Health Inequalities Policy Research Group
@livunihipr.bsky.social
The HIP-R Group, part of the Institute of Population Health at the University of Liverpool, aims to improve health & reduce inequalities. We study health/wellbeing factors & what impacts them.
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A major new study led by the British Museum has uncovered the earliest known evidence of humans creating fire — more than 400,000 years ago, pushing the timeline of fire-making technology back by an astonishing 350,000 years. 🔥
Read the full story here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/10/g...
Read the full story here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/10/g...
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A major new study led by the British Museum has uncovered the earliest known evidence of humans creating fire — more than 400,000 years ago, pushing the timeline of fire-making technology back by an astonishing 350,000 years. 🔥
Read the full story here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/10/g...
Read the full story here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/10/g...
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New publication:
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
New publication:
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
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ITV News Coverage 9th December 2025 -
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
ITV News Coverage 9th December 2025 -
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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The M-RIC Review of 2025 opens with an update from our Co-Directors, Prof Dan Joyce and Prof Iain Buchan. In which they reflect on the all the innovative work the M-RIC team has done this year.
Read more: https://ow.ly/rhWe50XHhPF
Read more: https://ow.ly/rhWe50XHhPF
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The M-RIC Review of 2025 opens with an update from our Co-Directors, Prof Dan Joyce and Prof Iain Buchan. In which they reflect on the all the innovative work the M-RIC team has done this year.
Read more: https://ow.ly/rhWe50XHhPF
Read more: https://ow.ly/rhWe50XHhPF
ITV News Coverage 9th December 2025 -
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
www.itv.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
ITV News Coverage 9th December 2025 -
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
Care-leavers 'traumatic' wait for personal records as regulator threatens legal action
www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
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“I would consider every under-70 death a failure of the system".
@drtomfrieden.bsky.social, Former CDC Director and President/CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins the latest BMJ Medicine & Science podcast to talk public health
⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts
@drtomfrieden.bsky.social, Former CDC Director and President/CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins the latest BMJ Medicine & Science podcast to talk public health
⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts
December 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“I would consider every under-70 death a failure of the system".
@drtomfrieden.bsky.social, Former CDC Director and President/CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins the latest BMJ Medicine & Science podcast to talk public health
⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts
@drtomfrieden.bsky.social, Former CDC Director and President/CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, joins the latest BMJ Medicine & Science podcast to talk public health
⏯️ www.bmj.com/podcasts
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Getting our research in front of those with the power to make positive impacts is crucial.
Thank you to all politicians who have worked with us to improve the lives of children in the North.
Find out more about our engagement: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/child-of-the...
Thank you to all politicians who have worked with us to improve the lives of children in the North.
Find out more about our engagement: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/child-of-the...
December 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Getting our research in front of those with the power to make positive impacts is crucial.
Thank you to all politicians who have worked with us to improve the lives of children in the North.
Find out more about our engagement: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/child-of-the...
Thank you to all politicians who have worked with us to improve the lives of children in the North.
Find out more about our engagement: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/child-of-the...
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NEWS | Professor Rhiannon Corcoran gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment, contributing her extensive expertise on how social and cultural infrastructure can support thriving communities.
🔗 bit.ly/4oIv2ei
#TeamLivUni
🔗 bit.ly/4oIv2ei
#TeamLivUni
December 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
NEWS | Professor Rhiannon Corcoran gave evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment, contributing her extensive expertise on how social and cultural infrastructure can support thriving communities.
🔗 bit.ly/4oIv2ei
#TeamLivUni
🔗 bit.ly/4oIv2ei
#TeamLivUni
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Upcoming NIHR RSS online session: Qualitative health research involving children - ethical and methodological considerations
🗓12 Jan 26 🕥 10.30 – 11.30
Register to attend: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🗓12 Jan 26 🕥 10.30 – 11.30
Register to attend: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
December 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Upcoming NIHR RSS online session: Qualitative health research involving children - ethical and methodological considerations
🗓12 Jan 26 🕥 10.30 – 11.30
Register to attend: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🗓12 Jan 26 🕥 10.30 – 11.30
Register to attend: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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Bettina Wallace is changing how dementia is talked about in African Caribbean communities.
