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A newborn baby's leg and foot, with a hospital tag around its ankle.
Photo by Nana B Agyei on Flickr

University of ºù«Ӱҵ joins national effort to tackle maternity inequalities

ºù«Ӱҵ, in partnership with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has been selected to join the NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium.
Two trainee ACPs practice their clinical skills

How advanced practice will help build an NHS fit for the future

This week, the University of ºù«Ӱҵ is shining a light on the benefits advanced clinical practice offers to both students and NHS Trusts, as it joins in with Advanced Practice Week (11 - 17 November).
Boy is sat at a table practising his alphabet

Government urged to tackle preschool provision crisis amid warnings hundreds of thousands of children are not ‘school ready’

The Government is being urged to tackle the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’, in a new report co-authored by researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ. 
Samuel Fox House from the outside.

Research bid success

We are very pleased to report that we have had recent success in applying for research bids.
Samuel Fox House from the outside.

Dr Parveen Ali honoured with prestigious industry award

Dr Parveen Ali has been awarded the Emerging Nurse Researcher award by the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI).

Orthoptics training at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.

Implementation of optimised childhood vision and hearing screening programmes in middle-income countries in Europe (EUSCREEN)

Over the past two years, researchers at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ and University of Reading have been working with a large international team on a funding application to the EU's, Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme.