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Population Health Improvement UK
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Bringing together diverse expertise and insight to find innovative and inclusive ways to improve the health of people, places and communities. www.phiuk.org https://linktr.ee/phi_uk
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Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · Jul 1
Innovating with people, places and communities - the PHI UK Annual Review 2024-25 is now available.
This Review captures the foundations being laid in our first year, and the ways in which our research is already making a difference.
Watch a short intro. Links in the reply.
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lhgp.bsky.social
Researchers have created a 2026 calendar exposing how #UPF & #alcohol brands manufacture consumption "occasions" year-round. It features Prof Anna Gilmore's framework showing the systemic issue: corporations harm health, but governments pay the costs while private wealth increases.
Montage of the 2026 calendar which exposes UPF and alcohol industry's relentless push for consumption.
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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New #research from authors including @lhgp.bsky.social members shows that spending less on #tobacco, #gambling and #sweets is good for the UK economy: sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/n...

#PublicHealth #CDoH
New research shows that spending less on tobacco, gambling and sweets is good for the UK economy - Sheffield Addictions Research Group
A new study from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and ...
sarg-sheffield.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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healthmod.bsky.social
We’re hiring! 📣 @uofgshw.bsky.social is recruiting a FT Senior Programme Manager to support our £7.5m consortium - part of UKRI-funded @phiuk.bsky.social network shaping how policy affects health and equity.
📍 Glasgow | 💷 £50,253–£58,225
⏰ Deadline 17 Feb 2026 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-p...
Senior Programme Manager
Job PurposeThe University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a talented and highly motivated Senior Programme Manager to join the £7.5m Policy Modelling for Health consortium, funded by UKRI’s Popula...
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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📢 Next Webinar -Managing Complexity: Leading Large-Scale Research Projects
🗓 Thursday 19 February 2026 | 12:30 pm | 30–40 mins
Petra Meier, our Director on leading large, interdisciplinary research consortia — opportunities, challenges, and practical strategies.
🔗 Register bit.ly/4jNI4Gl
Policy Modelling for Health
Our Policy Modelling for Health online Lunchtime Webinars are designed to be clear, engaging, and easy to follow. No specialist knowledge required — just curiosity! Each free to attend session is 30-...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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🎥 Webinar recording now available - Thanks to everyone who joined our Lunchtime Webinar -Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose with our Deputy Director Julian Cox. A great overview of our work — and why it matters. ▶️ Watch the recording: youtu.be/Sf2bUkAdsnY
Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose Webinar
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February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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👇 A reminder to join the Conversations on Commercial Determinants of Health (#CDoH) webinar this Wednesday, 4 February at 9:30am, featuring @lhgp.bsky.social Director Prof Anna Gilmore.

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#PublicHealth #CDoH
Conversations on CDOH (Commercial Determinants of Health), Dr. Upendra Bhojani, The series aims to foster a dialogue on CDOH by bringing together scholars, practitioners, and thought leaders from India and beyond. The discussions will aim to contextualise CDOH concepts to India’s unique context while exploring how India’s experiences can contribute to and shape global perspectives on these concepts. Episode 4"Public Health & Demerit Goods” Prof. Anna Gilmore, Department forH ealth, University of Bath, UKMs. Jhumki Dutta, Partners in Change, Dr, Sarit Kumar Rout, Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhbanesshwar, Dr. Upendra Bhojani, Centre for Commercial Determinants of Health, Institute of Public Health Bengaluru
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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foodfoundation.bsky.social
Ultra-processed. Cheap. Low in goodness.

Too many children are still served unhealthy food at school.

Watch our animation featuring Emma Thompson and young campaigners to see the impact and join the call to improve #schoolfood standards 🍽️🌈

🎬 Watch the animation → youtu.be/DEAaBcKx23A
February 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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phiuk.bsky.social Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · 15d
Just two days to go till earlybird registration closes for Prevention Research 2026
🗓️4-5 March 2026
📍Vox, Birmingham
🪧 Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice for Health Equity
preventionresearch26.co.uk
📄 Draft programme now available registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...
Come to Prevention Research 2026 - peventionresearch26.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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Final registration closes 1 March. Not ready to register, but want to be kept up to date? Sign up here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Prevention Research 2026
Please express your interest in this conference by providing your details below
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January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
phiuk.bsky.social
Featuring keynote / plenaries
🗣️ Monika Kosinska
🗣️ Prof Sharon Friel
🐟 Healthy and Equitable Futures Fishbowl with Prof Petra Meier - an interactive listening, discussion and critical thinking session asking what a healthier and more equitable future could look like.
January 28, 2026 at 4:25 PM
phiuk.bsky.social
Just two days to go till earlybird registration closes for Prevention Research 2026
🗓️4-5 March 2026
📍Vox, Birmingham
🪧 Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice for Health Equity
preventionresearch26.co.uk
📄 Draft programme now available registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...
Come to Prevention Research 2026 - peventionresearch26.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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lhgp.bsky.social
Our January newsletter went out today highlighting webinars on commercial determinants of health, an upcoming prevention research conference, and new perspectives on tobacco taxation and alcohol licensing.

👉 Read more: mailchi.mp/862061894ead...

