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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
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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...


Read more at: Cambridge Public Health welcomes new Co-Director, Professor Nora Pashayan

Cambridge Public Health welcomes new Co-Director, Professor Nora Pashayan

10 October 2024

We are excited to announce the appointment of Professor Nora Pashayan, Professor of the Epidemiology of Ageing, as a new co-director at Cambridge Public Health. A leading figure in cancer screening and public health, Professor Pashayan brings extensive experience and a deep commitment to advancing public health initiatives...


Read more at: What to do about prevention Mr Streeting?

What to do about prevention Mr Streeting?

2 October 2024

A recent blog by Professor Mike Kelly, lead of Cambridge Public Health's Health Inequalities theme, and Emeritus Professor Peter Littlejohns, calls for revitalizing NICE's public health role and fully implementing its guidelines. Published by NIHR ARC South London, the blog emphasizes the importance of these guidelines on...


Read more at: How doctors who act as policy advocates can maintain trustworthiness
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How doctors who act as policy advocates can maintain trustworthiness

14 August 2024

Cambridge Public Health researchers led by Dr Sebastian Walsh have published a feature in the BMJ evaluating the role of doctors in effective advocacy and recommend strategies to maximise trustworthiness. "As the world recovers from the pandemic and faces up to grand challenges such as widening social and health...


Read more at: Preventing dementia: new risks identified in cholesterol and vision loss
Make vision loss screening and treatment accessible to reduce dementia risk.

Preventing dementia: new risks identified in cholesterol and vision loss

1 August 2024

Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, including two new risks – high cholesterol and vision loss.


Read more at: New systematic review shines an important light on older adults' mobility

New systematic review shines an important light on older adults' mobility

17 July 2024

A new systematic review shines an important light on older adults' mobility. Funded by the World Health Organisation, The impact of transport, housing, and urban development interventions on older adults’ mobility examines recent experimental and quasi-experimental studies with mobility outcomes. While the review yielded...


Read more at: CPH researcher Sebastian Walsh wins Alzheimer's Society Rising Star Award

CPH researcher Sebastian Walsh wins Alzheimer's Society Rising Star Award

27 June 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Sebastian Walsh, an NIHR doctoral fellow based at Cambridge Public Health, has been awarded the Rising Star Award in the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Research Excellence and People Awards. This award recognises exceptional PhD students or early postdoctoral researchers who have...


Read more at: Professor John Clarkson awarded CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Professor John Clarkson awarded CBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

17 June 2024

John Clarkson, Professor of Engineering Design at Cambridge University, has been honoured with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to Engineering and Design. Expressing his gratitude, Professor Clarkson said, “I am delighted to receive this honour and...


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