As an @arc-em.bsky.social co-researcher, she builds trust through community-led conversations and helps create dementia resources that reflect people's lives.
Read her story: tinyurl.com/yc3npfnx
As an @arc-em.bsky.social co-researcher, she builds trust through community-led conversations and helps create dementia resources that reflect people's lives.
Read her story: tinyurl.com/yc3npfnx
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bettina Wallace is changing how dementia is talked about in African Caribbean communities.
As an @arc-em.bsky.social co-researcher, she builds trust through community-led conversations and helps create dementia resources that reflect people's lives.
Read her story: tinyurl.com/yc3npfnx
As an @arc-em.bsky.social co-researcher, she builds trust through community-led conversations and helps create dementia resources that reflect people's lives.
Read her story: tinyurl.com/yc3npfnx
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Dr @lukemunford.bsky.social, Academic Co-director of Health Equity North and Senior Lecturer at @manchester.ac.uk, has co-authored our new #HealthforWealth report, outlining new research on the North-South health divide and its impact on productivity.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-for-w...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-for-w...
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Dr @lukemunford.bsky.social, Academic Co-director of Health Equity North and Senior Lecturer at @manchester.ac.uk, has co-authored our new #HealthforWealth report, outlining new research on the North-South health divide and its impact on productivity.
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-for-w...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-for-w...
New publication:
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
New publication:
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
Over one in four UK children face food insecurity: what can paediatricians do?
authors: Rosalyn Arnold, Rosalie Cattermole, David Taylor-Robinson, Dougal Hargreaves, Rachel Loopstra
Read the full paper online: tinyurl.com/2zv88j56
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Today marks the start of our Winter Graduations! 🎓 As we celebrate the achievements of more than 2,500 graduates, we are also delighted to welcome three remarkable individuals into the #TeamLivUni community as our Honorary Graduates!
Read all about them here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/08/w...
Read all about them here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/08/w...
Winter 2025 honorary graduates announced - University of Liverpool News
Winter 2025 honorary graduates announced
news.liverpool.ac.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today marks the start of our Winter Graduations! 🎓 As we celebrate the achievements of more than 2,500 graduates, we are also delighted to welcome three remarkable individuals into the #TeamLivUni community as our Honorary Graduates!
Read all about them here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/08/w...
Read all about them here: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/12/08/w...
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“We need to ensure that people are not only healthy enough to be able to work, but also healthy enough to thrive in employment.”
Our Academic Co-director @profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authors the new #HealthforWealth report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
Our Academic Co-director @profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authors the new #HealthforWealth report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
“We need to ensure that people are not only healthy enough to be able to work, but also healthy enough to thrive in employment.”
Our Academic Co-director @profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authors the new #HealthforWealth report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
Our Academic Co-director @profbambra.bsky.social of @newcastleuni.bsky.social co-authors the new #HealthforWealth report: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
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That's why we have to keep pushing for a X-govt strategy for health: so that work across depts - e.g. on welfare, family policy and mental health support - is far more joined up
More on the research in this blog: www.health.org.uk/features-and...
More on the research in this blog: www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
That's why we have to keep pushing for a X-govt strategy for health: so that work across depts - e.g. on welfare, family policy and mental health support - is far more joined up
More on the research in this blog: www.health.org.uk/features-and...
More on the research in this blog: www.health.org.uk/features-and...
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AND (encouragingly) that strong emotional support can mitigate up to 18% of the effect that family adversity and poverty have on mental health at age 14 (and 13% of the effect at age 17)
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
AND (encouragingly) that strong emotional support can mitigate up to 18% of the effect that family adversity and poverty have on mental health at age 14 (and 13% of the effect at age 17)
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As part of a @healthfoundation.bsky.social programme, Uni of Liverpool used Millennium Cohort data to find that children with experience of family adversity & poverty were almost 3x more likely to experience poor mental health at age 14 and age 17.
