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A rapid realist synthesis of community pharmacy support for the public health agenda during the COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies Jul 20, 2020 - Jan 19, 2021
Background: Community pharmacy has a key role to play in the current COVID-19 pandemic, for example vaccination, medication supply and providing advice. This project uses an approach called ?realist synthesis? to understand how community pharmacy can... Read More about A rapid realist synthesis of community pharmacy support for the public health agenda during the COVID-19 pandemic and future health emergencies.

CovPall: Rapid evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic response in palliative and end of life care: national delivery, workforce and symptom management Apr 20, 2020 - Apr 19, 2021
COVID-19 has an estimated case fatality ratio between 1-4%; higher among older people and those with underlying illnesses. Information is urgently needed to evaluate the evolving palliative and end of life care response. This knowledge is vital to op... Read More about CovPall: Rapid evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic response in palliative and end of life care: national delivery, workforce and symptom management.

THYME: Summer Internship Jun 15, 2020 - Sep 15, 2020
The students will carry out a computer-based project that will focus on the metabolism of the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus reuterii and the proteins that affect attachment to surfaces and colonisation. This work will help us to better understand... Read More about THYME: Summer Internship.

1-2-1 Academically asymmetrical paired mentoring: Improving GCSE science attainment amongst disadvantaged students Jan 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2022
A previous RCT pilot study (Sharpe, Abrahams & Fotou, 2017) found that academically asymmetrical paired mentoring intervention (the one-to-one pairing of undergraduate STEM students with disadvantaged Year 11 students) had a statistically significant... Read More about 1-2-1 Academically asymmetrical paired mentoring: Improving GCSE science attainment amongst disadvantaged students.