{"id":685,"date":"2022-10-10T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T15:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/?page_id=685"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:59:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:59:33","slug":"welcome-to-the-apex-blog-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the APEx Blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-content-justification-center\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-1 wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/apex-logo-full-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" style=\"width:497px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/apex-logo-full-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/apex-logo-full-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/apex-logo-full-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/apex-logo-full-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/apex-logo-full.png 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">We are a team of multidisciplinary researchers based at the University of Exeter, working together to improve primary care for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is a space where we share our latest insights, showcase innovative projects, and give you a behind-the-scenes view into our research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/6ceecafe-3358-4706-8090-83ec634657d8-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751\" style=\"width:168px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/6ceecafe-3358-4706-8090-83ec634657d8-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/6ceecafe-3358-4706-8090-83ec634657d8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/6ceecafe-3358-4706-8090-83ec634657d8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/apex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/249\/2025\/07\/6ceecafe-3358-4706-8090-83ec634657d8-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Find our most recent posts here! 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