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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...
6 November, 2015
New PhD studentship available
As part of the new National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emergency Preparedness and Response at King’s College London, we are offering a three-year, full-time...
23 June, 2015
Factors affecting the wellbeing of humanitarian relief workers
A team from the HPRU are fresh back from the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto. But for those of you unable to make it, their poster on "Risk & resilience factors affecting...
6 February, 2015
Psychological Effects of Ebola on Responders (the PEER study)
Researchers from the HPRU have today launched an on-line survey to capture the impact of responding to the Ebola crisis among staff from Public Health England and NGOs. All those eligible to take...
5 February, 2015
Resilience in the face of flooding
A new study launched today is seeking participants for a study assessing how to improve a community's resilience to flooding.
Participants will need to be aged 18 or over and speak English...