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Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research

SCHARR is tackling some of the world’s biggest health challenges to improve the lives of people in the UK and around the world.

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We deliver programmes and offer PhD opportunities in the School of Medicine and Population Health.
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CPD modules

We offer standalone continuing professional development (CPD) modules for a wide range of people working in healthcare.
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Our short courses offer a flexible approach so you can organise your studies to suit your schedule.

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Increase in alcohol deaths in England an ‘acute crisis’

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an “acute crisis” requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield and UCL.
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The University of Sheffield 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 £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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