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Jul 2026

Introducing HPRU3: Strengthening the UK’s Response to blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections

One year on from its launch in April 2025, the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Blood-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections (HPRU BBSTI) at University College London (UCL) is already making important strides in research, policy, and practice

Advancing STI modelling in the UK: bringing together data, methods and community perspectives

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Jul 2026

HPRU symposium highlights innovation, equity and focus on inclusion

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May 2026

New video on impacts of the Reducing inequalities in Sexual Health (RiiSH) surveys

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Aug 2025

Evaluation of the hepatitis C patient re-engagement exercise published by UKHSA

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Aug 2025

Working co-productively to shape the evaluation of patient/public involvement (PPI) activities by the NIHR HPRU in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at UCL

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Jun 2025

New qualitative study receives NHS ethics approval to explore barriers and facilitators to re-engagement in hepatitis C care

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Dec 2024

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