SPHR is a partnership between eight leading academic centres with excellence in applied public health research and evaluative practice in England. The School brings together its members’ expertise in a collaborative working relationship – to ensure emphasis on what works practically, can be applied across the whole country and better meets the needs of policy makers, practitioners and the public. SPHR has been contracted for a further five years and is in its second phase of funding, following an open competition, the membership of the School from 1 April 2017 to 30 March 2022 is confirmed as: