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Federated Hermes Real Estate, a responsible real estate investment manager, has joined forces with TRUUD to examine and deliver health as an element of the

Researchers at UWE Bristol and the University of Bristol are appealing for local authority planners, local plan officers and public health officials to take

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Four families explain the toll of living conditions on their physical and mental health in a series of films to help change urban planning policy and practice in the UK. The films detail first-hand experiences and the impacts of overcrowding, lack of green space, damp, noisy or polluted environments on respiratory illnesses, mental health, child Read more

Dr Vishal Sharma, Improvement Academy, Bradford Institute for Health Research Abstract: A core part of any research project is to apply for NHS ethics approval. This begins with the IRAS form and ends with attending an ethics committee. Time and time again, researchers are making very similar mistakes, which can unnecessarily hinder their application and […]

Prof Tom Lawton, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Bradford Institute for Health Research Abstract: In our roles as clinicians, health care professionals, and researchers, we are constantly striving to improve the care we provide to patients. A key part of this is collecting and analysing data to answer a specific question. However, we […]

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Urban development and land professionals are being asked to take part in a research project, led by the University of Bristol, to help shape the way places are created for better population health. The programme, Tackling the Root causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development (TRUUD), is looking for people with a strong understanding of the Read more

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Advanced tools and more experimental studies are needed to urgently understand the impact of extreme heat events on urban health and wellbeing in the UK. A new study, led by the University of the West of England, looked at gaps in our knowledge between the urban environment and heatwaves, indoor heat, and non-communicable diseases such Read more

An Introduction to Fingertips – the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities public health profiles tool by Dr Kath Roberts, University of York Abstract: ‘Fingertips’ is the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities public health data collection and analysis tool. Data are organised into themed ‘profiles’ and additional analytical tools to facilitate exploration and analyses […]

Interdisciplinary mental health research brings together expertise from multiple academic backgrounds to better understand mental health.

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The introduction of London’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in 2008 and subsequent Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) from 2019 has significantly improved air quality, benefiting Londoners’ physical and mental health, according to new analysis from the Department of Economics at the University of Bath. A new Institute for Policy Research (IPR) policy brief, presenting research from health economists at the University, indicates Read more

A large-scale review of two key UK policy areas reveals that health outcomes are largely missing when it comes to shaping our urban centres. Published today (Thursday 19 October) in the Journal of Urban Affairs, researchers at the University of Bath examined housing supply and transport policies to establish how written guidance for local government Read more

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Abstract: Smart platforms constitute an entirely new field of methods that are still in the emergent stage, requiring critical engagement and also the real potential to develop a new methodological toolkit for social and health inquiry. Smart platforms are comprised of bespoke tools that facilitate user-driven learning by building expertise into the platform to create […]

Friday 24 March Local government statutory local plans were found lacking in consideration of health priorities and needs according to a new review by the Universities of Bristol and the West of England. The findings are published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Produced roughly every five years, local authority (LA) Read more

A new tool to value the health effects of urban development proposals has been revealed by researchers at the Universities of Bath and Bristol and published in Frontiers in Public Health. The valuation tool evaluates a range of factors including how buildings, transport, natural environment (including air pollution and green space), socio-economics and community infrastructure Read more

Opportunities for preventing disease and improving the environment in our towns and cities are outlined in a government consultation response from experts from the University of Bristol. Proposals for the new Environmental Outcomes Reporting mechanism (EOR) are included in the Levelling Up Bill, which will replace EU law on Strategic Environmental Assessment (for plans) and Read more

Healthy Parks and Open Space – the Salutogenic Environment Catherine Ward Thompson, Professor of Landscape Architecture,...