University of Cumbria joins forces with Fuse

Professor Joy Duxbury, Director of Research for the Institute of Health at the University of Cumbria, said:

"The University of Cumbria is delighted to join five other partners in Fuse to work together in a unique collaboration to deliver world-class research, improve health and wellbeing, and tackle inequalities. I look forward to building upon the incredible work already undertaken by current Fuse members and seeing how the partnership will develop in the future."

Professor Duxbury assumes the role of Fuse Associate Director at the University of Cumbria, strengthening Fuse’s multi-institutional collaboration and further embedding research excellence across the North East and North Cumbria.

Fuse Director Sheena Ramsay, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at Newcastle University, said:

"This partnership is an exciting milestone for Fuse. The University of Cumbria’s expertise in rural and coastal health will strengthen our ability to address health inequalities in communities that often face unique challenges in accessing healthcare. By expanding our collaboration across the six universities in North East & North Cumbria, we are better positioned than ever to deliver impactful, world-class research that informs policy and practice at both regional and national levels."

Fuse is The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health and operates across six universities in the North East and North Cumbria: Durham, Cumbria, Newcastle, Northumbria, Sunderland and Teesside

Fuse’s mission is to transform health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities through the conduct of world-class public health research and its translation into value-for-money policy and practice.

And aims to:

• Deliver world-class public health research
• Build sustainable capacity
• Build effective and lasting partnerships

More info: https://fuse.ac.uk/