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
As part of a @healthfoundation.bsky.social programme, Uni of Liverpool used Millennium Cohort data to find that children with experience of family adversity & poverty were almost 3x more likely to experience poor mental health at age 14 and age 17.
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❄️ Read our final national newsletter of the year!
mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...
for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country.
❄️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!
mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...
for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country.
❄️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
❄️ Read our final national newsletter of the year!
mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...
for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country.
❄️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!
mailchi.mp/nihr/decembe...
for the latest roundup of news, blogs & opportunities from NIHR ARCs across the country.
❄️ Browse #ARCadvent this month, with daily posts on 1-25 December revealing the most popular stories of 2025!
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The scale of the health-related economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health.
Our new #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity:
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Our new #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity:
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The scale of the health-related economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North of England, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health.
Our new #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity:
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
Our new #HealthforWealth report sets out recommendations to address this disparity:
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/poor-health-...
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* 70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 2026 *
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
* 70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 2026 *
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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🎥 Day 2 of #ARCEMRewind2025
⏪ Rewinding to February: Our Director Professor @kamleshkhunti featured in the @nihr.bsky.social video discussing the value of research collaboration.
🔗 Watch here: tinyurl.com/47xeuhmr
@ethnichealthres.bsky.social
⏪ Rewinding to February: Our Director Professor @kamleshkhunti featured in the @nihr.bsky.social video discussing the value of research collaboration.
🔗 Watch here: tinyurl.com/47xeuhmr
@ethnichealthres.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🎥 Day 2 of #ARCEMRewind2025
⏪ Rewinding to February: Our Director Professor @kamleshkhunti featured in the @nihr.bsky.social video discussing the value of research collaboration.
🔗 Watch here: tinyurl.com/47xeuhmr
@ethnichealthres.bsky.social
⏪ Rewinding to February: Our Director Professor @kamleshkhunti featured in the @nihr.bsky.social video discussing the value of research collaboration.
🔗 Watch here: tinyurl.com/47xeuhmr
@ethnichealthres.bsky.social
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In a week of good news on child poverty policy, here's new research on the impact of poverty on teenager's mental health + how strong family relationships can mitigate that.
Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort
Study results published in: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 42730 (2025)
Read the report online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Study results published in: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 42730 (2025)
Read the report online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort
www.nature.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In a week of good news on child poverty policy, here's new research on the impact of poverty on teenager's mental health + how strong family relationships can mitigate that.
Reposted by Health Inequalities Policy Research Group
Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort
Study results published in: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 42730 (2025)
Read the report online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Study results published in: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 42730 (2025)
Read the report online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort
Study results published in: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 42730 (2025)
Read the report online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Study results published in: Scientific Reports volume 15, Article number: 42730 (2025)
Read the report online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New findings from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey have been published today by NHS England as an official statistic, with data collected and analysed by by NatCen, @uniofleicester.bsky.social, and @citystgeorges.bsky.social
Find out more: natcen.ac.uk/news/new-res...
Find out more: natcen.ac.uk/news/new-res...
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
New findings from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey have been published today by NHS England as an official statistic, with data collected and analysed by by NatCen, @uniofleicester.bsky.social, and @citystgeorges.bsky.social
Find out more: natcen.ac.uk/news/new-res...
Find out more: natcen.ac.uk/news/new-res...
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Important reassurance from @mhragovuk.bsky.social about childhood vaccine safety. I agree with every word of this
#paediatrics #medsky #vaccine
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#paediatrics #medsky #vaccine
www.gov.uk/government/n...
MHRA reaffirms safety of childhood vaccination
Vaccination is one of the most effective and safest ways to protect against many serious infectious diseases
www.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Important reassurance from @mhragovuk.bsky.social about childhood vaccine safety. I agree with every word of this
#paediatrics #medsky #vaccine
www.gov.uk/government/n...
#paediatrics #medsky #vaccine
www.gov.uk/government/n...