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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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Paying more for highly specialised technologies: equity or profligacy?

Paying more for highly specialised technologies: equity or profligacy? This blog is Professor Michael's personal view and does not reflect that of The University of Sheffield.

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Supporting a mentally healthy NHS workforce

Join us online for a monthly online masterclass by one of our health research experts based in The School of Health and Related Research
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Unlocking real-world data to promote and protect health and prevent ill-health in the Yorkshire and Humber region

‘Unlocking’ the potential of routinely collected real-world data to promote and protect health and prevent ill-health in local and regional settings.
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CURE Newsletter June 2021

With the summer months finally creeping in we wanted to keep you updated with everything that has been happening here at CURE over the last quarter.
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New Publications from ScHARR for May 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.