UCL Primary Care & Population Health

🚨 Fantastic PhD studentships with supervisors based at UCL on end of life, social care and dementia care 🚨 Come join our dynamic team and become a leader in dementia research. Please RT and share with your networks. eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Check out our latest blog by Lina Gonzalez, Research Fellow in Health Economics: Behind Bars: A Sentence Dementia Cannot Understand. Read more here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/2026…

Neurodiversity Across the Ages 🧠 Insightful plenary by Dr Rohini Sabherwal (QMUL) on inclusion and student experience. Student voice in action 👏 #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #StudentVoice

Formative feedback in clinical placements 💬 A fantastic student-led showcase by Dr Hanady Hamdallah and Dr Anya Rehman-Wood on a feedback tool co-developed with MBBS and Mpharm students, PPI and academics. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #StudentVoice

Expecting the unexpected - reflecting on challenges in teaching by Dr Aniruthan Renukanthan, Prof Joe Rosenthal and Dr Neelam Parmar, UCL, Dr Anna Ehrlich, Salaried GP and Dr Konrad Laker #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare

Artificial Intelligence in medical education 🤖 An engaging session by Professor Andrew Williams (UCL) and Dr Hanady Hamdallah exploring the opportunities and challenges of AI in primary care education. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #AI #PrimaryCare

Shaping the future of primary care placements 🌍 A great session from Dr Will Spiring, Dr Neelam Parmar, and Dr Anir Renukanthan (UCL) on curriculum review and innovation in primary care education. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare #CurriculumDevelopment

An insightful session by Dr Kerry Calvo and Dr Miranda Kronfli (UCL) on using a Universal Design for Learning approach to create more inclusive, flexible, and supportive learning environments. #PCME2026 #MedicalEducation #Inclusion #Neurodiversity #PrimaryCare

The power of storytelling in GP teaching An excellent session by Prof Graham Easton (Advance HE National Fellow) on why storytelling worksand how to use it effectively in medical education. A great reminder of the impact stories can have on learning and patient care. #PCME2026

Great to see student voice in action 👏 Our iBSc students presented insightful work on health checks for patients over 75—highlighting both clinical value and the importance of person-centred care. #PCME2026 #StudentVoice #MedicalEducation #PrimaryCare

Great start to #PCME2026 with the opening welcome from Dr Will Spiring, setting the tone for a day focused on how primary care medical education is evolving with the times.

Excited for tomorrow’s UCL Annual Primary Care Medical Education Conference at the Royal College of Physicians. A great lineup of talks and discussions as we launch this year’s event. #PCME2026 ucl.ac.uk/population-hea…

Antipsychotic discontinuation and reduction in people with schizophrenia and multiple-episode psychosis: the RADAR mixed-methods research programme including RCT journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/pgfar/GJJM0506 @PRIMENT_UCL @UCL_PCPH

Excited to be delivering this course alongside wonderful colleagues from @QMUL_WIPH and @UCL_PCPH

📣 Public Health Research in Local Authorities Conference 📅 6 May 2026 Join us to hear from Prof Kevin Fenton and Prof Adam Briggs, connect with colleagues across London, and share your work. 🔗 Full information is available in this blog blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/2026…

🎉 Great news from our team! 🎉 Huge congratulations to Ayesha Dar on passing her PhD Upgrade yesterday after an excellent presentation on her research into supporting distance carers of people with dementia. So well deserved! 🌟

🚀 NIHR SPCR PhD Studentships now open at UCL PCPH! We’re inviting applications from outstanding candidates interested in developing a career in primary care research. 📅 Start: October 2026 More info: PCPH : ucl.ac.uk/population-hea… SPCR studentships: spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-develop…

Dr Megan Armstrong joined colleagues in Newcastle for the first in‑person meeting of the @NIHRresearch Cross‑Network Collaboration on Inequalities in MLTCs. Energising discussions led by Professors Rachel Cooper and Liddy Goyder with exciting potential already emerging!

Let’s Talk Dementia — co‑produced resources to help researchers adapt communication when involving people with dementia as partners in research. Funded by @NIHRSPCR . Great work led by @sgriffiths_6 -6.bsky.social and the PCPH team. Check the link below ucl.ac.uk/population-hea…