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25 September, 2019
News coverage of our mental health research
It’s been a busy couple of months in the media for Professor Neil Greenberg, one of the HPRU investigators.
In July this year he spoke to a reporter from the Sunday Times about the mental...
10 July, 2019
New Study: Protecting your child against flu
We are looking for English speaking parents or guardians of children born between September 1st 2008 and August 31st 2017 to complete a study investigating whether changing the ‘Protecting...
18 October, 2018
HPRU psychologists working to understand the impact of emergencies
Psychologists from the HPRU in Emergency Preparedness and Response and the HPRU in Modelling Methodologies are working together to understand and mitigate the behavioural and psychological impacts...
8 March, 2017
Parental concerns reduce uptake of child flu vaccine
The first study investigating parental attitudes towards the UK’s child flu vaccine has found concerns about safety and side effects may negatively influence uptake, and recommends that public...
17 June, 2016
MSc Module Given Award for Innovation in Teaching
An MSc module organised through the HPRU has just been given an award for innovation at King's College London's annual celebration of Excellence in Teaching.
The module on the psychology of...
28 March, 2016
Fundraising for British Red Cross
March saw the HPRU raising money to support the British Red Cross disaster relief fund with a cake sale and sponsored mud run.
Cupcakes, brownies and sponge cakes were the order of the day...
1 March, 2016
Risk of catching Ebola from survivors ‘very low’
New research from the University of East Anglia shows that the risk of catching Ebola from a survivor is very low.
A study published today in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases shows that...
18 February, 2016
Podcast - John Tesh CBE 'Communicating Research to Policy Makers'
On 20th October 2015, John Tesh CBE, former deputy director and head of the capabilities team in the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the UK Cabinet Office spoke about how to communicate...
26 January, 2016
New HPRU studies are seeking research participants
The HPRU currently has three studies recruiting participants. If you are interested in finding out more, please take a look at http://epr.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/volunteer.
24 November, 2015
HPRU team leads first systematic review of Ebola risks
Looking after people with late-stage Ebola at home puts people at greatest risk of catching it themselves – according to research from the University of East Anglia.
A new paper on risk...