Faculty of Health, Sport and Society

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Building effective digital post-hospital discharge and reablement services for older adults in social care: a mixed methods process evaluation using the NASSS framework
PI: Dr Grant Gibson
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Permanently Progressing Phase 3: Adolescence and early adulthood
PI: Dr Helen Whincup
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation and Donors (UK)
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Evaluating the impact of the UK’s first saNctioned sAfer drug Consumption faciliTy (ENACT): A mixed-methods natural experiment study
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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A Multi-component Evaluation of New Restrictions on Marketing of Less Healthy Foods in England
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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NIHR Public Health Policy Research Unit
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Rethinking Alcohol Outlet Density: Outlet Type Mix, Opening Hours and Associations with Alcohol-related Ambulance Call-outs
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Decolonising STEM and geography education in secondary schools: exploring educators’ agency and curriculum-making across England and Scotland
PI: Professor Lizzie Rushton
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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NESSIE - NIHR Evidence Synthesis Scotland Initiative
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Strengthening the Trust in Qualitative Evidence Synthesis Through Better Reporting
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: Fondation Brocher
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a peer-delivered, relational, harm reduction intervention to improve mental health, quality of life, and related outcomes, for people experiencing homelessness and substance use problems: The ‘SHARPS’ cluster randomised controlled trial.
PI: Professor Tessa Parkes
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research and The Salvation Army
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PRISMA reporting guideline and standards for qualitative evidence synthesis
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Prevention Research Network (formerly Community of Practice)
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Centring the lived experience of dementia within policy, practice and community development
PI: Professor Richard Ward
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Changing public perceptions of social care in Scotland
PI: Professor Louise McCabe
Funded by: Rayne Foundation
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Global Social Issues on Ageing
PI: Professor Judith Phillips
Funded by: International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics
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Evaluating the Impact of Increasing the Availability of No/Lo Alcohol Products
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Dual Careers for Athletes
PI: Dr Hee Jung Hong
Funded by: Sport Innovation Hub - Spain
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Mortality patterns among people released from prison: Identifying priority intervention points to prevent avoidable deaths and reduce health inequalities (RELEASE-D)
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Examining the causal association between alcohol marketing and alcohol-related attitudes and consumption: A longitudinal cohort study with adults in the United Kingdom
PI: Dr Nathan Critchlow
Funded by: Department of Health
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Cancer Research Transatlantic Development and Skills Enhancement (DSE) Award Round 2
PI: Dr Piotr Teodorowski
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Developing The UNICEF Child Climate Risk Index (CCRI)
PI: Professor Lena Dominelli
Funded by: UNICEF
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Scotland's first Managed Alcohol Programme: Evaluating the impact to inform future service delivery and research
PI: Dr Hannah Carver
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Long Covid and Critical Service Occupations: impact on Employees and Organisations
PI: Dr Alice MacLean
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Monitoring the use of location promotions in retail outlets: a baseline
PI: Dr Richard Purves
Funded by: Public Health Scotland
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH – DATA SUPPORT FOR TRI NATIONS SYSTEM LEADERSHIP PROJECT
PI: Dr Romina Madrid
Funded by: Education Scotland
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Removing the marketing power of cigarettes: A multi-method study aimed at protecting the health of adolescents in Latin America
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Permanently Progressing? Phase Two: Middle Childhood
PI: Dr Helen Whincup
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation and Donors (UK)
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Using LEGO® to discuss data science with Polish community
PI: Dr Piotr Teodorowski
Funded by: Research Data Scotland
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Evaluating Later and Expanded Premises Hours for Alcohol in the Night-time Economy (ELEPHANT)
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Independent Review of the Alcohol Premises Licensing System in Northern Ireland
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: Northern Ireland Executive
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Digital innovation in cycling – Gaming as a tool for enhancing sport participation
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Funded by: European Network for Innovation and Knowledge
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A study to identify how values contribute to the practice of governing and leading colleges
PI: Professor Ron Hill
Funded by: College Development Network
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Historical education, identities and political socialization in contemporary Spain, 1970-2022
PI: Dr Joseph Smith
Funded by: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
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Inclusive and social-justice oriented pedagogies in English language classrooms: Insights from Türkiye, Pakistan, and the UK
PI: Dr Adnan Yilmaz
Funded by: The British Council
