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Young Voices, Big Ideas

Dr Emilia Trapasso is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Public Engagement and Dr Rebecca Geary is a Senior Lecturer, both working in the Health Inequalities Policy Research group in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems. The wider research team comprises of Emilia, Rebecca, Dr Shaima Hassan and Laura Winters. Here they share how they are engaging children and young people across Liverpool to enrich the Children Growing up in Liverpool (CGULL) cohort.

Posted on: 26 April 2024

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Patient and public voices in oral health research

Dr Deborah Moore is a Senior Clinical Lecturer working across the Department of Public Health, Policy and Systems and the School of Dentistry, and Dr Janine Yazdi-Doughty is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care, School of Dentistry and NHS Community Dental Service. Here they share how they are involving patients and the public in different aspects of their oral health research.

Posted on: 15 March 2024

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Rebecca Evans wins STEM for Britain Award

Rebecca Evans, PhD candidate from the Department of Psychology, was awarded the Nutrition Society prize for her poster, in the biological and biosciences category at the prestigious annual STEM for Britain poster competition this week.

Posted on: 10 March 2023

World Hearing Day 2023: Ear and Hearing Care for Public Health EquityWorld Hearing Day 2023 WHO promotion image

World Hearing Day 2023: Ear and Hearing Care for Public Health Equity

To mark World Hearing Day, Dr Dalia Tsimpida, a Lecturer in Public Health and a proud member of the World Hearing Forum, highlights the importance of governments prioritising hearing health.

Posted on: 1 March 2023

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Hearing Public Health: Who is listening?

Dr Dalia Tsimpida, Lecturer in Public Health recently visited the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva and attended the Core Committee meeting of the World Hearing Forum, together with 40 global leaders in the area of public health policy-making for hearing health. Dalia explains what motivated her to work in this field and how she is aiming to make a difference and tackle hearing health inequalities.

Posted on: 2 December 2022

My First Paper: Stuart Oultram

My First Paper: Stuart Oultram

As we continue our #MyFirstPaper campaign, this week we spotlight Dr Stuart Oultram about the first paper he published. Stuart is a Lecturer in Bioethics from the Department of Public Health, Policy, and Systems.

Posted on: 20 June 2022