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Group of Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research PhD students
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Diversity stimulates depth and breadth of learning for PhD students

At the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, our PhD cohort have a wide range of educational backgrounds, and we believe this is necessary to nurture our students into becoming...
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UK Standards for Public Involvement: Implementation Stories
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Handbook highlights Centre’s implementation of the UK Standards for Public Involvement

A new handbook has been published today documenting how the UK Standards for Public Involvement were implemented and integrated into research and projects in organisations across the UK including the...
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Welcome to the Centre’s newest PhD students

The Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research is delighted to welcome three new recruits to our expanding PhD cohort. Each of our new students, who are based at two of...
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Investigating the psychological impact of COVID-19 on people with asthma: New online study

Researchers from the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research have launched a study which will explore the psychological effect that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having on people with asthma...
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Holly Tibble and her team celebrating their Digital Health Product Forge 2020 win
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Centre PhD student team wins Digital Health Product Forge 2020

Congratulations go to Holly Tibble, a PhD student affiliated to the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research who with her team won first place at Digital Health Product Forge hackathon...
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New study to identify highest risk factors for COVID-19

Researchers from the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research are calling for the public to sign up to a new study which will help identify who is most at risk...
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Goodbye Jess and Welcome Claire!

Some sad and happy news from the Centre. Goodbye Jess Jess Conway, who has been working with the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research as Communications and Digital Engagement Officer...
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Podcast: Current evidence and advice around COVID-19 for asthma patients and clinicians

Earlier this April, The Lancet Voice podcast invited Professor Hilary Pinnock from Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research to join a special episode discussing Asthma and Covid-19. During the podcast...
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Hormonal contraception protects from asthma, study suggests

A study from researchers at the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research suggests that the use of hormonal contraceptives, used to suppress the activities of sex hormones and prevent pregnancy...
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Tracy Jackson and Elisabeth Ehrlich pictured talking at a PPI Fair event held in 2017
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Meaningful patient and public involvement: opinion article published in BMC Medicine

A new BMC Opinion article explores patient and public involvement (PPI) at the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research as an exemplar for meaningful and lasting involvement.
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