet and all the  organisms living  on it—especially now,  when we are faced with environmental disasters and persistent news about animal cruelty. However, the discourse about veganism is complex. 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