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The White Rose Child & Adolescent Sleep Research Network Event
December 9, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Please see details below of The White Rose Child & Adolescent Sleep Research Network Event taking at the University of York on Monday, 9th December 2019.
The aim of the meeting is to gather and share information about existing research/projects in this area, expertise and to build new collaborations.
Background
We have been awarded funding by The White Rose University Consortium to establish a multidisciplinary child and adolescent sleep research network. The aim is to bring together experts and early career researchers from across the University of York, the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield and other institutions to gather and share information about existing projects, data sets, sleep measurement equipment, facilities and expertise across Yorkshire. The White Rose Child and Adolescent Sleep Research Network aims to build a portfolio of research that explores methods of promoting healthy sleep in young people from a diverse, innovative and multidisciplinary perspective.
Lead academics: Professor Barry Wright (University of York), Dr Anna Weighall (University of Sheffield) and Dr Hannah Nash (University of Leeds)
The meeting is free to attend and lunch will be provided. Unfortunately we are unable to pay for your travel.
What will happen at the meeting?
The meeting will include some short presentations from academics, clinicians and charities working in the field of paediatric sleep research. This will be followed by poster viewing and interactive workshops to facilitate networking.
How to register:
We hope that you will be able to attend this event. For more information and to register to attend and/or present a poster please send an email to Dr Jane Blackwell (Jane.Blackwell2@nhs.net).. If you would like to present a poster please send the abstract to Jane by 31st October, 2019. If you have any specific dietary requirements please let us know. Please also feel free to circulate this to anyone you think would be interested. Places will be limited, on a first come first serve basis.
More information about the network can be found here: https://whiterose.ac.uk/collaborationfunds/the-white-rose-child-adolescent-sleep-research-network/