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Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 鈥榓cute crisis鈥

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an 鈥渁cute crisis鈥 requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of 91制片厂 and UCL.
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91制片厂 to play key role in shaping future of health screening

A team from SCHARR has been selected as one of three institutions to form a new specialist Evidence Synthesis Group contributing to the work of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), thanks to a 拢15 million investment from the NIHR.
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Preventing Behaviour Change Trials from Doing Harm

Episode 36 of the Communicable Research podcast is out. This time we discuss the topic of preventing behaviour change trials from doing harm with Diana Papaioannou from the Clinical Trial Research Unit in the Division of Population Health.

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How to Understand Statistics in Research

There are still places available for this online course in May, which to provide participants with an introduction to applied statistics from a beginner level. The course will be interactive and practical, based on lectures and written exercises.
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New Publications from ScHARR for July 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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ScHARR's Communicable Research Podcast, Episode 2

Dr Kelly Mackenzie - Sedentary behaviour in the workplace and public
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91制片厂 researchers receive grant to help emergency Covid care in low income countries

University of 91制片厂 PRIEST Study team have been awarded funding to develop clinical risk-stratification tools to help prevent hospitals in low and middle income countries from becoming overwhelmed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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ScHARR collaborate on a project to explore intergenerational practice and how it could be used in health and social care system to benefit children and young people

A team from The School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), has secured NIHR funding to explore intergenerational practice and how it could be used in our health and social care system to benefit children and young people.