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SCHARR short courses for 2024

We are pleased to announce our programme of online short courses for 2024.
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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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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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ScHARR Mini Master Class in Health Research - Making Trials More Inclusive

Katie Biggs, Assistant Director of Sheffield Clinical Trials Research Unit (CTRU) and an NIHR pre-doctoral fellow at the University, will present the key messages which guide researchers with questions to consider when designing research.

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"The Nightingale legacy: using data to improve public health from the time of the Crimea to the time of the coronavirus"

ScHARR 2023 Pemberton Lecture: The Nightingale Legacy

Professor Deborah Ashby, Director of the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, will be giving the 2023 Pemberton Lecture on "The Nightingale Legacy: using data to improve public health from the Crimean War to the coronavirus."

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Corridor medicine could help with ambulance handover delays

Professor Sue Mason speaks to the NHS 'Health on the Line' podcast about the changes needed to Urgent and Emergency Care ahead of NHS England’s review, including returning to ‘corridor medicine’ in Emergency Departments to reduce demand.

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Seven fully funded PhD scholarships available in the Wellcome Doctoral Training Centre for Public Health Economics and Decision Science (PHEDS)

We are seeking bright and enthusiastic graduates who want to make a difference in population health and have a background in disciplines including the health, social, mathematical or computer sciences.

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ScHARR's Communicable Research, Episode 15: Mark Clowes - Searching for Evidence

In this episode of ScHARR’s Communicable Research Andy Tattersall is joined by Mark Clowes, a fellow Information Specialist within the school.