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Impact of coffeeberry ingestion on cognitive function and skill performance following exercise-induced fatigue
PI: Professor Stuart Galloway
Funded by: PepsiCo Inc
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Understanding mental health and substance use service utilisation by people released from prison: A mixed-methods study
PI: Dr Catriona Connell
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Influence of coffeeberry extract on soccer specific skill performance during simulated soccer match play in academy football players
PI: Professor Stuart Galloway
Funded by: PepsiCo Inc
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Developing strategies for enhancing international sport competence for the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC)
PI: Dr Hee Jung Hong
Funded by: Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
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Babybreathe Trial (A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent return to smoking postpartum)
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Intervention development and acceptability/feasibility study of a greenspace programme for mental health and problem substance use
PI: Dr Wendy Masterton
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Chitetetzo: improving adolescent road safety and reducing road traffic collisions
PI: Professor Edward Duncan
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Exploring the management of alcohol problems in Deep End general practices in Scotland
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
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Teaching, Learning and Play in the Outdoors 2020 (TLPO) - A Scottish Cross-sectional Sequential Survey
PI: Professor Gregory Mannion
Funded by: NatureScot (Formerly Scottish Natural Heritage)
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Alcohol Harms Framing
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Alcohol Change UK
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SPECTRUM: Shaping Public hEalth poliCies To Reduce IneqUalities and harM
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Test, evidence, transition: supporting faster breast cancer diagnosis
PI: Dr Erica Gadsby
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Rapid Access Referrals for Prostate Cancer
PI: Dr Erica Gadsby
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Improving outcomes of out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA): applying behavioural science to enhance dispatcher assistance and increase rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
PI: Professor Barbara Farquharson
Funded by: British Heart Foundation
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Impact of omega (ω)-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) upon muscle health/function
PI: Professor Stuart Galloway
Funded by: Nutricia Research Foundation
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Encouraging mutually beneficial relationships between elite athletes and esports athletes: A case study of South Korea
PI: Dr Hee Jung Hong
Funded by: International Olympic Committee
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Evaluating the impact, effectiveness, and acceptability of statutory controls on alcohol marketing
PI: Dr Nathan Critchlow
Funded by: Society for the Study of Addiction and Institute of Public Health in Ireland
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The Adult Tobacco Policy Survey: Understanding how smokers and ex-smokers respond to tobacco control policies in the UK
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Regulating alcohol packaging and supply to protect health in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from policy systems in Malawi and Uganda (RAPSSA)
PI: Dr Isabelle Uny
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Living Archives in Residential Child Care: using the past to inform the future
PI: Professor Ruth Emond
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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Developing the evidence base for social care responses to children / families affected by domestic abuse
PI: Professor Jane Callaghan
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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A Visual Study of Professional Learning in Closing the Poverty-Related Attainment Gap
PI: Dr Maureen Michael
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Learning disability & dementia - supporting transition to a care home (UKRI Healthy Ageing Catalyst Awards)
PI: Professor Karen Watchman
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Edinburgh Drug Consumption Room feasibility study
PI: Dr James Nicholls
Funded by: City of Edinburgh Council
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Waste Stories
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Funded by: The Leverhulme Trust
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Breastfeeding frequency and incidence of type 2 diabetes in women who have had gestational diabetes: a record linkage study
PI: Dr Claire Eades
Funded by: The Carnegie Trust
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Youth Response to E-cigarettes and Emerging Nicotine Products
PI: Ms Anne Marie MacKintosh
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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COmmunities Facilitating incREasing Smoke-free Homes’ (CO-FRESH)
PI: Professor Sean Semple
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Research Mobilities in Primary Literacy Education
PI: Dr Terrie-Lynn Thompson
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing: co-production for impact and scale (DesHCA)
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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GOALD: Connectivity and Digital Design for Health and Well-being Across Generations, Places and Spaces
PI: Professor Catherine Hennessy
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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IRAPS: Interdisciplinary Research into political interest, civil society support and available data to strengthen Alcohol Policy Systems in Brazil and Peru
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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TOPSY trial:Treatment Of Prolapse with Self-care pessary
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Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Governing parental opioid use: a relational ethnography
PI: Professor Anne Whittaker
