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Independent expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK, fostering good health for all supported by the best research.
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Joined June 2010
🚨 Childhood obesity is rising at alarming rates around the world. Our latest report, with Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, calls for early intervention to ensure healthier futures for all children 🌱. Read the report: And see our key takeaways 🧵
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Congratulations to Prof @thangaratinam, our newly elected Vice President (International) 🎉. She brings a wealth of expertise to the role to help advance the Academy's global policy impact & commitment to researcher support & engagement. 👉 Learn more:
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📢 Academy Professorships - now open. Are you a biomedical or healthcare researcher, and new to the UK?. Apply for our Professorship scheme to receive up to £500K in research funding over 3 years 💸. Applications close Wed 3 Sept. 👉 Learn more:
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The 10-Year Health Plan announced today sets out a bold and necessary vision for transforming the NHS, and we are encouraged to see research, innovation and prevention feature so prominently throughout the plan. See our full response:
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Our latest report calls for early intervention to prevent childhood obesity and reduce health inequalities from the start. 🗞️ Read @IrelandLiveNew for more: 👉 See the full report: #ChildHealth
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Our latest report highlights an important window of opportunity in the first 1,000 days of life to prevent childhood obesity and set children on a healthy path for life. 🗞️ Read @DailyMail for more: 📙 See the full report:
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"Call for early action to tackle ‘alarming’ rise of childhood obesity" ➡️ Our latest report via @itvnews . 🔗 Read the article: 📘 Read our report: #ChildHealth #Prevention.
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"Researchers said that when obesity is established, ‘it becomes increasingly harder to reverse’." . Our latest report calling for early action to address child obesity via @Independent . 📰 Read the article: 📕 Read our report:
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Co-published with Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, this report shows that success comes from addressing the systems and environments shaping children’s health, not just individual behaviours. 🔗 Read the report:
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This analysis comes ahead of the NHS 10-Year Health Plan to address health inequalities & echoes the Council for Science and Technology’s letter - co-chaired by our President Prof Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci - for bold leadership and cross-govt action to prioritise prevention.
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The report calls for urgent action to:. 🤰 Prioritise support during pregnancy.🍴 Ensure robust regulation of the food industry.🤝 Coordinate across govt departments i.e. food, education, urban planning and transport.
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Key evidence includes:. 👶 The first 1,000 days of life shape lifelong health.📉 Obesity rates are 2x higher in deprived areas.🏘️ Public health interventions beat individual fixes. Our takeaway?. Early action that addresses inequities will lead to better health & economic growth
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The Academy is proud to contribute to the latest OSCHR-commissioned report. We remain committed to supporting clinical academic careers and championing a more diverse and inclusive research workforce. 🔗 Read the full report:
The Council of Deans of Health is pleased to share a new report that sets out an ambition to increase the number of clinical academic #nursing, #midwifery and allied health professionals in the UK over the next five years by 50%. Read the report here:
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One week to go until this year’s FORUM Sir Colin Dollery Lecture. 🗓️ Mon 7 July.📍In person or online via Zoom. Join us to hear from experts across the life sciences sector about cell and gene therapies and their game-changing potential. 👉 Register:
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These promising developments can be supported in the long term by making our visa system less costly, to ensure that UK continues to attract the best talent.
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Fast-tracked Global Talent visa processing, wraparound support and substantial funding offer welcome support to help the UK build long-term research capacity within the health and science sectors.
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The Academy welcomes this investment in global talent as a positive step to ensure UK leadership in health and biomedical research. With global competition for research talent on the rise, this sends a strong signal the UK remains one of the best places for a research career.
The Global Talent Fund will bring the world’s best scientists to the UK 🌐. Powering breakthroughs, boosting research, and growing our economy as part of the Plan for Change 🔬
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Today’s #IndustrialStrategy places life sciences at the heart of the UK's economic future – recognising that health and wealth are inseparable. Read our full response:
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Congratulations to our nine Fellows recognised in the King’s Honours List 🎉. We're proud to see our Fellows acknowledged for their outstanding impact across research, innovation and healthcare. 👉 See the full list of Fellows who have been recognised:
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Read comments from Academy President Prof Andrew Morris CBE PMedSci in:. 👉 @standardnews: 👉 @LBC:
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