Evidence alone is not enough to promote health in urban places Anna Le Gouais has been with TRUUD since 2020 as our embedded researcher in local government with Bristol City Council. In this role she bridges the worlds of academia and practice to support the creation of healthier environments. Here she reflects on the findings Read more
We need to overcome short-termism if we are to make healthy places to live Short-term thinking is now widely recognised as a problem in modern societies, but the full extent of this folly remains at the margins. Daniel Black and Geoff Bates look at the implications for urban development, and set out key findings on Read more
The future proof approach: Learning through research on research Ahead of our workshops with our External Advisory Board, Research Associate in Systems Approaches to Collaborative Research Dr Taru Silvonen explains what has driven her interest in research on research and how the benefits will last for projects and programmes after TRUUD. What is research-on-research? Research-on-research Read more
Professionals in urban development and property can boost the way they make decisions about health in an event hosted by the TRUUD research consortium and Dandara Living. Initial research by TRUUD, a five-year research programme aimed at reducing non-communicable diseases in the urban environment, revealed that professionals in urban development agree that health is important Read more