MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health

How to find us

MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health
UCL Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London, WC1N 1EH
Tel: +44 (0)20 7905 2362

Paediatric Epidemiology & Biostatistics

UCL Institute of Child Health

What we do

We teach and carry out research to improve children's health and wellbeing and to prevent, diagnose and treat conditions that might affect them in childhood or in later life.

We develop and apply statistical methods to complex research data and train researchers to use these methods.

We work with researchers from other disciplines and those who use our work to ensure that our research gives children the best possible start in life.

Read about our research

News

Measles Outbreak Highlights Importance of MMR Vaccine

Dr Helen Bedford was interviewed on the BBC news channel about the current measles outbreaks. More...

Published: Apr 26, 2013 2:30:00 PM

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Population-based research to improve the lives of children and the adults that they will become.

We carry out research to improve children's health and wellbeing

We carry out research to prevent, diagnose and treat conditions that might affect children in childhood

We carry out research to prevent, diagnose and treat conditions that might affect children in later life.

This is the website for the Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Institute of Child Health and the MRC Centre of Epidemiology for Child Health.

How our research is having an impact

HIV

HIV research conducted by Dr Pat Tookey and Dr Claire Thorne into mother-to-child transmission has been used to inform practice not only in the UK, but also abroad. This includes the recommendations made by The British HIV Association Guidelines for the management of HIV infection in pregnant women (2008) and the WHO guidance on Antiretroviral drugs for treating pregnant women and preventing HIV infection in infants (2010).

Children's Policy Research Unit

The Children's Policy Research Unit was established by the Department of Health to provide evidence for policy and practice that will improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and families. Based at the UCL Institute of Child Health two of its research themes are being led by researchers in this centre. Ruth Gilbert is leading the Healthcare Provision theme and Catherine Law is leading the Healthy Child theme.