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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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Embedding Public and Community Engagement in Decision-Making

In the first video edition of the Communicable Research Podcast, Andy Tattersall speaks to his NIHR funded Knowledge for Public Health (KNOW-PH) mobilisation colleagues.
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New report on smoking cessation

A major new report has been released by the Royal College of Physicians calls for a radical change in the way the NHS treats smoking, by providing opt-out cessation services as a routine component of all hospital care.
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University of Sheffield ranked in QS World University Rankings top 100

The University of Sheffield has been ranked as one of the best universities in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2019, strengthening its position as a leading global university for teaching and research.
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ScHARR receives institutional accreditation from APHEA

The School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield Receive Institutional Accreditation from the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation (APHEA).
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Queen’s Birthday honours for Professor Pam Enderby

ScHARR is delighted to learn that Professor Pamela Enderby have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours for outstanding contributions to healthcare and research.
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Sugar tax initiative leads to 30 per cent reduction in sales of sugary drinks, study finds

A new approach to implementing the UK government’s sugar tax initiative has significantly reduced the number of people buying sugary drinks, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Sheffield.