New ways of understanding neighbourhood violence Women and girls are disproportionally exposed to violence and abuse and are more likely to live in poverty, leading to poor mental health. For International Women’s Day 2024 we asked TRUUD PhD candidate Cat Papastravrou about her quest to bring new ways of understanding neighbourhood violence and how it Read more
Can the silos be broken? Cross-government working for public health By Dr Jack Newman, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol. This blog first appeared for the Bath Institute for Policy Research on February 27 2024 There is growing recognition that tackling complex social problems, like climate change and health inequalities, can only happen by building Read more
Fixing gaps to promote good health through the art and science of city making TRUUD External Advisory Board Chair, Sunand Prasad OBE explains why and how this research programme is cutting-through to improve place-making for better health in the UK. I am delighted to have taken on chairing the External Advisory Board for Read more
The impact of pollution on health and well-being: using Low Emission Zones as a case study By Eleonora Fichera and Habtamu Beshir, University of Bath Economics Department One of TRUUD aims is to collect evidence on the impact of urban environment on health. A major component of urban environment is air pollution causing 4.2 Read more