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The UK Public Health Science conference is an annual conference dedicated to science relevant to public health research, practice, and policy in the UK and Ireland. It aims to showcase the diversity, quality and impact of public health science, and to connect public health researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The conference is not-for-profit and is organised by early and mid career public health researchers and practitioners, representing all four countries of the UK. The Organising Committee is supported by a Steering Committee of senior public health researchers and practitioners. All committee members voluntarily contribute their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Organising Committee members are (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yara Abou Saab – University of Glasgow
Francesco Aletta – University College London
Beth Bareham – Newcastle University
Simon Barrett – Newcastle University
Laura Basterfield – Newcastle University
Andy Baxter – University of Glasgow
Danny Bradford – University of Glasgow
Sophia Brady – Newcastle University
Charlotte Grey – Public Health Wales
Caroline Haig – University of Glasgow
Claire Hastie – University of Glasgow
Louise Hayes – Newcastle University
Anna Head – University of Liverpool
Laura Hewitt – University of Glasgow
Robert Madison-Jarvis – Public Health Wales
Sundus Mahdi – University of Sheffield
Basil McDonald – Public Health Wales
Nicola McMeekin – University of Glasgow
Masuma Mishu – University College London
Ann Payne – Newcastle University
Roxana Pollack – University of Glasgow
Victoria Ponce Hardy – Public Health Scotland
Charlotte Rothwell – Newcastle University
May van Schalkwyk – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Meena Sharma – Queen\u2019s University Belfast
Marissa Smith – University of Glasgow
\u00c1ine Varley – Health Service Executive, Ireland
Shelina Visram – Newcastle University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The members of the Steering Committee<\/strong> are (in alphabetical order):
Prof Ashley Adamson – Newcastle University
Prof Simon Capewell – University of Liverpool
Llion Davies – Public Health Wales
Kate Frazer – University College Dublin
Prof Lisa Hurt – Cardiff University
Prof Emma McIntosh – University of Glasgow
Celine Murrin – University College Dublin
Anna Pearce – University of Glasgow
Prof Mark Pearce – Newcastle University
Prof Vittal Katikireddi – University of Glasgow
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