News
Prof Natalie Armstrong appointed to UK National Screening Committee Adult Reference Group
The newly-formed Adult Reference Group is intended to provide advice to the UK NSC
SAPPHIRE News - April & May 2017
Welcome to SAPPHIRE's monthly roundup of updates from the team, including presentations, publications, and new starters.
Why epidemiology is useful in psychiatry
YouTube video available on Why epidemiology is useful in psychiatry
3-D network plots - New Software Tool
3-D network plots – a new software tool to aid the exploration of covariate imbalances and effects in network meta-analysis
Keith Abrams and Sylwia Bujkiewicz secure NIHR Research Methods Fellowship
Keith Abrams and Sylwia Bujkiewicz secure funding from the NIHR Research Methods Fellowships programme
Sarwar Islam secures 3 month internship
Sarwar Islam has secured a place on a 3 month internship programme at The Alan Turing Institute on a project called “London Explained: Interactive Tools for Understanding Open Data”.
New innovation in network meta-analysis
3-D network plots – a new software tool to aid the exploration of covariate imbalances and effects in network meta-analysis
New pregnancy health campaign
The ‘Always ask’ campaign centres around two animations developed out of a project led by Dr Nicola Mackintosh
Inactive adults urged to ‘get moving’ to avoid developing type 2 diabetes
University of Leicester researcher comments on new statistics on obesity, physical activity and diet in England
Leicester DNA research presented to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
Leicester Precision Medicine Institute and University Hospitals of Leicester present written evidence on Genomics to committee
