Examples of project/programme grants led by members of the Centre for Population Health Sciences at the Usher Institute Click the cards below to learn more. Advanced Care Research Centre (ACRC) The ACRC is an interdisciplinary research collaboration, combining a complementary programme of research and development to deliver innovation and change to later life care. All Diseases of Vascular origin: International Collaboration for Evidence (ADVICE) A group of international researchers and clinicians with expertise in evidence synthesis across a range of vascular disorders, including heart disease, stroke, peripheral arterial disease, vascular dementia and hypertension. Bowel-Star-UK Bowel Cancer Screening Stratified by Risk Preventing E-Cigarette Use Among Secondary School Pupils: An Intervention Development Study The aim is to develop a co-created, evidence based vaping prevention programme to be delivered in the secondary schools setting. COMPLETED: Artificial Intelligence and Multimorbidity: Clustering in Individuals, Space and Clinical Context AIM-CISC is a research programme that aims to produce a detailed picture of multiple long-term health conditions (MLTCs) in the UK, and use the results of this research to inform future strategies in dealing with this issue. COMPLETED: Covid-19 and Tobacco Generating evidence to support policy and practice to address tobacco use during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. COMPLETED: DASHES Drugs and Alcohol Service users Help to Exit Smoking COMPLETED: PRoGRAM-A (PReventing Gambling RelAted Harm in Adolescents): a pilot cluster randomised control trial to prevent gambling harm in young people PRoGRAM-A is peer-led, social network intervention to protect young people, their friends and family members from gambling related harm. COMPLETED: Shaping Public Health Polices to Reduce Inequalities and Harm (SPECTRUM) We are a multi-university, multi-agency research consortium focused on the commercial determinants of health and health inequalities funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership. This article was published on 2025-09-12