Alastair H Leyland
@alastairleyland.bsky.social
Prof of Population Health Stats, Associate Director & co-Head of Inequalities Programme, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Chair of EUPHA Section Council. My views.
Pinned
Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health
This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
link.springer.com
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
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Researcher on the month: Sanna Aaltonen www.utu.fi/en/news/news...
Researcher on the month: Sanna Aaltonen
CERLI, Centre for Research on Learning and Instruction, and CELE, Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning and Education, present one researcher each month.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Researcher on the month: Sanna Aaltonen www.utu.fi/en/news/news...
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Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
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@independentsage.bsky.social
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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Powerful piece by @drrachelclarke.com on the COVID inquiry. Those who say it’s easy to be wise in hindsight are being utterly disingenuous. Many of us spoke out at the time, and it’s in the public record.
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
@independentsage.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity!🚨
Interested in researching how to improve risk prediction for people with #tuberculosis #TB and #multimorbidity?
Joint project between @uofgshw.bsky.social 🏴 and @ki.se 🇸🇪, funded by UK MRC.
Details here⬇️
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Interested in researching how to improve risk prediction for people with #tuberculosis #TB and #multimorbidity?
Joint project between @uofgshw.bsky.social 🏴 and @ki.se 🇸🇪, funded by UK MRC.
Details here⬇️
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - MRC DTP in Precision Medicine - Supervisors and Projects - Projects 2026 - Projects 26 - Peter MacPherson
www.gla.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨Fully-funded PhD opportunity!🚨
Interested in researching how to improve risk prediction for people with #tuberculosis #TB and #multimorbidity?
Joint project between @uofgshw.bsky.social 🏴 and @ki.se 🇸🇪, funded by UK MRC.
Details here⬇️
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Interested in researching how to improve risk prediction for people with #tuberculosis #TB and #multimorbidity?
Joint project between @uofgshw.bsky.social 🏴 and @ki.se 🇸🇪, funded by UK MRC.
Details here⬇️
www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Have written for the New Statesman about why, if he will not accept an apology, the BBC should welcome a Trump lawsuit. They should show guts and fight it because impartially matters and if they don't, they will have tacitly accepted a rewritten history.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
Trump's attack can rescue the BBC
The BBC should use the threat of legal action to strike a blow for press freedom
www.newstatesman.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Have written for the New Statesman about why, if he will not accept an apology, the BBC should welcome a Trump lawsuit. They should show guts and fight it because impartially matters and if they don't, they will have tacitly accepted a rewritten history.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/med...
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📢 Heading to #EPH2025 in Helsinki next week?
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November 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
📢 Heading to #EPH2025 in Helsinki next week?
Let your colleagues know you’ll be there!
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Let your colleagues know you’ll be there!
Use our social media toolkit to:
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The European Commission has cancelled all NGO operating grants for 2025. EUPHA was receiving around 400,000 euros a year and has been left with nothing. @eupha.bsky.social have started a solidarity campaign to address the short fall. whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Fundraiser by EUPHA European Public Health Association | U* are Public Health - Stand up for Science
EUPHA European Public Health Association Needs Your Help | U* are Public Health Stand with us to protect science, equity, and public health in Europe. Public health is under attack — but together we c...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The European Commission has cancelled all NGO operating grants for 2025. EUPHA was receiving around 400,000 euros a year and has been left with nothing. @eupha.bsky.social have started a solidarity campaign to address the short fall. whydonate.com/fundraising/...
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
Health Systems, Health Services and Inequality in Population Health
This open access book shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
link.springer.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New book: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (free to download from link.springer.com/book/10.1007...) 1/7
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🆕book co-authored by @alastairleyland.bsky.social shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
October 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🆕book co-authored by @alastairleyland.bsky.social shows the scientific and policy-added value of combining health systems, health services and population health research.
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The book is open access and published by @springernature.com
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
New publication (£0): Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study 1/4
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
@rjharrison79.bsky.social
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@uofgshw.bsky.social
@rjharrison79.bsky.social
Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study
Objectives To assess the impact of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal smoking during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes over a 20-year period.
Design Population-based cohort study using...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New publication (£0): Effect of comprehensive tobacco control policies on maternal and child outcomes: a population-based linkage study 1/4
tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/earl...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
@rjharrison79.bsky.social
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@rjharrison79.bsky.social
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In our Society annual general meeting yesterday, we were delighted to award honorary membership to three long-standing Society members: @jmindell.bsky.social, Catherine Hayes & @martinwhite33.bsky.social (in absentia) - thank you for all of your contributions to our Society over the years!
September 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
In our Society annual general meeting yesterday, we were delighted to award honorary membership to three long-standing Society members: @jmindell.bsky.social, Catherine Hayes & @martinwhite33.bsky.social (in absentia) - thank you for all of your contributions to our Society over the years!
