http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/ Get the latest Public Health Research Programme News en-gb Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:13:11 GMT Copyright: (C) NIHR Public Health Research Programme, see http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/legal/copyright.asp for terms and conditions of reuse http://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/ 60 http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/media/furniture/header_print.gif http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/ The Public Health Research programme has opened its walking and cycling to work schemes commissioning brief to NHS employers. The deadline for submitting applications in response these briefs is by 1pm on Monday 23 August 2010. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/commissioned.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/commissioned.asp Wednesday, 16 June 2010 13:50:00 GMT Health, Research The Public Health Research programme opens a new call for commissioned research. The topics of the commissioning briefs are: Walking and cycling to work schemes, Alcohol misuse by children and Traveller communities. The deadline for submitting applications in response these briefs is by 1pm on Monday 23 August 2010. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/commissioned.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/commissioned.asp Thursday, 19 August 2010 9:40:00 GMT Health, Research The Public Health Research programme opens a new call for commissioned research. The topics of the commissioning briefs are: regeneration programmes, alcohol availability and community engagement. The deadline for submitting outline applications in response the these briefs is by 1pm on Wednesday 14 April 2010. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/commissioned.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/commissioned.asp Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:00:00 GMT Health The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Minister of State for Public Health, and Professor Sally C. Davies, Director General of Research and Development, have today visited the University of Southampton Science Park to open a new research management centre, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre (NETSCC), and announce the launch of the NIHR Health Services Research programme. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/141008.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/141008.asp Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:00:00 GMT Health Professor Catherine Law of the UCL Institute of Child Health has been appointed Director of the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research (NIHR PHR) programme. Professor Law will take up her new position on 1st October 2008. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/210808.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/210808.asp Thu, 7 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMT Health A new research programme which will help the Government to continue to improve public health and reduce health inequalities was launched by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo today. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/230508.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/230508.asp Fri, 23 May 2008 09:00:00 GMT Health The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) Programme commissions research to produce independent information about the effectiveness, costs and broader impact of healthcare treatments and tests for those who plan, provide or receive care in the NHS. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/020909.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/news/item/020909.asp Wed, 2 September 2009 17:00:00 GMT Health The NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and Public Health Research (PHR) programmes are launching a joint themed call for obesity evaluation research. The Office for the Strategic Co-ordination of Health Research has prioritised obesity for further research and Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A cross-government research and surveillance plan for England was published in 2008. http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/obesity.asp http://www.phr.nihr.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/obesity.asp Tue, 10 November 2009 10:39:00 GMT Health