The 2017 showcase presents an opportunity to explore public health research in the area of mental health from across the PublicHealth@Cambridge Network.

The annual Network showcase aims to bring together our multidisciplinary community to explore the strength and breadth of public health related research being conducted across Cambridge, facilitating new collaborative approaches and integrated research.

Speakers for the 2017 event will explore mental health from a number of perspectives, with researchers from Psychiatry, Public Health, Psychology, Economics and other disciplines, showcasing their work in this area. Topics include:

Historical perspectives on caring for people with learning difficulties and mental illness
Drug use and inequalities
Mindfulness in young people’s population health
Dementia and mental health in the oldest old
The epidemiology of psychosis
Religiosity and mental health

Confirmed speakers include:

Professor Peter Jones, EpiCentre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Professor Carol Brayne, Cambridge Institute of Public Health, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Dr Jane Fleming, The Public Health of Ageing Research Unit, Dept. of Public Health & Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Dr Emma Howarth, NIHR East of England Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research & Care (CLAHRC)
Dr Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, Autism Research Centre - ARC, Department of Psychiatry & Cambridge Institute of Public Health
Dr Juliet Foster, Department of Psychology, School of the Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge
Dr Sriya Iyer, Faculty of Economics, School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
Dr Maria Ttofi, Institute of Criminology, Faculty of Law, School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge
Dr Tim Dalgleish, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Ms Hannah Jongsma, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
Dr Elizabeth Foyster, Faculty of History, School of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Cambridge

See the full conference programme here.

The 2017 event is the fifth in this annual series of events, previous showcases have covered a broad range of topics including: the political economy of public health, sustainability and big data, life course challenges and global threats to public health.

The event will take place 9.00-17:00 at Murray Edwards College, 14 June 2017. Registration begins at 9.00 and talks start at 10.00. The event will be followed by a drinks reception from 17.00.

Entry is free, all are welcome. RSVP's are essential.

The showcase is presentated by the PublicHealth@Cambridge Network.

The Network is hosted by Cambridge Institute of Public Health.

2017 PUBLICHEALTH@CAMBRIDGE NETWORK SHOWCASE