Research
£9m funding boost for public health research
Health Minister Edwin Poots pictured with Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students Professor Ellen Douglas-Cowie and Director of the UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health (NI) Professor Frank Kee
The Centre of Excellence for Public Health Northern Ireland (CoE NI) based at Queen’s has been awarded £9million for research into ageing, mental wellbeing and children’s health.
The new funding will enable the team to undertake further research on what shapes the health and wellbeing of adolescents in schools, on developing better interventions to improve public health and on the broader social and economic forces that help us all "age" well.
The Centre was launched in 2008 as part of a £20 million investment across the UK to strengthen research into complex public health issues such as obesity and health inequalities. The latest round of funding has been received from the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC), the HSC Research and Development Office, the University of Ulster, Queen’s University, and the Atlantic Philanthropies.
Health Minister Edwin Poots said: “It is a testament to the quality of public health research here that the Centre is to receive further investment for the next five years. I congratulate all involved.
“Going forward, the aim is to build additional strength in tackling the public health issues affecting both the young and the older population.”
For further information on the Centre visit: www.coe.qub.ac.uk