👉 Sign up: mailchi.mp/22e2b19466f0...
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Join a @popmhuk.bsky.social & kingscsmh.bsky.social webinar on Thursday 29 January, 12.00 - Measuring and understanding the impact of population ‘shocks’ on inequities and mental health www.phiuk.org/news/events/.... Featuring @dmorenoagostino.bsky.social and Dr Annie Geffery
Measuring and understanding the impact of population ‘shocks’ on inequities and mental health
www.phiuk.org
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
phiuk.bsky.social
Our first newsletter of 2026 is out first thing tomorrow morning. Want it in your inbox? Still time to sign up at www.phiuk.org/contact
Contact and subscribe
Get in touch with PHI-UK and its research consortia.
www.phiuk.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
phiuk.bsky.social
Of note... ONS are running a Census 2031 topic consultation. An opportunity to help shape the next Census and future population statistics. consultations.ons.gov.uk/census/censu...
Census 2031 topic consultation - Office for National Statistics - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by the Office for National Statistics
consultations.ons.gov.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 AM
phiuk.bsky.social
📝New publication from @healthmod.bsky.social
Incorporating an equity perspective in systematic reviews of interventions: potential methodological approaches
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Health inequities are unfair and avoidable differences in health between groups of people, often linked to factors such as income, education, ethnicity, disability or where people live. Reducing these inequities is an important goal for health systems. However, decisions about health services and policies often rely on systematic reviews, and these reviews rarely consider whether interventions work differently for people who experience health inequities. This paper outlines practical ways to include health equity in all systematic reviews, even when equity is not the primary focus. It explains how reviewers can think about equity when planning a review, assessing who was included in studies, analysing results, and interpreting findings. The aim is to help researchers make better use of existing evidence so that health decisions are fairer and more relevant to everyone.
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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📝New publication from @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social Reluctant acceptance: Exploring implementation and contextual factors influencing the acceptability of a newly implemented low emission zone in a UK urban setting www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 AM
phiuk.bsky.social
💻New @healthmod.bsky.social Lunchtime Webinar 19 Feb 2026, 12:30 - 13:10
❓Managing Complexity: Leading Large-Scale Research Projects
🗣️Prof Petra Meier, Director Policy Modelling for Health 
📝Details and registration: events.zoom.us/ev/AsKYhUt0O...
Managing Complexity: Leading Large-Scale Research Projects
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January 22, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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👉 Sign up to the Prevention Research Conference in Birmingham, 4-5 Mar, to hear from @monikakosinska.bsky.social, #WHO Global Lead for commercial determinants of health, and Sharon Friel, Laureate Fellow and Prof of Health Equity at the Australian National University: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
preventionresearch26.c.uk: Connecting research, policy and practice for health equity: preventionresearch26@gmail.com; linktr.ee/prevention_research_26: Prevention Research Network; Population Health Improvement UK; National Institute for Health and Care Research
January 21, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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👉 Scottish Policy and Research Exchange Policy Engagement Essentials Training Workshop. For researchers/knowledge exchange professionals, providing context/understanding on how/when/why to engage Scottish Government & Scottish Parliament with research evidence and expertise spre.scot/spre-events/
Events - SPRE
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January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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📢 New funding call from Population Research UK! Over £900K available to establish a policy exchange connecting policymakers & LPS researchers. Join our webinar on 28 January to learn more about the scope, expected deliverables and how to apply. Register: shorturl.at/Bf07f
Copy reads: “Funding call webinar, policy exchange, 28 January 2026, 15:00 – 16:00, online”. Left side: black text on white background. Right side: word “policy” highlighted in pink. Population Research UK logo at the top left.
January 14, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Tomorrow! 👉
phiuk.bsky.social Population Health Improvement UK @phiuk.bsky.social · Jan 13
📢Webinar: Inside @healthmod.bsky.social: People, Partnerships, and Purpose
🤵Julian Cox, Deputy Director, Policy Modelling for Health & Assistant Director – Research, GMCA
🗓️20 January 2026
🕛12 noon | 30-40 min
Register events.zoom.us/ev/AibO0qviL...
Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose
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January 19, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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📢Webinar: Inside @healthmod.bsky.social: People, Partnerships, and Purpose
🤵Julian Cox, Deputy Director, Policy Modelling for Health & Assistant Director – Research, GMCA
🗓️20 January 2026
🕛12 noon | 30-40 min
Register events.zoom.us/ev/AibO0qviL...
Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose
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January 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Join our first Webinar of 2026 - a fast-paced introduction to Policy Modelling for Health — who, what, and why it matters.
🗓 Tue 20 January, 12–12:40pm
🎙 Inside Policy Modelling for Health with @julescox.bsky.social, our Deputy Director & Assistant Director – Research GMCA.
Register: bit.ly/445i5DK
Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose
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January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Happy New Year! New #research from University of Stirling led by @lhgp.bsky.social's Dr Daniel Jones debunks industry warnings that standardised #tobacco packaging increases illicit trade in the UK.

👉 Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#PublicHealth #CDoH
No Change in Illicit Tobacco Use Following the Introduction of Standardised Packaging? A Longitudinal Online Survey in the United Kingdom - Daniel Jones, Catherine Best, Crawford Moodie, 2025
Background The tobacco industry has argued for decades that standardised packaging would lead to an increase in illicit tobacco use, but this is not supported b...
journals.sagepub.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM