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Prof Lucy Gilson honoured with The Virchow Prize 2024

16 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
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Prof Lucy Gilson, Head of the Health Policy and Systems Division in the School has been honoured with The Virchow Prize 2024.  This is a profound acknowledgement of Lucy’s work on health systems as complex social systems.

The Press Release can be found here

Congratulations, Lucy!!

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