Congratulations to the ICTM at UCL Director, Max Parmar, who has been awarded the Royal Statistical Society's 2024 Bradford Hill Medal!🏅👏 Max has been recognised for his innovative work on efficient designs for late-phase #ClinicalTrials. Read more ⬇️ ucl.ac.uk/population-hea…

I owe it to my children and – if I have them – grandchildren and the next generations to do my best to build awareness and action on the antibiotic emergency. theguardian.com/global-develop…

"The message is clear: it would be an extraordinary act of national self-harm for the government to curb the right of international students to stay in the UK for two years after they graduate": Dr Michael Spence, UCL President & Provost writes in Financial Times. ft.com/content/48c1c5…

Last week, stakeholders from across the world joined together to commit to solve the antibiotic emergency. I called on everyone to play their part to ensure that prevention, access, innovation, and awareness are the lived reality for everyone. #antibioticemergency

Stormont has voted in favour of legislation to raise the age of sale of tobacco. Thank you to all the MLAs who agreed that this world leading legislation should apply in Northern Ireland. Together, we can help create the first ever #SmokefreeGeneration. #SmokefreeUK

Many congratulations to all our distinguished new Fellows. We hope all will contribute their talents to Academy activities.

Absolutely stunning work out this afternoon from #ListerPrizeFellow James Lee The Crick and his colleagues. We're honoured to have helped fund this incredibly valuable research. lister-institute.org.uk/james-lees-nat…

1/3 🧵 Ahead of the UK #GeneralElection2024, we are co-hosting a free science, innovation and technology hustings. Hear directly from political party representatives, & ask them your questions on science policy. Watch live from 6:30pm, Wednesday 19 June youtube.com/live/ok2wzr-ZQ…

We're thrilled to announce 2024's brand new #ListerFellows! Andrew Davidson Lizzy Rosser Nicky Whiffin Alex Borodavka Rebecca Drummond Sarah Dimeloe welcome to the fold 🥳📷 🎈 lister-institute.org.uk/welcome-2024-l…

First UK trial of Deep Brain Stimulation for children with epilepsy begins | UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/child-health/n… Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children DN ICH UCL Population Health Sciences

Congratulations and welcome to our new government. You will have many priorities – delivering your manifesto’s ambitions for the nation’s health must be at the top of that list. Our 5 key asks provide an opportunity for you to achieve this. Read more👇 bit.ly/Academy-5-asks…

🗣️ “By addressing these challenges head-on, we can create a more unified and compassionate global approach to child health.” Parent and workshop participant Ngawai strikes an optimistic note in our #ThriveByFive statement. Read more 👇 ow.ly/4khJ50SBfJ2

Our final #ThriveByFive statement policymaker priority area: 5⃣ Support cross-border, interdisciplinary child health research, allowing the factors affecting early years health and wellbeing to be investigated effectively. 🔗 ow.ly/4khJ50SBfJ2

🚨WATCH live now on BBC iPlayer / tonight 8pm BBC One (UK only) BBC Panorama investigate #ChildHealth in response to our report, which highlighted UK under-5 health is worse than 60% of comparable countries. Read more: bit.ly/3S3Nh0c Watch: ow.ly/WKh950SBlki

"As the UK Government charts its course, it must prioritise NHS research as an essential catalyst for a healthier, more prosperous nation." In a Comment, Andrew Morris, President of Academy of Medical Sciences, highlights 5 key areas to strengthen & advance UK research: hubs.li/Q02Gy1T60

Declining health in children is being seen across many rich countries, with life-long impacts. We need to act now to address this for children and the adults they will become.

The Academy of Medical Sciences yesterday issued their #ThriveByFive statement which calls to tackle the ‘worrying decline’ in child health and wellbeing - our Academic Co-Director Prof David Taylor-Robinson has commented on the statement, which can be read at ow.ly/jx2v50SBgvj

📢Work with me! 🌟Careers Policy Officer 👩‍🔬Work on people, workforce and culture issues relating to the UK health research system, a key part of the Academy's strategy to support researchers 💰£35,666 🤯Free lunch (yes rly) ⏰Deadline 12 August apply.workable.com/academy-of-med…

Good mentorship can make a real difference to careers. See details below of an important workshop.

The final talk from our 2024 #ListerFellows cohort is from Lizzy Rosser. Children affected by autoimmune arthritis can have lifelong issues and some also develop eye problems. Lizzy's research aims to better understand the condition, enabling a wider range of treatment options.