News and Events

Webinar: New insights from the UKPRP on improving health through primary prevention

Wednesday 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.

Partnership fund tackles factors behind common health problems

Monday 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.

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

Friday 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.

CRUK's prevention and population awards open for applications

Tuesday 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.

UKPRP awards funding for Community of Practice

Wednesday 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.

Analysis of primary prevention research landscape published

Monday 1 February 2021

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

UKPRP features in Reformer Thoughts

Monday 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.

£25m invested in prevention research

Thursday 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.