{"id":4,"date":"2018-09-17T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T13:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/?p=4"},"modified":"2018-09-18T09:11:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T09:11:28","slug":"welcome-to-our-depth-research-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/2018\/09\/17\/welcome-to-our-depth-research-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our DEPTH research blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/DEPTH_logo_rgb-300x257.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/DEPTH_logo_rgb-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/DEPTH_logo_rgb-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/DEPTH_logo_rgb.png 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Hello re<span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">aders,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/centres-projects-groups\/depth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DEPTH<\/a> research blog here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LSHTM<\/a>. DEPTH\u00a0stands for Dialogue, Evidence, Participation and Translation for Health. We are a research hub in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/faculties\/php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Health &amp; Policy<\/a> faculty of London School of Hygiene &amp; Tropical Medicine. The research hub is made up of LSHTM staff members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/aboutus\/people\/marston.cicely\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cicely Marston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/aboutus\/people\/renedo.alicia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alicia Renedo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/aboutus\/people\/mcgowan.catherine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catherine McGowan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/aboutus\/people\/miles.sam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam Miles<\/a>, along with doctoral researchers who you can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/centres-projects-groups\/depth#who-we-are\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve recently developed our own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/centres-projects-groups\/depth#welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, including academic publications, updates and links to our research areas including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/centres-projects-groups\/this-sickle-cell-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">This Sickle Cell Life<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/centres-projects-groups\/sixteen18-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sixteen18<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lshtm.ac.uk\/research\/centres-projects-groups\/patient-public-engagement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patient &amp; public engagement<\/a>. To ensure maximum interaction with readers, we have made this WordPress website to allow (indeed, to positively encourage!) reader comments. We feel that this is a crucial part of our work. We see our blog as a space for communication and conversation \u2013 not just with academic colleagues, but also in policy debates, in education systems and with the wider public.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome in!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/research-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/research-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.lshtm.ac.uk\/depth\/files\/2018\/09\/research.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Hello readers, Welcome to our DEPTH research blog here at LSHTM. 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