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How can research funders make the most of the knowledge they already have?

Discussing a new project to mobilise research-based knowledge for public health, Liz Such, Andy Tattersall, Joe Langley and Fiona Marshall outline how local government, civil society groups and researchers can collaborate in mutually beneficial ways.

Published by LSE Impact Blog
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Five reasons weight-loss jabs alone won’t help get people back to work

Lucie Nield, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, argues that the Government's plan to trial weight-loss injections to help unemployed people return to work doesn’t address the many core reasons why weight gain and unemployment occur in the first place.

Published by The Conversation
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School of Medicine and Population Health at ISPOR Europe 2024

Our colleagues are back on the road and travelling to Barcelona for this year's ISPOR Europe conference, taking place from 17-20 November. As ever, we have a packed programme of presentations from our staff and students.
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Mobilising NIHR research in public health planning and delivery

Episode 33 of the Communicable Research Podcast examines the topic of mobilising the NIHR's research portfolio to aid public health planning and delivery.

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Green Social Prescribing

Episode 32 of the Communicable Research podcast is out. This time, we went outdoors to talk about Green Social Prescribing with Dr Annette Haywood.
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Prescribing nature can improve happiness and reduce anxiety, new research shows

A £5.77 million cross-governmental funded project has shown that expanding access to Green Social Prescribing can promote wellbeing and improve mental health.
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Essentials of Health Protection Practice

There are still places available to book your place on the following brand-new online short course, which seeks to provide an overview of the essential principles of health protection practice.
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Real-world evaluations

In the latest episode of the Communicable Research Podcast, Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr Steven Ariss, Senior Research Fellow at SCHARR.
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Colin Angus awarded prestigious public health fellowship

Colin received the Fellowship through Distinction in recognition of his work on alcohol policy, particularly around minimum unit pricing, and his COVID data analysis.

| Published by Sheffield Addictions Research Group