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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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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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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
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New roles in mental health services to support staff

For the latest episode of our podcast, we are joined by Dr Emily Wood, a mental health nurse researcher working on healthcare workforce and policy research. The focus of Emily’s research is on the factors affecting the retention of staff in NHS.