When medicines are made outside the factory: Why pharmacovigilance matters more than ever The use of injectable medication for weight-loss purposes has attracted considerable public interest. The recent court case regarding the compounding of these medicines has brought the importance of pharmacovigilance into the spotlight. FIND OUT MORE 2026 SOPH PhD Induction Series Wraps Up Successfully The PhD induction series took place from 4 February to 9 March 2026, drawing participation from 19 pre-doctoral and newly registered doctoral fellows. The series consisted of six two-hour thematic sessions facilitated by the SOPH PhD programme support team. FIND OUT MORE UWC-SOPH Hosts Productive PhD Writing Retreat The UWC School of Public Health (SOPH) held its annual PhD writing retreat in September 2025, welcoming 21 doctoral candidates. FIND OUT MORE Strengthening Global Partnerships: UWC Dietetics Academics Complete Erasmus+ Exchange at Ankara University Two academics from UWC's Department of Dietetics and Nutrition recently completed an Erasmus+ funded reciprocal exchange visit to Ankara University in Türkiye. The visit strengthened academic collaboration, identified new research opportunities, and provided valuable insights into innovative nutrition education, hospital... FIND OUT MORE
21 June 2021

Qualitative research methods

Welcome to the Qualitative Research Methods module. This is the second stage of preparing for your minithesis research study, so we have tried to guide you through the process with some breadth but along as straight a path as possible.
21 June 2021

Public health research

Welcome to this second semester Public Health Research Module. I will have met some of you and had contact with all of you through having co-convened and taught on the Population and Development II module with Nikki Schaay in your first semester. It is good to reconnect with you all again.
21 June 2021

Measuring health and disease

This module was designed to meet the growing need for an applied course in the measurement of a variety of health indicators and outcomes.
21 June 2021

Health promotion

Welcome to the first unit of the Health Promotion for Public Health module. We hope that the module will be stimulating and relevant to your practice.