MyAV范 Health of the Public Internal Launch Event

On 8 September 2020, we hosted a virtual event to celebrate the launch of MyAV范 Health of the Public, a major new strategic initiative supported by the Provost.

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At MyAV范 Health of the Public (UHoP), we want to bring the MyAV范 community together to tackle public health challenges from every angle and the launch event was a great opportunity to share our vision.

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The launch was a celebration of public health research and showcased the breadth of multidisciplinary research and education at MyAV范 with relevance to the health of the public. The event was also an opportunity to launch the MyAV范 Health of the Public Small Grants Scheme and the MyAV范 Health of the Public Communities.

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Programme

We began with an introduction by Prof Michael Arthur (MyAV范 President & Provost), Prof Dame Anne Johnson and Prof Graham Hart (UHoP听Co-Directors) who spoke about MyAV范 and UHoP's commitment to cross-disciplinary collaborations and research.

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Research Showcase

In this session, Chaired by Prof Christoph Lindner (Dean, The Bartlett) we heard seven short 4-minute presentations from early and mid-career to well-established researchers communicating exciting cross-disciplinary health of the public research from across the university.

Speakers included: Dr Lena Ciric (Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering), Dr Ian Hamilton (Energy Institute), Professor Imran Rasul (Department of Economics), Dr Gillian Stokes (IOE), Dr Robert Aldridge (Institute of Health Informatics), Dr Daisy Fancourt (Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care), Prof Ama de-Graft Aikins (Institute of Advanced Studies).

Getting Involved

In this session, Chaired by Prof Becky Shipley听(Director, Institute of Healthcare Engineering), Prof Dame Anne Johnson launched two exciting听UHoP听initiatives: the MyAV范 Health of the Public Small Grants Scheme and the MyAV范 Health of the Public Communities. We also heard from Mike Rowson (Vice-Dean Education, MyAV范 Faculty of Population Health Sciences) who provided an overview of the School鈥檚 proposed educational offer. Dr Dorina Cadar (Co-Chair, UHoP Early Careers Network) also presented in this session and听gave听an overview of the UHoP Early Careers Network.

Virtual networking

The event ended with a virtual networking session on Remo.听This session gave attendees the听opportunity to network informally with colleagues from across MyAV范. Each virtual table was facilitated by a member of the working group, who asked a series of听鈥榠cebreaker questions鈥� to lead the discussions.

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