Whilst I was a PhD student at King's College London, I had the opportunity to support the Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response (HPRU EPR) during an internship in...

Demystifying Trust: Its Role and Impact on Public Health Interventions

Lots of sources say trust is important for people to follow public health guidelines. But how important is it really,...

In 2022/23, our Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response (HPRU EPR) at King’s College London has continued to make significant progress in a variety of areas. We...

I began my PhD on 1st February 2023. A few weeks in, here’s what I’ve learned so far…

F is for Fear of the Unknown.  A PhD is a uniquely unknowable challenge; in an unknown environment,...

As many of you will remember, in March 2020 the UK public were instructed to work from home. As a result, nearly half of people in employment did work from home during April 2020. This sudden...

The HPRU has released a new report exploring mental health, compex needs and vulnerability to radicalisation. 

This report was prepared for the DHSC in order to establish the evidence base...

We are delighted that one of our team, Poppy Ellis Logan, was chosen as one of the inspirational women in the display for King's College London's Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2022. 

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The HPRU has released a new report reviewing whether living near to a visible disaster site has an effect on mental health. Despite searching four academic databases for relevant evidence and...

Our HPRU is unique in that nearly all of our research can be repurposed at short notice to focus on a suddenly occurring major incident, and many of our staff have an emergency response role as...

We are delighted to accept an award for our MSc module in disaster psychology, part of King's College London's MSc in Mental Health Studies. The award is for the 'Best Feedback' to students in the...