Festival of Public Health
Mon 30th June - Fri 4th July 2025
The University of Exeter Medical School are hosting a festival of Public Health, running from 30 June to 4 July.
This will be a collection of activities, events and opportunities to explore what Public Health is, why it is relevant and how you can make an impact.
The festival will bring together Public Health colleagues from across multiple departments and promises to be an engaging showcase of Public Health research and discussion opportunities. Please come and join us.
You can sign up for these events here: https://forms.office.com/e/mkwJPizpmN.
What's on
| Date | Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Monday 30 June |
9.30 - 12.30 |
Public Health Research Seminars |
St Luke's: Baring Court 220 & 202 Penryn: ECEHH Atrium |
|
Monday 30 June |
17.15 - 18.15 |
Keynote Speaker Sir Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer for Wales (2016-2025) |
St Luke's: Exeter Medical School, G18 / via Teams |
| Tuesday 1 July |
9.00 |
SPHERE Summer Showcase - Annual Public Health Research Conference SPHERE's 2025 annual summer conference will bring together colleagues in local authorities, service providers, third sector and community organisations with public health research academics to learn from each other, explore areas of joint interest and to facilitate new connections. The event is divided into two parts - the morning CPD workshop is primarily aimed at public health practitioners and other colleagues with an interest in public health research. University of Exeter academic colleagues are invited to join for lunch and the afternoon conference. You can sign up here. |
St James Park, Exeter City Football Club |
| Wednesday 2 July | 10.00 - 13.00 |
Public Health Impact Workshop An interactive session to explore the impact of public health research. This workshop will be delivered from St Luke's Campus with hybrid link to Penryn Campus. |
St Luke's: Exeter Medical School, G22 (LSRC) Penryn: Peter Lanyon, Turnstone Room |
| Thursday 3 July | 10.30 - 16.30 |
ECEHH Showcase - 'Blue is the healthiest colour' Join us for a day at ECEHH in Penryn for a programme of activities around the health impacts of our lakes, oceans, and rivers. Activities will likely include a panel discussion, a talk, academic speed-dating, and a photo competition. 10:30am – Tea and Coffee in ECEHH, Peter Lanyon 11:00am – Professor Mike Tipton MBE keynote speaker “Coldwater swimming – kill or cure?”, followed by a panel discussion where he will be joined by Dr Lewis Elliott, Prof Helen Dodd and Dr Anne Leonard 12:30am – Lunch 13:30 – Academic speed dating: meet colleagues from across the University and find out about their current research 14:30 – Head to Castle Beach using 14:59 train from Penryn to Falmouth Dock station 15:30 – Rock Pooling at Castle Beach |
Penryn: Peter Lanyon Building |
|
Friday 4 July |
10.00 - 16.00 |
Writing Retreat Come along and have some refreshments and time away from your desk to work on your own grant development/papers. We will have two dedicated spaces at St Luke's Campus, one will be a quiet working area and the other for group work/discussion on your collaborative grants/papers. Find a space and write your next grant success! |
St Luke's: Exeter Medical School, G25 & G27 |
