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This blog shares updates from our project on Community Participatory Research for Adolescent Health Promotion in Diverse Communities in Bangladesh (CRAB-B), supported by Elizabeth Blackwell Institute and Franklin-Adams endowment. We hear from researcher, Nuzhat Choudrury, on what was learned during meetings with key stakeholders, on visits to schools and health centres, and on the opportunities…

Dr Emma Anderson explains how her research is improving vaccine conversations between doctors and parents in Azerbaijan, and how she’s now working with the WHO to create online training to reach health workers across many countries. Photo caption: Emma Anderson visits the WHO Regional Office in Copenhagen in August to work with the Behavioural and…

Globalisation is the increasing interdependence and interconnectedness of the markets, economies, societies and cultures of the world’s countries, and is causing profound changes in the global health landscape in ways which are not yet fully understood. Many factors, such as increasing migration, urbanisation, climate change and world-wide instability, call for an interdisciplinary approach to research…

Blog by Hasini De Silva (pictured) I’m Hasini De Silva, a Master’s Bioinformatics student passionate about the intersection of AI and biology, especially in fields of synthetic biology, protein design and drug discovery. I’m currently working on my dissertation, which focuses on engineering and optimising the redox properties of a de novo membrane protein under…

David Hettle continues his Elizabeth Blackwell Institute Global Health Fellowship based in Harare, Zimbabwe. He’s mainly working on a study improving the usefulness of blood cultures in managing (neonatal) sepsis in Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (SMCH), a central government hospital in Harare. This project addresses the whole blood culture process, from clinical settings to lab…

Jack Mellor is a Professor of Neuroscience at the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience at the University of Bristol. His work investigates the fundamental neural processes which underpin cognition, and which have profound implications in the treatment of many neurological and psychiatric disorders. We caught up with him to find out about his research…

Two pioneering University of Bristol climate researchers have received recognition for the impact of their work at the Royal Meteorological Society’s 2024 Awards. L-r: Professor Dann Mitchell and Dr Eunice Lo Dr Eunice Lo, Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health and Professor Dann Mitchell, Professor of Climate Science at the University of Bristol have…

People with heart failure often experience extreme tiredness (fatigue). It can be distressing and affect people’s everyday life in a negative way. Researchers are looking at ways of supporting people with heart failure to do the amount and type of physical activity that is right for them. Findings will inform primary and community care professionals…