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VC's public engagement award presented to Professor Trish Greenhalgh and IRIHS team
1 July 2016
A project developed by the IRIHS group to develop assisted-living technologies for older people with complex needs is one of five recognised from the Medical Sciences Division.
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Oxford hosts first Summer Academy for the Social Science of Health Innovation, led by MSc Translational Health Sciences programme team
21 August 2025
Oxford’s inaugural Summer Academy for the Social Science of Health Innovation (SASHI) brought together a global community of researchers, practitioners and policymakers for three days of learning, collaboration and critical reflection on the future of health innovation from 18-20 August 2025 at St Hilda’s College.
MSc Applied Digital Health graduate published in BMJ Heart journal
15 July 2025
MSc Applied Digital Health graduate Sintieh Nchinda Ngek Ekongefeyin leads new research published in BMJ Heart, mapping mobile health interventions for cardiovascular care across Africa and identifying key implementation barriers and opportunities.
Academic leaders respond to Medical Research Council call for urgent action on GP research workforce
27 June 2025
UK academics call for urgent action to protect the academic GP workforce as government commits £29bn to shift NHS care from hospitals to community. New recommendations aim to safeguard world-leading primary care research.
Are GP incentives for smoking cessation hitting the mark? New study questions impact on effective care for heart patients
2 May 2025
Are UK GP incentives helping heart patients quit smoking? New research questions QOF impact, finding effective cessation treatments lag behind recorded advice, especially for those with mental illness.
Blog posts
Navigating GP access and triage: Resources to support patients
14 hours and 44 minutes ago
For patients, understanding how decisions are made about the format, urgency and staffing of the care they receive in their GP practice can feel complicated. By examining everyday interactions, our ModCons study has shed light on how decisions are made in general practice - and created a visual guide to help patients understand how to book an appointment and get the right kind of care from their GP practice.
Beyond the dipstick: why we need better UTI diagnosis in care homes
21 November 2025
Why diagnosing UTIs in care home residents is challenging and how new diagnostic tests could reduce inappropriate antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. Dr Abi Moore, a care home GP, shares insights from research with older people.
The future of social care? Evaluating the shift from reactive to proactive care technologies
23 October 2025
Telecare – the use of alarms and sensors connected to remote monitoring systems – has been used for decades in England’s social care services. As it evolves into AI-driven 'connected care', a DECIDE centre review has found there is strong interest in the use of this technology but limited evidence on real-world impact, highlighting the need for more robust, inclusive research in adult social care.
Breaking down barriers: A researcher's perspective on policy engagement
30 September 2025
Monserrat Guilherme Conde is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work spans cancer research and knowledge mobilisation. Here, she shares insights from the Connects-UK Science Ambassador Programme, exploring practical barriers to policy engagement and effective strategies for bridging the research-policy divide through meaningful policymaker collaboration.
Breaking down barriers: A civil servant's perspective on research engagement
30 September 2025
Natassia Tang, a Scottish Government Policy Manager reflects on collaborating with Oxford researchers through the Connects-UK programme, revealing shared challenges and practical opportunities for building stronger, more effective government-research partnerships across the UK.