UKCRC public health research
DECIPHer is one of five UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence. It reports annually to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
DECIPHer annual report 2009-2010
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The UKCRC (UK Clinical Research Collaboration) (External Link)
Public Health Research Centres of Excellence Initiative aims to produce excellent research that has a potential for impact on the health of the nation. It will achieve this by building academic capacity, increasing infrastructure and promoting multi-disciplinary working in public health research.
The five UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence bring together leading researchers with practitioners, policymakers and members of the public to tackle complex public health issues.
The Centres are:
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Fuse (External Link)
Fuse is the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health - a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence
Fuse brings together the five North East universities - Durham, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside - and works in partnership with the public and in collaboration with the NHS, local and regional government and other public, private and voluntary organisations in North East England.
Working within the framework of the Regional Health and Well-being Strategy (Better Health, Fairer Health), Fuse supports the transformation of health across the region, through public health research and the application of knowledge in policy and practice.
Martin White is the Director, based at Newcastle University.
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The Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland (External Link)
The Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland is led by Queens University, Belfast and.conducts multi-disciplinary research into the social and biological causes of chronic disease and the main causes of inequalities in health experienced in the UK.
Frank Dunstan is the Director, based at Queens University.
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The UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (External Link)
The Centre is a network of nine universities in the UK working in the field of tobacco control which carries out research and policy work in tobacco control activity, aiming to reduce the burden of disease and disability caused by tobacco use through policy development, advocacy and teaching and training.
John Britton is the Director, based at University of Nottingham
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The Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) (External Link)
The Centre for Diet and Activity Research (CEDAR) is a collaboration between Medical Research Council (MRC) units in Cambridge and the universities of Cambridge and East Anglia. The Centre, which is hosted by the Institute of Public Health in Cambridge, promotes excellence in public health research related to diet and physical activity, which are strongly linked to the rise in non-communicable diseases such as cancer, ischemic heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and type 2 diabetes and associated contemporary public health problems. Nick Wareham is the Director, based in the University of Cambridge.