Born in Bradford: can a research study change a city?

The School of Life Course Sciences Lecture will feature special guest speaker Professor John Wright. 

John Wright is a doctor and epidemiologist with a background in hospital medicine and public health in the UK and in Africa. He established and leads the Bradford Institute for Health Research and Wolfson Centre for Applied Health Research, working to speed up the translation of medical research into practice and policy. He is Clinical Director of the Yorkshire and Humberside Improvement Academy which supports innovation and improvement in the NHS.

In 2007 he set up the Born in Bradford (BiB) cohort study which is following the lives of over 13,000 families as their children grow up. Evidence from BiB studies has informed international policy about the harm of air pollution and the protective effect of green space. In 2016 he set up Born in Bradford’s Better Start cohort to test new approaches to providing the best support in the crucial period of early life.

He has worked to develop sustainable public health programmes in Africa for over 25 years and in 2015 was awarded the West Africa medal by the Prime Minister for his work in the Ebola epidemic.

The event will be followed by drinks from 17:00 in the Franklin-Wilkins Building restaurant area.

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