NIHR School for Public Health Research

NIHR SPHR Alumni lunchtime webinar series 2025 - NIHR School for Public Health Research **Details of further webinars taking place after the summer will be listed soon**  We are excited to launch the alumni webinar series. For this series, SPHR alumni are returning to share their journey...

Our alumni webinar series continues tomorrow!

Join us for a lunchtime session with Dr Dolly van Tulleken, as she explores 'Trying to make food and health policy change happen in the UK through research and advocacy'

🔗 Find out more and sign-up: sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Our very own project … presented by our project partner Joe Dunne from #FareShare NorthEast

Our @nihrsphr.bsky.social
project is called ‘Healthy Food Shouldn’t cost the earth’ - which we strongly believe 🌍

Read more here👇🏼

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Navy blue background with a vertical red stripe and the words 'PHIRST Webinar Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning. 20 October 2025, 12-1.30PM, Online, MS Teams'. There is an image of a communal green space with plants and benches next to a block of apartments and a shared play space next to some housing.

Join the next PHIRST Webinar, Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning
⏰Monday 20 October, 12-1.30PM on MS Teams.
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How local governments in England have been working to design and deliver healthier places

The NIHR #ThreeSchools Prevention Programme is funding a new collaborative project led by @fuseonline.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social evaluating the success of the 'Making Every Contact Count' healthcare initiative

sphr.nihr.ac.uk/prevention/n...

We're excited to work with @peopleshealthtrust.bsky.social to evaluate this work. Our researchers will focus on understanding how community-led action against discrimination can translate into tangible health benefits & how marginalised communities can be empowered to challenge systemic injustices

The 2026 UK Public Health Science Conference will be in Newcastle on 21 April 2026, with an ECR event the day before.

Abstract submission is now open! hg3.co.uk/ukphsc/

#PublicHealth #UKPHS2026
@nihrsphr.bsky.social @uofgshw.bsky.social @ukphsci.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social

NIHR SPHR Alumni lunchtime webinar series 2025 - NIHR School for Public Health Research **Details of further webinars taking place after the summer will be listed soon**  We are excited to launch the alumni webinar series. For this series, SPHR alumni are returning to share their journey...

We're excited to launch a new Alumni webinar series where #SPHR alumni are returning to share their journeys and insights with our current #SPHRtrainees and researcher community. Find out more and register below:

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#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding

UK Public Health Science Conference, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tuesday 21st April 2026

Abstract submission is now open for the 2026 UK #PublicHealth Science conference, closing date 17th October

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▶️ ukpublichealthscience.org

Strengths-based concepts and gender healthcare - NIHR School for Public Health Research Background Positive feelings such as joy and pleasure play powerful roles in human health and behaviour, for example in social activity, drug and alcohol use, and concentration and flow. Yet studies i...

Delighted to say that I have recently received funding from @nihrsphr.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Network to explore gender euphoria 🌈 Our team are looking at how positive emotions around gender are discussed and what this could mean for public health⬇️
sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/str...

Addressing food insecurity in England - NIHR School for Public Health Research New SPHR research published in Policy Design and Practice has found that the responsibility for managing food insecurity has shifted away from national government to often under-resourced community wr...

New #SPHR research led by Charan Bijlani has found that the responsibility for managing #FoodInsecurity has shifted away from national government to often under-resourced community wraparound support. Find out more about the research and key recommendations:

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YouTube video by markansell85 Mental Health Research

Great to see #SPHR research led by the University of Sheffield feature in @bbclooknorth.bsky.social

Investigating the #MentalHealth of young men in community settings through collaborative research

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzm...

Improving mental health outcomes for disadvantaged young men: the role and efficacy of VCSE services in Northern England - NIHR School for Public Health Research Background The mental health of young people has deteriorated in the past five years in England and has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Young men report being less likely to disc...

On BBC Radio Sheffield this morning, #SPHR researcher Will Mason, alongside Osman Jama, discussed research on how vital safe & trusted community spaces are for young men's mental health. They’ll also be on the regional news tonight!

- sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/imp...

- www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

NIHR Three Schools Prevention Programme funding opportunities - Research project awards - Follow-on research awards - Career development awards

We're excited to announce that the NIHR #ThreeSchools Prevention Programme has launched three funding calls:
👉 Research project awards
👉 Follow-on research awards
👉 Career development awards

sphr.nihr.ac.uk/current-fund...

@nihrspcr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Researchers in the making Podcast · NIHR School for Public Health Research · Researchers in the Making is a podcast hosted by Charan and Karen, discussing the ins and outs of doing a PhD in public health. From the intricacies ...

Listen to 'Researchers in the making' a new #podcast from our #SPHRtrainees Charan and Karen discussing the ins and outs of doing a PhD in #PublicHealth research and their experiences 📻

open.spotify.com/show/046rENl...

