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We lead multidisciplinary applied research and training to rethink the way health care is delivered in general practice and across the community.
World Economic Forum: Designing interventions to improve diet and reduce obesity
Speaking at the World Economic Forum 2019, Professor Susan Jebb explains how voluntary mechanisms and legislative powers can be used to improve the food system.
A conference to remember!
Professor Susan Jebb reflects on her experience of the World Economic Forum in Davos, where she presented "Pecha Kucha" style on future-proofing the food system.
Nikki Newhouse: My experience of part-time working
While writing up her thesis, Postdoctoral Researcher Nikki Newhouse gives us an insight into her experience of working part-time, advising the use of career development resources and highlighting the importance of maintaining social relationships with colleagues.
SuMMiT-D January 2019 Update
Work has started across the team to determine how the system might be optimised.
Eight myths about meal-replacement diets debunked
Senior Researcher in Diet and Obesity Nerys Astbury has published an article in The Conversation addressing eight common concerns about the use of meal-replacement diets.
Sara Shaw: My experience of part-time working
Reflecting on her experiences of working part-time with two small children, Associate Professor Sara Shaw advises garnering support from your team, working flexibly and being realistic about what can be achieved is key to making it work.
Population health: Forget tech, modifying social structures should be our collective focus
Following the World Health Organisation/UNICEF Global Conference on Primary Health Care, Dr Luke Allen, a GP Academic Clinical Fellow in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, explains how to improve population health.
What makes an academic leader?
Kamal R. Mahtani, Deputy Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, reflects on navigating the challenges of an academic career and unleashing potential leaders in their own right and in their own way.
Five ways to encourage people to reduce their meat intake – without them even realising
DPhil Student Filippo Bianchi gives five tips from research that might help people to eat less meat.
SuMMiT-D November 2018 Update
Initial development work is complete and the feasibility trial has now received full approval.
Personal Development Reviews - could we do better?
Professor Trish Greenhalgh explores how we can make the most out of a PDR meeting through a series of entertaining top tips for appraisers and appraisees.
British South Asian narratives of diabetes and views on future research
Senior Qualitative Researcher Dr Suman Prinjha, with Project Support Assistant Nasima Miah from the University of Leicester, and Professor of General Practice Andrew Farmer write about a knowledge exchange workshop for patients, public, researchers and health professionals to discuss South Asian narratives of diabetes and what future research should explore. The project was funded by a University of Oxford KE Seed Fund award.
Ten strategies to lose weight - backed by new research
Senior Researcher Jamie Hartmann-Boyce writes about the top ten strategies used by dieters to lose weight, uncovered through the Oxford Food and Activity Behaviours Study (OxFAB).
“You’ve got pre-diabetes.” What does the patient do next?
- Cardiovascular & metabolic
- DPhil Programmes
- Health Services Research
- Health behaviours
- Policy & health systems
Diabetes prevention is a national priority, and those on the pathway to diabetes are now given the diagnosis "pre-diabetes" to encourage lifestyle changes that improve their outlook. But what's the reality for those given a diagnosis? NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow and DPhil Student Eleanor Barry writes about her latest research looking at how behaviours change following a pre-diabetes diagnosis, spotlighting a range of social and cultural factors for policymakers to consider.
Meet a student - Ali Albasri
DPhil student Ali Albasri meets CLAHRC Communications Officer Gavin Hubbard for PPI Pulse Magazine.
On this site: Penicillin - a historic first
Sarah Morrish tells the story of the first human trial of penicillin, which took place on our site in 1941.
Scientific and lay authors: writing together
Lynne Maddocks, NDPCHS and NIHR CLAHRC PPI Co-ordinator, interviews one of the lead authors and lay co-authors of the recently published scientifc paper. The paper argues for a re-think in how doctors talk to their patients about kidney health, suggesting it should be about ‘kidney age’ not ‘kidney disease.’