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Marking the importance of research

Today, members of our Population Health Management team and the Research and Innovation Hub are taking part in a day to mark the importance of research.

Standing left to right are Dr Phil Smith (co-Head Research and Innovation, HWE ICB), Fiona Smith (co-Head Research and Innovation, HWE ICB), Dr Rebecca Hadley (Senior Research Fellow, University of Hertfordshire) and Dr Lisa Whiting (Associate Dean of Research, University of Hertfordshire) all wearing red. Dr Rebecca Hadley is holding up a piece of paper which says #Red4Research 2024 in big letters
Left to right: Dr Phil Smith (co-Head Research and Innovation, HWE ICB), Fiona Smith (co-Head Research and Innovation, HWE ICB), Dr Rebecca Hadley (Senior Research Fellow, University of Hertfordshire) and Dr Lisa Whiting (Associate Dean of Research, University of Hertfordshire)

The #Red4Research campaign aims to encourage people to show their support and appreciation to all those working in the field of research by dressing in red for the day.

The day celebrates the achievement of research, whether that is by participating, carrying out the research or supporting in some way, how it contributes to innovative treatments, techniques and systems and its legacy in driving progress and change.

You can find further details on the Research and Development Forum website.

Find out more about our research work in the ICB on the Research, innovation and evaluation webpage.

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