Health and risk communication for public health network webinar series - NIHR School for Public Health Research The SPHR Network for Health and risk communication for public health is excited to announce an upcoming lunchtime webinar series. The series will explore a range of topics across health and risk commu...

Join us tomorrow for the last webinar in our Health and Risk Communication series. Dr Marco Bardus will discuss his research exploring the critical role of risk communication and community engagement in responding to #PublicHealth threats.

🕛12–1pm (zoom) Wed 18 Jun

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Great to support Helen Little’s first international conference presentation of her qualitative systematic review #ISBNPA2025 @nihrsphr.bsky.social

👏 Congratulations to the #SPHR projects and researchers that have received nominations for the upcoming #FuseAwards25

▶️ Project 2,999🧶; Twinkle, Twinkle Arti⭐; the Joyful and Safe Physical Activity project team👟; Cassey Muir and Neha Jain

Find out more about the finalists below:

Do dietary and activity strategies help prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years? - NIHR School for Public Health Research New SPHR research published today in a Cochrane Review has found that children who are helped with a strategy to change their diet and activity levels may have a reduced BMI, compared to those not giv...

Do dietary and activity strategies help prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years? New #SPHR research published today in a Cochrane Review

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@fuseonline.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow for our 3rd webinar in the Health and Risk Communication series. Dr Marek Palace will be discussing visual art in health communication and how it can make complex health messages more engaging and accessible

🕛12–1pm (zoom) Wed 28th May

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Thank you @nihrsphr.bsky.social for asking our CEO John Hume to speak at its Annual Scientific Meeting in Bristol about our evaluation partnership with SPHR for two of our Health Justice Fund Priorities.

Find out more about our work with SPHR: www.peopleshealthtrust.org.uk/funding/heal...

Very happy to attend to #ASMSPHR2025 in Bristol. It was meant to be here 5 years ago when I was in my first year of PhD, but it is never too late!

Looking forward to connecting with peers working on any topics of #PublicHealth and learn from all the wide community of @nihrsphr.bsky.social!

45% primary school children in Weston Super Mare are eligible for free school meals.

Really interesting talk by North Somerset Director of Public Health, Matt Lenny.
#ASMSPHR2025 #HealthInequities @nihrsphr.bsky.social

We are excited to welcome our first keynote speaker Matt Lenny, Director of Healthy and Sustainable Communities at North Somerset Council to #ASMSPHR2025 @northsomersetc.bsky.social #PublicHealth

Absolutely loving the lightning talks at the #ASMSPHR2025.

Such interesting work and so far I want to talk to every single speaker later on to hear more!

@nihrsphr.bsky.social

Our Annual Scientific Meeting takes place today and tomorrow hosted by @bristoluni.bsky.social. We've got two days of networking, talks, posters and more. Follow #ASMSPHR2025 to stay updated and share your thoughts

#PublicHealth #CapacityBuilding #SPHRtrainees

SPHR Annual ResNet day 2025

Great to be at this year's Annual #ResNet meeting for a day of networking, workshops and discussions with alumni. We'll be exploring career journeys, impact beyond academia, and translating research into practice #SPHRtrainees #CapacityBuilding #PublicHealth

YouTube video by NIHR School for Public Health Research Project 2,999 – Excluded children at the heart of giant patchwork blanket

Watch new video that follows Dr Sarah Martin-Denham @fuseonline.bsky.social and a group of parents on their roadshow around the UK with giant blanket of 2,999 squares to raise awareness of exclusions from school and mobilise action

#Project2999 #PullUpAChair

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbLe...

Big thanks @rplackett.bsky.social @nihrsphr.bsky.social for taking the time to be featured in our new Mental Health Research Initiatives videos.

You make some really important points about overcoming barriers in mental health research. 👏🏽

Health and risk communication for public health network webinar series - NIHR School for Public Health Research The SPHR Network for Health and risk communication for public health is excited to announce an upcoming lunchtime webinar series. The series will explore a range of topics across health and risk commu...

Join us tomorrow for our 2nd webinar in the Health and Risk Communication series with Prof Clare Jinks

Explaining #Osteoarthritis Well. What are the next steps for health communication research?

🕛12–1pm (zoom) Wed 7th May

Find out more and register sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

New research project to tackle ‘Social Frailty’ in older adults secures NIHR Three Schools funding after groundbreaking preliminary study - NIHR School for Public Health Research A research initiative exploring how to better identify and respond to ‘social frailty’ among older adults has successfully completed its development phase and secured funding for a major follow-on stu...

Social frailty in older people is a growing issue and there are no robust tools available to health and social care practitioners in the UK to identify it. Well, not at the moment anyway... @nihrsphr.bsky.social sphr.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-eve... Watch this space for updates!