Health Psychology and Interventions Group (HPIG)

HPIG draws together expertise in health psychology, health behaviour change, pragmatic intervention design and evaluation, and use of theory in research, from across and beyond the University of Bristol. The group provides a monthly forum for discussion of these areas and related topics.

The group is run by a core team of researchers with Health Psychology and behavioural science expertise: Dr Emma Anderson; Dr Anna Davies; Dr Christin Hoffmann; Dr Anna Pease; Dr Katie Whale.

Group aims

The group launched in January 2017 with the following key aims:

To establish an identity/presence for health psychologists and people with expertise in health behaviour change and related topics within and beyond the University of Bristol
To provide a methodological resource to support research design and grant-writing
To be a forum for members to discuss successes and challenges of research already underway and receive peer support with trouble shooting
To contribute to teaching in the Medical School
To develop potential for collaboration
To discuss relevant papers and news, pool resources, learn from others’ approaches, share experiences and spark ideas

Group Meetings

The group meets on alternate Tuesday/Thursday lunch times usually in the final week of the month. The meetings are informal and friendly, and led by group members or invited speakers on a relevant topic or research paper. The dates and discussion topics for upcoming meetings can be found here.

We are always happy to welcome new members, and topics/speakers for discussion at our monthly group meetings.

Please contact us if you would like to join, or talk to, the group.