HSMC Senior Fellow Iain Snelling will be speaking on the topic of "Leadership development for trainee doctors" as a part of the Institute for Health Policy and Organisation seminar series.
A BMJ article written by Russell Mannion, and Huw Davies has been downloaded over 38,000 times!
Do you or a family member have experience of organising and paying for social care? Taking part in this study will involve talking to a researcher about your experiences, after which you will receive £20 for your time.

The Universities of Birmingham and Manchester and the NHS Leadership Academy are celebrating the graduation of a further 85 participants.
If news stories are to be believed, it can seem as though the NHS is in a constant state of crisis. Professor Judith Smith reviews the pressures in the NHS and discusses what needs to be done

In memory of a true internationalist influencing housing and urban renewal policy and practice. By David Mullins, Emeritus Professor of Housing Policy, Housing and Communities Research Group.

Dr Matthew Bennett and Dr Yanan Zhang have contributed to the Carers UK report, 'Will I Care?' which also suggests two-thirds of UK adults can expect to become an unpaid carer during their lifetimes.
A Social Sciences blog from Professor Robin Miller debates national health policy

New CHASM Research Project: The Impact of Housing Quality on Wellbeing, funded by VIVID.
CHASM's tax education work endorsed in new report 'Tax and Life Events' from the Office of Tax Simplification.
The University of Birmingham's College of Social Sciences invites expressions of interest from applicants for Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Studentships as well as a number of additional college scholarships.

Congratulations to Dr Gëzim Alpion from the School of Social Policy in the University of Birmingham who has been awarded the Albanian Nation's Ambassador award.