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26th September 2023

From adversity into action, using your experience to help others

The Adversity into Action Film Steering Group is pleased to share their film about patient and public involvement in health research.

5th September 2023

Research will inform support services for women experiencing homelessness

Complex stories of homelessness, as told through the experiences of women in the North East of England, are the focus of a study led by Joanne McGrath, a third year co-funded SPHR ARC NENC PhD student.

24th August 2023

Changes in depression, anxiety and stress over two decades

New SPHR research led by UCL exploring the incidence of depression, anxiety and stress in the last two decades has been published in Psychological Medicine.

How we are supporting academic careers in public health research

Transdisciplinary Placements

NIHR SPHR fellowships in public health research

The NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) is funding up to 10 pre-doctoral and post-doctoral launching fellowships as part of an initiative to build capacity in public health research.

Welcome to SPHR summer interns in public health research

The School welcomes nine interns into the summer internship programme for 2023. The scheme offers undergraduate students with an interest in public health the opportunity to carry out a 6-8-week project supervised by SPHR Early Career Researcher (ECRs), Fellows and PhD students.

Training public health researchers of the future

We have created an animation to showcase our PhD students, Fellows and ResNet and highlight training and development opportunities in the School.

Latest Publications

A qualitative exploration of food portion size practices and awareness of food portion size guidance in first-time parents of one- to two-year-olds living in the UK

Exploring the Impact of a Housing Support Service on Hospital Discharge: A Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation in Two UK Hospital Trusts

Temporal patterns in the recorded annual incidence of common mental disorders over two decades in the United Kingdom: a primary care cohort study

Characterizing restrictions on commercial advertising and sponsorship of harmful commodities in local government policies: a nationwide study in England

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NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR)

Established in April 2012, the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR) is a partnership between nine leading centres of academic public health research excellence across England. The School aims to build the evidence base for effective public health practice by bringing together England’s leading public health research expertise in one virtual organisation.

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