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Read more at: New Cambridge Public Health podcast: Streets in the Sky, examines the public health impact of modern housing design

New Cambridge Public Health podcast: Streets in the Sky, examines the public health impact of modern housing design

28 April 2025

Cambridge Public Health is pleased to announce the launch of Streets in the Sky , a new podcast series exploring the public health consequences of modern housing developments around the world. Across three episodes, Streets in the Sky brings together academics, architects, public health specialists, and policymakers to...


Read more at: Cambridge Public Health Co-Director explores parenting and adolescent wellbeing in new blog

Cambridge Public Health Co-Director explores parenting and adolescent wellbeing in new blog

23 April 2025

In a powerful new two-part blog series for the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, Professor Gordon Harold, Co-Director of Cambridge Public Health, examines the vital role of parents in supporting adolescent mental health in the digital age. Prompted by the conversations sparked by the Netflix series Adolescence , which...


Read more at: Tomorrow’s Health Today: AI and Data Science explained

Tomorrow’s Health Today: AI and Data Science explained

3 April 2025

On 2 April, Cambridge Public Health co-hosted Tomorrow’s Health Today: AI and Data Science Explained with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The interactive panel discussion, held as part of the Cambridge Festival, explored the real-world applications and limitations of artificial intelligence (AI) in health and care...


Read more at: Job opportunity: Research Associate/Research Assistant in Evidence Synthesis

Job opportunity: Research Associate/Research Assistant in Evidence Synthesis

18 March 2025

Applications are invited for the position of Research Associate/Research Assistant in Evidence Synthesis at the Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology of the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, working closely with Professor Nora Pashayan. The postholder will conduct a systematic review of markers of tumour...


Read more at: Cambridge Public Health researcher awarded funding for innovative wearable electronic health record technology
Brandon Smith

Cambridge Public Health researcher awarded funding for innovative wearable electronic health record technology

10 February 2025

Brandon Smith, the new co-lead of the Technology and Systems research theme at Cambridge Public Health, has been awarded an Idea Fund Award from The Prospectory to develop ‘Amulet’ – an ultra-low-cost wearable electronic health record designed for use in resource-constrained settings. Amulet aims to provide a robust and...


Read more at: How can we make public health more precise? Highlights from the 2024 Showcase

How can we make public health more precise? Highlights from the 2024 Showcase

18 December 2024

Explore session highlights, videos, audience reactions, and posters in our newly published feature, capturing the essence of our showcase, How can we make public health more precise? On Thursday, 21 November 2024, Cambridge Public Health and the Precision Health Strategic Research Initiative co-hosted a thought-provoking...


Read more at: New report highlights public perceptions of healthcare data, technology, and AI

New report highlights public perceptions of healthcare data, technology, and AI

17 December 2024

Key insights from public engagement workshops in the UK and Uganda Cambridge Public Health is pleased to share a new report, Equitable, trustworthy, and safe research in healthcare technology, data, and artificial intelligence: an international dialogue . The report, led by the International Health Systems Group at the...


Read more at: Exploring precision and public health: Early Career Researcher Poster Gallery 2024

Exploring precision and public health: Early Career Researcher Poster Gallery 2024

13 December 2024

The Cambridge Public Health and Precision Health Initiative poster gallery is now available to view online, featuring creative and thought-provoking posters designed by early career researchers from the University of Cambridge. This year's gallery centres on the theme: 'How can we make Public Health More Precise?' These...


Read more at: New case studies show how to improve data quality related to health inequalities
Ethnicity data completion dashboard

New case studies show how to improve data quality related to health inequalities

24 November 2024

In two case studies, researchers at Cambridge Public Health and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration highlight examples of how care systems in the East of England overcame identified obstacles to improving the quality of their data that relate to health inequalities.


Read more at: Showcasing research on children, young people, and families at Cambridge

Showcasing research on children, young people, and families at Cambridge

11 November 2024

We are pleased to share a new blog post showcasing the impactful work by Cambridge researchers on children, young people, and families as part of the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR). The blog highlights the collaborative efforts of researchers in the Departments of Psychiatry and the MRC Epidemiology Unit and...


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Cambridge Public Health is an Interdisciplinary Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. We aim to build connections between researchers, foster collaborations with health professionals working outside of academia and conduct research that improves the health and wellbeing of populations. Find out more about us here.