Professor Subhash Pokhrel
Professor - Public Health Economics

Membership and affiliation

Impact examples (selected):

REF2021 impact case study (lead researcher) - Supporting tobacco control decision making for improved health and economic productivity

REF2-021 impact case study (lead researcher) - Informaing policies and debates on breastfeeding promotion 

REF 2014 Impact case study (contributor) - The family drug & alcohol court (FDAC) 

NICE guidance for Local Authorities via modelling work (lead researcher) - The NICE Tobacco Return on Investment Tool

External recognition: Recipient of the ENSP Award for Outstanding European Health Research for the EQUIPT study

Evidence of academic impact - e.g. h-index = 20 (Google scholar; citations >3000) 

Read Subhash's approach to developing a programme of research and generate significant impact from them. 

Media interests

Examples (selected):

The Deccan Herald (1 June 2024): Now, chew on this!

New Zealand Herald (13 Sep 2017): Volunteers needed for smoking cessation trial

Swim England (21 June 2017): New report shows health benefits of swimming

BBC News (5 Dec 2014): More breastfeeding could save NHS millions

Reuters (Dec 11, 2014): Cost of not supporting breastfeeding may be millions

The Telegraph (4 Dec 2014): More mothers should breastfeed for 18 months to save NHS money, say researchers

TDR news (17 Feb 2011): New series examines social science aspects of neglected tropical diseases

Cabi news (19 Nov 2014): Swimming more price-sensitive than gym workouts: Brunel research

Science Daily (19 Feb 2014): Research to put roll out of European tobacco control tool under the spotlight