The beginning of July was a busy time for Professor Stephen Hawking. On Wednesday 4th July, he was losing a $100 bet with the announced discovery of the Higgs boson sub-atomic particle. On Friday the 6th, he was in receipt of the AbilityNet special award for accessibility as part of the Technology for Good event in […]
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Praise and Recognition in London
I take it as a very positive sign that, within six months of appearing on the internet, the Mind Waves News project was nominated for a national award. The Technology 4 Good awards are relatively new, but they seem to be quite serious about it: the awards ceremony was hosted by Mariella Frostrup at BT’s […]
Learning The Lessons From London
The Technology 4 Good Awards in London Friday the 6th of July clearly set the future direction for Mindwaves. I came away from this event with a mixture of optimism and trepidation for the future, although we didn’t win in our category of Community News. It was wonderful to have been nominated for an award […]
Beacon of Hope For Glasgow
The symbolic nature of The Olympic Torch Relay is certain, but symbolizing what? When it passed through Glasgow on June 8th there was definitely a hunger for some meaning to the event – the hope of re-igniting community pride and inclusiveness perhaps? There was an understandable amount of healthy skepticism around on day 21 (of […]
Reaction to the Award nomination
The nomination for Technology 4 Good award is a success in itself. 9 months after going live, we have managed to gain unforeseen recognition. Each and every person connected to the project deserves a big pat in the back for their efforts. Can we go one step further? That would be a dream come true […]
Mind Waves – good news!
We are all really excited about the news that we are nominated for a Technology 4 Good Award! Along with Brighton Free Radio and Harringay Online, Mind Waves is a finalist in the Community News Award category. There are many unique, innovative and interesting projects up for nomination and we look forward to learning more […]
Technology 4 Good Awards 2012 – Mind Waves shortlisted
All involved in the Mind Waves project were delighted to learn this week that we have been shortlisted for the prestigious Technology 4 Good Awards, 2012. The purpose of the awards is to “celebrate the hard work of the many charities, businesses and individuals across the UK who use digital technologies to help change our […]
Disability Alliance Praised in Scottish Parliament
Community Reporter, Kevin Gallagher followed-up the Long Term Conditions Alliance (now Alliance) conference with a visit to Hollyrood for a reception titled ‘My Skills, My Strengths, My Right to Work’. One of the highest profile issues of the moment for people with lived experience of mental health conditions is self-management or self-directed support.It’s a subject […]
Roots to Recovery Garden Festival – 14 June
The Roots to Recovery project, which is facilitated by Glasgow Association for Mental Health (GAMH), invites you to a Summer Garden Festival at Bellahouston Demonstration Garden. The festival is on 14 June and starts at 12pm. It should be a great afternoon with food, workshops and live music. Hope to see you there.
Action for Brain Injury Week 2012
Headway, the brain injury charity, is promoting Action for Brain Injury Week from the 14th – 20th May. Acquired Brain Injury is becoming recognised as a growing problem: brain injuries often leave no external evidence, the symptoms of a brain injury may be hidden, and as a result they are often mis-diagnosed or not picked […]
