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Staff from across the two awards are encouraged to share personal experiences, opinion pieces and new ideas in this reguarly updated blog

Stories, scholars, and sheep: writing and research in OxfordshireBlog

Stories, scholars, and sheep: writing and research in Oxfordshire

The Global Health Research Unit on NTDs at BSMS was honoured to host a delegation…
“Cold weather, warm memories”: A reflection on attending a course abroadBlog

“Cold weather, warm memories”: A reflection on attending a course abroad

Our names are Tigest Ajeme and Eiman Saad, and we are PhD students registered at…
Blog: Between Geography and Neglected Diseases: A Journey Through the Paths of the Forgotten, By Mesoud A. BusharaBlog

Blog: Between Geography and Neglected Diseases: A Journey Through the Paths of the Forgotten, By Mesoud A. Bushara

I might have been a little lucky. My academic journey began with the NIHR Global…
The Lived Experience of Doing Community Engagement and Involvement Work; Early Career Perspectives: “I took off the glasses and I’m looking wider”Blog

The Lived Experience of Doing Community Engagement and Involvement Work; Early Career Perspectives: “I took off the glasses and I’m looking wider”

This piece was written collaboratively by Badraldeen Alnoor, Tom Barker, Ursin Bayisenge, Jean Paul Bikorimana,…
Blog: a researcher’s study semester in Brighton – Jean Pierre NgangaliBlog

Blog: a researcher’s study semester in Brighton – Jean Pierre Ngangali

My name is Jean Pierre Ngangali and I am a PhD student, working with Professor…
Blog: The Researcher’s Voice Amidst the Sound of Guns, By Mesoud A BusharaBlog

Blog: The Researcher’s Voice Amidst the Sound of Guns, By Mesoud A Bushara

I never imagined that I would one day live far from my homeland, but I…

News

Read updates on the activites of the award below!

Sharing experience, building hope: Ongoing programme engagement and field visits in Tiya and other rural Kebeles in the Sodo district and Butajira town.GHRU News

Sharing experience, building hope: Ongoing programme engagement and field visits in Tiya and other rural Kebeles in the Sodo district and Butajira town.

As part of the ongoing programme implementation since June, 2025, the CDT Africa Research Team…
5S Dissemination Activities in Port Sudan Continue5S NewsGHRU News

5S Dissemination Activities in Port Sudan Continue

A report on the dissemination of 5S Foundation outcomes held between July - September 2025…
Scabies Inception Workshop
Scabies Inception WorkshopGHRU News

Scabies Inception Workshop

On 10 April 2025, stakeholders (experts, policymakers, implementors and community leaders) gathered at Southstar Hotel…
5S Foundation & GHRU Phase 2 at the WHO Skin NTDs Global Meeting5S NewsGHRU News

5S Foundation & GHRU Phase 2 at the WHO Skin NTDs Global Meeting

From 24th - 26th March, the World Health Organization hosted its Second WHO Global Meeting…
Training of Health Workers in Skin NTDs, Red Sea StateGHRU News

Training of Health Workers in Skin NTDs, Red Sea State

Dr Rana Ahmed, PDRF on the GHRU Phase 2, in collaboration with the Port Sudan…
Advocacy to end neglect: promoting awareness to reduce stigma and mobilise action for people affected by podoconiosis in Rwanda GHRU News

Advocacy to end neglect: promoting awareness to reduce stigma and mobilise action for people affected by podoconiosis in Rwanda 

In Rwanda, the 5S Foundation team based at the University of Rwanda focused on enhancing…
4th National Research Symposium on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia5S NewsGHRU News

4th National Research Symposium on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

4th National Research Symposium on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia The Ethiopian Ministry of…
Successful Training on Community Mobilization and Chronic Wound Patient Screening in Sodo DistrictGHRU News

Successful Training on Community Mobilization and Chronic Wound Patient Screening in Sodo District

Successful Training on Community Mobilization and Chronic Wound Patient Screening in Sodo District On January…
GHRU Phase 2 at the Joint Conference of the African Society of Human Genetics and BioinformaticsGHRU News

GHRU Phase 2 at the Joint Conference of the African Society of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics

Jean Pierre Ngangali, Prof Melanie Newport and Prof Leon Mutesa represented the GHRU Phase 2…
The Second Podoconiosis Conference: from Neglect to Elimination5S NewsGHRU News

The Second Podoconiosis Conference: from Neglect to Elimination

On 23 January 2025, at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, the Second International Podoconiosis…
“Science without Borders: The UK’s Global Impact on NTDs – Pathways to Transforming a billion lives”5S NewsGHRU News

“Science without Borders: The UK’s Global Impact on NTDs – Pathways to Transforming a billion lives”

This event was organised by the UK Coalition Against NTDs, The Leprosy Mission, Liverpool School…
GHRU Phase 2 – Planning for impactGHRU News

GHRU Phase 2 – Planning for impact

"As a human being doing research I am trying to help people, through my research.…