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- Community development
- Young people's health and wellbeing
- Patient and Public Involvement
- Public Health Evaluation
- Social Connectedness
- Social Prescribing
- Nature based solutions
- Reducing health inequalities
- Marginalised communities
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- Qualifications:DPhil, MSc, BA Hons, PG Cert
- Position:Programme Lead and Senior Lecturer in Public Health
- Department:HAS - Applied Sciences
- Telephone:+441173287153
- Email:Amy2.Beardmore@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
I’m an experienced qualitative researcher, evaluator, and educator, currently leading the MSc Public Health programme at UWE Bristol. My work bridges academic insight with real-world impact, and I’m passionate about building collaborative, equity-driven systems that support people and communities to thrive.
Since joining UWE in 2013, I have contributed to and led evaluations of complex public health initiatives including Golden Key, Bristol Ageing Better, and Strengthening Local Communities. As Principal Investigator, I’ve explored themes such as social connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as innovative evaluation methods like Outcome Harvesting, and the role of lived experience in health systems change. In 2024, I completed a DPhil by Publication which explored community development as a tool for promoting social connectedness.
My research is grounded in a deep commitment to inclusion and social justice. I’m particularly interested in place-based solutions and how social prescribing, community development, and nature-based interventions can foster a sense of belonging, especially for marginalised communities. I also have a growing publication record focused on evaluating complex public health initiatives.
Current projects include the ‘pathways to impact’ work stream of the RECETAS project, a multinational consortium investigating the impact of nature-based social prescribing across diverse contexts. Here in the UK, I am about to start working on a knowledge transfer project that explores the role that community assets can play in addiction recovery. Even closer to home, I am an active member of the Impact Alliance, a multi-agency movement from across the West of England that aims to implement systems change with the goal of ‘making loneliness a stranger.’
Whether in teaching, research, or partnership work, I’m energised by opportunities to co-create change, connecting people, ideas, and systems to build healthier futures.
Area of expertise
Qualitative research and public health evaluation. Strong fieldwork skills, particularly interviews, evaluations and focus groups. Community development, systems change, social prescribing, older people, health promotion, wellbeing interventions. Strong interpersonal skills and a proven track record in developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships.
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