Victoria Nunn

viva-victoria.bsky.social

13 October 2026 09:54

Fascinating to hear about the development process behind the Proper Georgia Scran campaign promoting breastfeeding among younger mums Ticks all my boxes as a parent, marketing and communications professional, and public health researcher #publichealth #Newcastle

Victoria Nunn

viva-victoria.bsky.social

13 October 2026 09:54

At ReCoCo in #Newcastle for @fuseonline.bsky.social & HDRC's Researching Together for Impact Connecting academic researchers with Newcastle City Council's priority areas, specifically its newly launched Public Health Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) #PublicHealth #VCSE

Peter van der Graaf

pvandergraaf.bsky.social

27 September 2026 21:34

This enables timely adjustment by maximising positive feedback and minimise negative feedback in loops of learning. Instead of simplifying systems in research, we encourage complexification at a practical level. Our paper is free to access: doi.org/10.1002/hpm.... (5/5).

Peter van der Graaf

pvandergraaf.bsky.social

27 September 2026 21:34

Using a complexity lens helped to understand unintended policy outcomes & chain reactions. Using this lens effectively requires a blurring of boundaries between implementation and evaluation in policy research, by identifying feedback loops while the implementation of policy is still ongoing. (4/5)

Peter van der Graaf

pvandergraaf.bsky.social

27 September 2026 21:33

… and demonstrated how these local changes led to system-level change (emergence), with the school system becoming more responsive to mental wellbeing needs of children, and shifts across systems (co-evolution), by developing joint values and language between schools and NHS. (3/5)