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SOPHIC (Social Sciences of Population Health Interdisciplinary Collaborative)

SOPHIC takes seriously contemporary challenges for public/population health and the kinds of interdisciplinary transformations needed to meet them.

Theme leads - Professor Ciara Kierans and Dr Mette Furbo

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SOPHIC

We take a problem-oriented and critical approach drawing largely on the methodological and theoretical contributions of anthropology, sociology, geography, science and technology studies and history to interrogate the intersecting concerns of public health, society and the environment.

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Qualitative methods in trials and studies within a trial

Encompassing both qualitative methods and studies within a trial, both of which are methods that add value and understanding to clinical trials.