Faculty of Research & Knowledge Exchange
Faculty Mission:
The Faculty of Research and Knowledge Exchange was formed to pool the research capability and capacity across universities in the geographical area. Health and Social Care professionals should be delivering contemporary, evidence-based and competent care which is informed by high quality research. Improving the understanding and management of Healthcare has the potential of promoting effective and enhanced care delivery.
Faculty Aim:
To work closely with key stakeholders to simply ensure that the available evidence has a positive impact on the population that it serves. The faculty is supported by a diverse range of colleagues with a wealth of research knowledge and experience in implementing change.
The Three Main Aims of the Faculty of Research and Knowledge Exchange:
Collaboration
Develop and address research priorities in collaboration with local stakeholders.
Accessibility
Pool the research capability & capacity across the Universities in the geographical area.
Knowledge
Deliver an on-going programme of knowledge exchange activities to engender a culture of continuous service improvement.
Dr. Julia Williams
Research & Knowledge Exchange Faculty Co-Lead
Deputy Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Buckinghamshire New University
Julia’s educational and research profile spans over 20 years, demonstrating a commitment to the development of academic nursing, ensuring the delivery of knowledge in a meaningful way. Julia is currently a Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Nursing Research, where through research and educational innovation, a caring and compassionate undergraduate nurse, can be prepared for qualified practice.
Julia’s main area of clinical interests lies within colo-rectal nursing. Having worked as a specialist and lead nurse for many years, Julia now makes a contribution to research with a focus on understanding patient experiences within this specialist field. Julia's recent doctoral studies sought to define knowledge and skills translation within specialist nursing practice.
Using a qualitative approach, this work identified the possession of specialist knowledge and skills, but a lack of emotional intelligence, in order to translate it in a manner comprehensible to the patient. Julia is currently a Module Leader for three research modules within the nursing programmes, at level 5, 6 and 7 offered at Bucks New University. These modules introduce students to approaches in research, enabling them to demonstrate critical thinking and an understanding of the research process. Julia’s role also includes dissertation supervision for both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students.
She currently undertakes activities within the University: Chair of Research Forum for the School of Nursing and Allied Health and a Panel member for the Ethic committee. Julia is also an External examiner for University of Hull, Consultant Editor for Gastrointestinal Nursing Journal (GIN) and an Editorial board member for British Journal of Nursing (BJN).
Dr. Hoda Wassif
Research & Knowledge Exchange Faculty Co-Lead
Associate Professor and Lead – Health Education Portfolio, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Education, University of Bedfordshire
Dr Hoda Wassif is an Associate Professor and Lead for the Health Education Portfolio, part of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Education. Her role is to offer academic leadership and support related to a range of courses in Pre-Professional and Continuing Health Education including; Advanced Nursing Practice, Nursing Associates, short courses in health systems as well as Medical & Dental Education and Dental Law and Ethics.
Hoda’s research focus on enhancing research methodology, ethics and holistic approach in healthcare. Her latest research project focused on using artefacts in enhancing research interviews.
Hoda is a Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), a Fellow of the College of General Dentistry (FCGDent), an accredited mentor and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership (FIoL), a member of the editorial board of The Dentist & Dental Nursing Magazines and a member of the Clinical Ethics Committee at Luton and Dunstable Hospital.
BHSCA's Research and Knowledge Exchange faculty's Spring 2024
Writing Retreat
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th May
Missenden Abbey
This fully funded retreat will focus on honing the writing for publication skills of attendees. There will be workshops, 1-1 peer support, and the continued support of a mentor extending beyond the retreat to help attendees right through to publication.
The retreat is open to anyone within the health and care system (i.e., students, professionals, clinical and non-clinical personnel, etc.) but there are a limited number of spaces available for the opportunity.
Applications are currently closed for this retreat.
The faculty will be having more retreats in 2024 and beyond; details for these will be made available once confirmed. 
If you would like to be notified when future writing retreats are confirmed and open for application, please email bht.bhsca-info@nhs.net with an expression of interest.
The Writing Retreat is delivered by the Graduate Teaching Associate (GTA) Team at Buckinghamshire New University's School of Nursing and Midwifery, comprised of Debbie Kate Salvo-Canlas, Dr Nandini Das and Taryn Tavener-Smith.
Nurse Education Today and The Florence Nightingale Foundation are inviting student and early career nurses and midwives to contribute to an upcoming special issue of Nurse Education Today titled “Student and Early Career Special Issue”.
This special issue will demystify the writing process for novice writers and offers a positive experience of the publication process. The aim is to create a ripple effect where successful student/early career authors encourage peers and colleagues to see writing for publication as integral to their professional practice and leadership and peer review as a welcome opportunity to learn and develop.
OPEN TO: students at all levels of study, and no previous experience of writing for publication is required. A development approach to editorship and peer review will be adopted.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: 31st May 2024
For more details, please visit the Call for Paper announcement
The 2023 R&KE faculty Writing Retreat
The first Research and Knowledge Exchange faculty has held its first Writing Retreat at Missenden Abbey in Great Missenden, on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th October 2023.
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The retreat was attended by colleagues from across health and social care in Buckinghamshire, with acute care, social care, the voluntary sector, HEI and FE representation.
All retreat participants will be continually supported over the 6-12 months immediately following the retreat and beyond by the retreat staff from Buckinghamshire New University and University of Bedfordshire.
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The faculty and Academy have every intention on holding future retreats and will widely circulate information and applications when the information is available.
---The Spring 2024 Retreat is now open for applications! See above!---
Research & Knowledge Exchange's 'Evaluation Webinar'
Recorded on 16/03/2022
Working on a service evaluation or thinking of starting one? Look no further, this webinar is just for you!
Please enjoy the recording below of the outstanding speakers including Professor Gurch Randhawa, Dr Yannis Pappas, and Professor Angel Chater, and chaired by Dr Louise Grant from University of Bedfordshire, for the first BHSCA Evaluation Webinar!
My Wellbeing Series
This series has been produced by Dr Yannis Pappas and Prof Julia Williams of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Faculty to offer short public-facing, informational videos on a range of topics concerning well-being. Please enjoy the series' first three chapters below. Thank you!
Chapter 1: Ageing Well
The first chapter of episodes is presented by Dr. Jitka Vseteckova from the Open University and she is an expert in the subject of 'Ageing Well'.
The Ageing Well Chapter will be presented in six fascinating episodes of:
(1) Nutrition (2) Hydration (3) Physical Activity (4) Cognitive Stimulation (5) Social Stimulation (6) Pharmaceutical Therapy.
Please scroll through to access all the video links.
Chapter 2: Bowel Cancer
The second chapter of episodes is presented by Manju Khanna, she is Senior Macmillan Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) at London Northwest University Hospital Trust.
The Bowel Cancer Chapter will be presented in three highly informative episodes of:
(1) What is Bowel Cancer? (2) Symptoms of Bowel Cancer (3) Causes & Risk Factors of Bowel Cancer
Please scroll through to access all the video links.
Chapter 3: Art and Wellbeing
The third chapter of episodes is presented by Jo Vincent, she is a stroke survivor, artist, and part-time art teacher.
The Art & Wellbeing Chapter will be presented in four motivational episodes of:
(1) Benefits of Drawing with Illness or Injury (2) Using Art to Adapt to Long-term Illness or Disability (3) Painting for Managing Pain (4) Building Confidence & Self Esteem by joining Creative Communities
Episodes 2-4 coming soon!
Please scroll through to access all the video links.
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