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£25m funding awarded to leading disease prevention projects

9 May 2019

In its first ever funding round, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) is investing £25 million into understanding and influencing the social, economic and environmental factors that affect our health.

UKPRP features in Reformer Thoughts: 'A new deal for prevention' report

18 January 2021

The UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) has featured in the Reformer Thoughts: ‘A new deal for prevention’ report. It brings together experts from the scientific research community and the health care sector to discuss the benefits of a preventative approach to public health and the obstacles that stand in the way of its realisation.

Analysis of primary prevention research landscape published

1 February 2021

The Medical Research Council (MRC) has published a report on the UK landscape of prevention research.

UKPRP awards funding for Community of Practice

3 February 2021

The UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) has awarded funding for a Community of Practice to provide a structured mechanism for sharing learning and development across UKPRP-funded consortia and networks.

CRUK's prevention and population awards open for applications

25 May 2021

Cancer Research UK’s prevention and population awards are now accepting innovative applications on classical, clinical and molecular epidemiological approaches to increase understanding of risk and disease aetiology.

Webinar: A healthy recovery - Acting on findings from the COVID-19 impact inquiry

11 June 2021

On Tuesday 6 July 2021 the Health Foundation are holding a webinar to share the findings of their COVID-19 impact inquiry to explore the pandemic’s implications for health and health inequalities in the UK.

Partnership fund tackles factors behind common health problems

26 July 2021

In its second funding round, the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) is to invest £19 million-plus over five years in three successful consortia that aim to understand and influence social, economic and environmental factors that affect health.

UKPRP webinar series - Health in early years: how can we improve opportunities to live a healthy life?

22 September 2021

On 19 October 2021 the UK Prevention Research Partnership (UKPRP) is holding its first webinar in its series  ‘What makes us healthy? New insights from the UKPRP on improving health through primary prevention’. This first webinar is focused on the topic of health and early years.

Health Foundation webinar: The future role of public health

8 October 2021

On 12 October 2021, the Health Foundation are holding a webinar to explore how we can learn from the experiences of Directors of public health to strengthen the recovery and role of public health moving forward.

UKPRP webinar series - Systems science in public health: turning thought into action

15 October 2021

Join us on 2 November 2021 for the second webinar in our series ‘What makes us healthy? New insights from the UKPRP on improving health through primary prevention’. This second webinar is focused on systems science in public health and turning thought into action.

UKPRP webinar series - Commercial determinants of health and health inequalities

5 November 2021

Join us on 24 November 2021 for the third webinar in our series ‘What makes us healthy? New insights from the UKPRP on improving health through primary prevention’. This third webinar is focused on the commercial determinants of health and health inequalities.

UKPRP webinar series - Making healthy decisions on urban development and planning

30 November 2021

Join us on Monday 13 December 2021 for the fourth and final webinar in our series ‘What makes use health? New insights from the UKPRP on improving health through primary prevention’. This fourth webinar is focused on making healthy decisions on urban development and planning.

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