The science of ageing
A summary of the Academy's ongoing work in the field of ageing research.
Status: Ongoing
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Health inequalities
In our 10-year strategy, the Academy has committed to tackling health inequalities by influencing policy and practice and ensuring that the UK’s research community is diverse, collaborative and inclusive.
Status: Ongoing
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UK & France COVID-19 vaccines symposium
Joint report with the French Académie Nationale de Médecine on the experiences and responses of each nation to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Global Health Inequalities
The Academy of Medical Sciences and the InterAcademy Partnership organised a series of workshops on the theme of global health inequalities between March-June. The workshops convened participants from across the world to explore the impact of COVID-19 on health inequalities.
Status: Completed
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Mental health
The Academy has held undertaken a number of activities to support research and policy to help address the huge unmet health need of mental health.
Status: Ongoing
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Long-term sustainability of health research in the UK
The Academy of Medical Sciences has convened a Working Group of experts from academia, industry, charities and the NHS to explore the sustainability of health research in the UK.
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COVID-19: looking ahead to winter 2021-22 and beyond
Our rapid review into ‘COVID-19: Preparing for the future’ identifies key challenges that are likely to put additional pressures on the health and social care system over the autumn and winter of 2021/22, and outlines a series of options to mitigate their impact.
Status: Implementation
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Academy of Medical Sciences/MQ joint workshop on ‘Progress and priorities for mental health sciences research since COVID-19’
On Friday 23 April 2021 the Academy of Medical Sciences and MQ hosted a joint virtual workshop on ‘Progress and priorities for mental health sciences research since COVID-19’.
Status: Completed
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Climate change and health
In 2021, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal Society undertook a working group project exploring the near-term health benefits of decarbonisation in the UK to produce a report aimed at UK policymakers.
Status: Implementation
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Academy of Medical Sciences FORUM and MHRA joint roundtable on Regulatory Science
On Wednesday 3 March 2021 the Academy of Medical Sciences and the MHRA hosted a joint virtual roundtable ‘Regulatory Science: Advancing Regulatory Science for Innovative Medical Products’.
Status: Completed
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Director of Medical Science Policy
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