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New model adopted by government to assess the health impacts of urban development

3 March 2026

The HAUS model developed by the TRUUD consortium is helping embed health considerations into urban decision-making.

Designing Healthier Cities summits to be held in Belfast and Liverpool

6 January 2026

UKPRP GroundsWell events will bring together cross-sector leaders to explore how urban design can improve health and reduce inequalities.

New documentary highlights commercial influences on public health

11 January 2026

A SPECTRUM-supported film brings research on the commercial determinants of health to wider audiences.

Clean Air Zone linked to improved air quality and NHS cost savings

31 July 2025

A city-wide intervention in Bradford shows how air quality policies can deliver both environmental and health system benefits.

Prevention Research 2026 celebrates strong attendance and sector-wide momentum

12 March 2026

The Prevention Research 2026 conference, held on 4–5 March 2026 at The Vox in Birmingham, brought together researchers, policymakers, practitioners and funders from across the UK to advance work on non-communicable disease prevention and health equity.

£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.

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