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Reductions in development assistance for health funding threaten decades of progress in Africa
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August 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reductions in development assistance for health funding threaten decades of progress in Africa
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Good short read to understand university financing. It’s baffling to me how many folk who work in HE are completely unaware of things like this (see also: admissions, targets, marketing) 🙃
Very few people seem to understand university finances and, distressingly, this includes many academics and most policymakers. This is an attempt to condense the key points you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/profseri...
Understanding University Finances
... a very short guide
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August 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Good short read to understand university financing. It’s baffling to me how many folk who work in HE are completely unaware of things like this (see also: admissions, targets, marketing) 🙃
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Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence.
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are already evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and adolescence.
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
New analysis co-authored by Dr Anna Pearce ➡️
gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
#HealthInequalities #MentalHealth @livuni-iph.bsky.social
The cut to the UK ODA aid budget, to increase the defence budget, was announced without a vote. www.cgdev.org/blog/breakin...
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
July 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The cut to the UK ODA aid budget, to increase the defence budget, was announced without a vote. www.cgdev.org/blog/breakin...
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
It risks the overseas aid budget being reduced to 0.1% of GDP with the remainder being spent within the UK.
Where is the outrage?
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🏳️🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
July 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
🏳️🌈 New from EUPHA: Our position paper on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2026–2030 sets out 11 urgent public health priorities. We call for inclusive, evidence-informed action to protect health, rights & dignity.
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
📄 Read more: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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The July EPH Conference e-news is out now!
✅ Full program live
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✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
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#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
✅ Full program live
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Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
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#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
July 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The July EPH Conference e-news is out now!
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
🔗 ephconference.eu/e-newsletter...
#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
✅ Full program live
✅ Plenary sessions announced
✅ New webinar in Sept
Get the latest updates & start planning your trip to Helsinki!
🔗 ephconference.eu/e-newsletter...
#EPH2025 #PublicHealth
New paper (£0): Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study
Objective Individuals who spend time in care during childhood/adolescence face a higher risk of premature mortality compared with those who have not been in care. However, it is unclear whether this r...
adc.bmj.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New paper (£0): Mortality outcomes of children and young people who have spent time in care: evidence from Children’s Health in Care in Scotland, a population-wide administrative data cohort study adc.bmj.com/content/earl...
Congratulations Ewan!
🎖️ Huge congratulations to our Head of HWLG Professor Ewan MacDonald on receiving a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours for his outstanding work in occupational medicine and reducing health inequalities!
So proud! 👏
#CBE #KingsBirthdayHonours #occupationalhealth #universityofglasgow
So proud! 👏
#CBE #KingsBirthdayHonours #occupationalhealth #universityofglasgow
June 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Congratulations Ewan!
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On yday’s @TheNewsAgents I said that the biggest problem for Reeves is that the politics she’s trying to tell and the economics of where she is are out of alignment. She’s trying to say she’s improved the economy and can therefore spend (in some places).
And that just got worse
And that just got worse
UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in April, ONS says reut.rs/441UgMk
UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in April, ONS says
Britain's economic output contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.3% in April, when shockwaves from U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of wide-ranging tariffs hit the global economy, official data showed on Thursday.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:41 AM
On yday’s @TheNewsAgents I said that the biggest problem for Reeves is that the politics she’s trying to tell and the economics of where she is are out of alignment. She’s trying to say she’s improved the economy and can therefore spend (in some places).
And that just got worse
And that just got worse
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🎓 The Jouke van der Zee Fund supports public health professionals from low- & middle-income countries to attend #EPH2025. Covers reg fees for accepted abstract presenters.
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🎓 The Jouke van der Zee Fund supports public health professionals from low- & middle-income countries to attend #EPH2025. Covers reg fees for accepted abstract presenters.
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
Apply 10 June–1 July: ephconference.eu/funding-for-...
Equity means every voice is heard. #HealthEquity #EPHConference
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Interested in #Health #Inequality #SocialDeterminants of Health? #PublicHealth #HealthResearch -sadly some topics which seem to be taboo in USA at present. Then consider coming to do our #MPH @uofglasgow.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
MPH Public Health, MVLS Graduate School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow University, Postgraduate Taught
MPH Public Health, MVLS Graduate School, University of Glasgow, Glasgow University, Postgraduate Taught
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June 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Let's not forget that child poverty is a political choice academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
May 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Let's not forget that child poverty is a political choice academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
New paper (£0): Socio-economic inequalities in uptake and timing of childhood vaccination: Taking a life course approach in an administrative cohort in Scotland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New paper (£0): Socio-economic inequalities in uptake and timing of childhood vaccination: Taking a life course approach in an administrative cohort in Scotland www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...