Month: March 2018

 By Nicola Adderly, MPH Student and Research Fellow In my opinion, one of the great things about public health research is that it draws together people from a variety of backgrounds with a diverse range of knowledge and skills – which can surely only be of benefit to the discipline. My own path to public … Continue reading “Student Highlight: Egyptology to Epidemiology (22.05.15)”

This year was no exception to previous years, the Clinical Trials module was well received by students. The module provided students with a theoretical and practical understanding of trial methodology. There were a number of positive comments about the module. Students said: “Overall this week has been excellent.  All the lecturers have taught very appropriately … Continue reading “Module Focus: Clinical Trials (22.05.15)”

Deciding to apply for the MPH at the University of Birmingham was a long and complicated decision, however I have been committed to establishing a career in public health for a long time and I felt that this was the right first step for me. I was delighted to be offered a place and promised … Continue reading “Student Rep Report: Term Two – Reflections (22.05.15)”

Study aim and methods: We set out to investigate the impact of smoking cessation on mental health in general and psychiatric populations. We included longitudinal studies of adults from any population and reported in any language, we also sought out additional data where means and SDs were not presented in publications. We searched five databases … Continue reading “Research Highlight: Smoking Cessation and Mental Health (15.02.15)”

Training and practice among junior doctors in the repair of birth-related perineal trauma in public health institutions in Lagos State: a cross-sectional study  By Stephanie Fowler In the UK and other developed countries, midwives and Obstetrics and Gynaecology residents are trained and involved in the assessment and management of perineal trauma, while in developing countries like … Continue reading “International Students: Dissertation Topic Highlights (15.02.15)”

Intake of tea and risk of Helicobacter pylori infection, chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease: a systematic review  By Jingya Wang  It is common knowledge that Helicobacter pylori infection causes chronic gastric inflammation, which may progress to chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. These diseases might then develop into gastric cancer. Some essential components in … Continue reading “International Students: Dissertation Topic Highlights (15.02.15)”

Having never been involved with conducting a systematic review, I chose the Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis module in order to learn the key steps in undertaking a systematic review and thought it would be a useful tool to have for potential future use. The course layout was well structured with a good balance between … Continue reading “Student Review: Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis (15.02.15)”

This year we ran the new PEAS module for the second year running. Last year we totally revamped an old module, re-wrote all the material and restructured the entire module. So this year, we made some small changes only, and let the module pretty much run itself. We hope you liked it. We really wanted … Continue reading “Module Focus: Practical Epidemiology and Statistics (15.02.15)”

  The University of Birmingham provides students across all programmes the opportunity to represent their peers in the student representative role. Last October myself and my fellow students Susannah Tooze and Ember Hilvers were elected to represent our peers on the MPH programme. This is a privileged position as it has provided us with the … Continue reading “Student Rep Report: Introduction and Reflections by Kanza Ahmed (15.02.15)”