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New Cambridge Public Health Seminar Series launching soon

5 June 2025

We’re excited to announce a new seminar series from Cambridge Public Health that takes a wide-angle view on public health, drawing on insights from medicine, epidemiology, engineering, social science, arts, and more. The series will showcase the breadth of public health research across the University of Cambridge...

New report highlights opportunities for better health in the East of England

2 June 2025

Insights from the PHREsH symposium in March 2025 highlight priorities for action across the region’s health systems. Cambridge Public Health is pleased to share a newly published report from a regional health symposium hosted by East of England Population Health Research Hub (PHResH) in March 2025. The event brought...

Genetic risk score enhances Prostate cancer detection in landmark study

9 May 2025

A major study has shown that a saliva-based genetic test can help identify men at high risk of prostate cancer, raising the possibility that targeted screening in this group could potentially lead to earlier detection of serious cases. The findings, from the BARCODE1 trial and published in The New England Journal of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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New Cambridge Public Health Seminar Series launching soon

New report highlights opportunities for better health in the East of England

Genetic risk score enhances Prostate cancer detection in landmark study

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

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

Tomorrow’s Health Today: AI and Data Science explained

Job opportunity: Research Associate/Research Assistant in Evidence Synthesis

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

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

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

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