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Methods of assessing perinatal anxiety: The acceptability, effectiveness and feasibility of different approaches
PI: Professor Helen Cheyne
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Football Fans and Betting (FFAB): a feasibility study and randomised pilot trial of a group-based intervention to reduce gambling involvement among male football fans
PI: Professor Kate Hunt
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Mental Health Promotion and Intervention in Occupational Settings: MENTUPP
PI: Professor Margaret Maxwell
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Testing the optimal design of health-promoting pack inserts and dissuasive cigarettes
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Department of Health
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British Academy Visiting Fellowship
PI: Professor Karen Watchman
Funded by: The British Academy
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Long Covid: Amplifying the voices of people with lived experience to improve understanding, support, treatment and education. Share-to-improve: Long Covid experience (COv-VOICES) Study
PI: Professor Kate Hunt
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Realist Review: Health visiting in light Of the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience (RReHOPE)
PI: Dr Erica Gadsby
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Choice, attainment and positive destinations: exploring the impact of curriculum policy change on young people
PI: Professor Marina Shapira
Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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Stonewater - inclusive and assisted living in retirement living schemes
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Longleigh Foundation
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Improving our understanding of e-cigarette and refill packaging in the UK (E-PACKS): How is it used for product promotion, how is it perceived by consumers, and could it be changed to discourage youth while encouraging adult smokers to quit?
PI: Professor Crawford Moodie
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Understanding the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women's Access and Attitudes Towards Contraception
PI: Dr Allison Ford
Funded by: Department of Health
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Ambulance Call-Outs to Drug Overdoses in Scotland: Patterns and Practice
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Scottish Government
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Digital Nutrition Assessment Tool
PI: Dr Jenni Connelly
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Understanding the role of alcohol consumption in football cultures (Alcohol FC)
PI: Dr Richard Purves
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Trends and Inequalities in Prescribing for Alcohol Dependence in Scotland (TRIPADS)
PI: Professor Niamh Fitzgerald
Funded by: Alcohol Research UK
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Children living with domestic violence – understanding the effects on children’s wellbeing using longitudinal data
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Funded by: The Nuffield Foundation
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Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a randomized controlled hybrid implementation trial
PI: Professor Kate Hunt
Funded by: Australian Research Council
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Clean the Air Better for Newborns (CABiN): Reducing Exposure to HAP During Pregnancy in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Funded by: Academy of Medical Sciences
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English as a school subject: learning effective practices from low level primary English language teachers
PI: Dr Aileen Ireland
Funded by: The British Council
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Perspectives of older couples with a learning disability when one partner has dementia: identifying support needs of carer dyads.
PI: Professor Karen Watchman
Funded by: The Dunhill Medical Trust
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Youth Tobacco Policy Survey (YTPS) - Wave 9 (2020)
PI: Ms Anne Marie MacKintosh
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Evaluation of an Equine Assisted Learning Programme for School Children and Young People
PI: Professor Jayne Donaldson
Funded by: Equitots Lanarkshire Community Interest Group
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Non-communicable lung disease in Kenya: from burden and early life determinants to participatory inter-disciplinary solutions (Tupumue)
PI: Dr Heather Price
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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From fuel to pot: an interdisciplinary partnership to address the role of solid fuel use in food preparation in the household in Kenya and Malawi.
PI: Dr Isabelle Uny
Funded by: Arts and Humanities Research Council
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A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Dual Career for Junior Athletes project
PI: Dr Hee Jung Hong
Funded by: European Commission (Horizon 2020)
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Dementia Activity Toolkit
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Alberta Health Services
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British Academy Writing Workshop (Global Challenges Research Fund)
PI: Professor Karen Watchman
Funded by: The British Academy
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Examining the Nature of Sponsorship Relations for Professional Football Teams in Countries with Varied Restrictions on Alcohol Marketing: An Open-source Audit
PI: Dr Richard Purves
Funded by: Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems
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The development of an obesity prevention programme in primary school children: a qualitative study to identify barriers and facilitators to adopting healthier, high fibre diets
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: St George's, University of London
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Consultancy ECPAT training
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Funded by: University of Kent
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Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Smoke Free Pregnancy Programme
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
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