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The is one of 13 HPRUs across England, part of an £80 million investment by the NIHR to protect the health of the nation. Our HPRU is a partnership between UKHSA and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with 51³Ô¹ÏÍø.

Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) are funded by the  and undertake high quality research that enhances the ability of the  to protect the public’s health and minimise the health impact of emergencies. HPRUs focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing, and play a pivotal role in maintaining and growing UKHSA’s scientific expertise and future workforce. The multidisciplinary centres of excellence also deliver responsive research to tackle emerging or potential public health emergencies.

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Opportunity fully funded studentships 

Two fully funded studentships in health Analytics and modelling available. One focussed on respiratory pandemics (), the second focussed on environmental and personal heat health risks ().