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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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University of Sheffield awarded renewed term as partner in the NIHR School for Public Health Research

The University of Sheffield has been awarded a third term of membership of the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) for another five years from 2022.
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“It’s A Grey Area”: searching the grey literature on how local governments use real-world data

When searching for information, our usual practice as information specialists is to start with the published literature & a structured search strategy around a setting or population of interest. Some projects, however, require a different approach.

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UK COVID plan: how will the pandemic play out this winter?

Winter is always a challenging time for the NHS. On top of providing routine healthcare, there are the added demands of seasonal illnesses such as flu. There’s also a large backlog this year of healthcare delayed by the pandemic.

| The Conversation
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New Publications from ScHARR for August 2021

ScHARR publishes over 400 new journal papers every year across our four sections - Public Health, Health Economics and Decision Science, Design, Trials and Statistics and Health Services Research.
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COVID-19: why infection rates among double-vaccinated older adults look worse than they are

Colin Angus, Research Fellow in the Sheffield Alcohol Research Group, discusses published data showing how many new COVID cases, emergency hospital admissions and deaths were among unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or fully vaccinated people.

| The Conversation