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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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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.
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#SuperVisionaries at ScHARR

A number of supervisors and professional services staff have been recognised by their doctoral students in a new initiative led by the Think Ahead team at the University of Sheffield.

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New ESRC-funded project led by ScHARR

Petra Meier, Professor of Public Health within ScHARR, has been awarded a £650,000 ESRC grant to study stability and change in British alcohol drinking culture.
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We have been named as one of the 'most international' universities by The Times Higher Education

The 2018 league table of the world’s most international universities celebrates institutions that have an outstanding international reputation, in turn helping to attract the very highest calibre of staff and students.
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ScHARR academic in largest ever study on impact of TB and HIV interventions

Dr Pete Dodd of ScHARR is part of a new EUR 12.9 million project, measuring the impact of a combination TB and HIV intervention when delivered to the entire population of 14 urban, high prevalence communities in South Africa and Zambia.