“Keep 2 metres distance apart”, “Wash your hands”, “Avoid socialising”, “Wear a mask”, “Avoid children” or “Avoid vulnerable people”. That’s how you avoid catching Covid or giving it to other...

A word from our Director: The HPRU is proud to support the MSc module on Disaster Response: Mental Health, Communication and Behaviour, as part of the MSc Mental Health Studies at King’s...

A word from our Director: The HPRU is proud to support the MSc module on Disaster Response: Mental Health, Communication and Behaviour, as part of the MSc Mental Health Studies at King’s College...

Among the many disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic were delays to people getting treatment: normal services were paused for a while, while many people delayed getting health care after...

Inclusive Emergency Alert Messages

We are looking for people with mobility issues, mental health problems, and people from minoritized ethnic groups to help us design an emergency alert...

How can we use wastewater, sunshine, and psychological first aid to improve emergency preparedness and response? These are some of the questions that we have been exploring in our research, and...

The UK Health Security Agency Conference is being held during 15-16 October 2024, where we are showcasing research conducted by the Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and...

Our team are looking for people who work with poultry. 

Would you like to help create public health information about bird flu (avian influenza) and receive up to £75 as a thank you for...

We are looking for 12–15-year-olds who have said "no thanks" or "not yet" to vaccines, to tell us what they think about vaccines and side effects and would love to hear from you!

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Tokenism, or worse, dismissing people as “hard to engage” must be acknowledged and avoided if we are to address drivers of health inequalities in our research. This blog gives examples of how...