GHRU Trainee Chahat Arora, was awarded the NIHR Global Health Research Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (NIHR GHR SPARC) Round 4 and undertook a placement at the MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.

GHRU Trainee Thilini Chandrasiri, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, won the competitive GHR SPARC Award (Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration) and undertook a research collaboration at the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.

Thilini Chandrasiri presented a comprehensive review paper at the 29th Annual Academic Sessions 2024 of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka

Thilini Chandrasiri presented her research at the 137th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association.

GHRU Trainee Thilak Wanasinghe, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, secured a student fellowship under the Global Development Hub Fellows Fund.

GHRU Summer School 2024 took place at NTU, Singapore from the 22nd to 26th July

Dr. R.Guha Pradeepa presented a poster at the American Diabetes Association's 84th Scientific Sessions, organized at Orlando, Florida, USA between June 21-24, 2024.

Dr Wubin Xie, a Senior Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, undertook a research visit at BRAC University, Bangladesh, supported by the NIHR 132960.

Lathika Athuada, a Postdoctoral Researcher from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, undertook a career placement with Imperial College Business School. The placement was supported by a Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC), funded by NIHR Academy.

Prof Madawa Chandratilake, Cadre Chair and Professor, Faculty Dean, Department of Medical Education, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka was awarded the NIHR GHR CADA-R2-004. The award was used to organise a workshop on Communicating Research.

Ananya Gupta, a PhD student from the LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, undertook a career development placement with the School of Public Health, Imperial College London, supported by the iHealth T2D, COV-Ind-UK and NIHR 132960.

Dr Awais Butt, a regular medical officer at Services Hospital, Lahore, undertook an research visit at LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, supported by the NIHR 132960.

This year the MQScienceFestival challenged researchers to create a 3 minute 'TikTok' poster. This poster ‘Prevalence and predictors for anxiety and depression in residents of Lahore, Pakistan. A community-based surveillance program from LMIC’ by Afshan Shahid, Service Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), Pakistan, was awarded 2nd place by the judging panel.

The 2022 Emerging Leaders Seminar took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina and brought together a team of Emerging Leaders from 17 countries across five continents.

Aarthi Raveendiran, a PhD student from the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India undertook a career placement ‘Widening Horizons of Knowledge: Spatial Statistics and Data Analysis in Health Care ’ with Imperial College London supported by a Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC), funded by NIHR Academy.