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    Category: Research

    An Economic Evaluation of ‘Sheds for Life’: A Community-Based Men’s Health Initiative for Men’s Sheds in Ireland

    This is the first study to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health endeavors in Sheds. Men’s Sheds attract a diverse cohort of men and, as such,…

    Michelle Wibrew 15/02/2022

    BBC case study request: Post natal depression in new dads

    Becoming a father can be the happiest time in a man’s life, but for some it can bring unexpected feelings of anxiety, stress and guilt.…

    Michelle Wibrew 14/01/2022

    Shoulder to Shoulder: Broadening the Men’s Shed Movement (A Book by Professor Barry Golding)

    Professor Barry Golding AM – an internationally-published researcher and writer, associated with Federation University in Australia, who wrote ‘The Men’s Shed Movement: The Company of…

    Michelle Wibrew 05/11/2021

    NEW RESEARCH PAPER RELEASED: The impact of community Men’s Sheds on the physical health of their users

    Glasgow Caledonian University’s Sheds for Sustainable Development Project has announced the publication of a new paper on the physical health effects of Men’s Sheds on…

    Michelle Wibrew 16/08/2021

    First-ever UK & Ireland Men’s Shed Toolkit launched

    Glasgow Caledonian University’s ‘Sheds for Sustainable Development Project’, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and partnered with the SMSA, has launched Men’s Sheds: A…

    Michelle Wibrew 26/07/2021

    Briefing Report: How Men’s Sheds are addressing male social isolation and loneliness

    The latest briefing report from Glasgow Caledonian University’s Sheds for Sustainable Development Project on how Men’s Sheds are addressing social isolation and loneliness is now available to…

    Michelle Wibrew 23/06/2021

    Men’s Sheds as an alternative healthcare route? A qualitative study

    Men’s Sheds Research Update Men’s Sheds as an alternative healthcare route? A qualitative study of the impact of Men’s Sheds on user’s health improvement behaviours…

    Michelle Wibrew 22/03/2021

    Research paper released—Men’s Sheds in Scotland: the potential for improving the health of men

    The latest research paper ‘Men’s Shed in Scotland; the potential for improving the health of men’ from Glasgow Caledonian University’s three-year Sheds for Sustainable Development Project…

    Michelle Wibrew 11/02/2021

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