Samuel Owusu Achiaw wearing a blue striped jumper and sunglasses.
Congratulations to Samuel Owusu Achiaw who has been selected as a new member of the UK Young Academy.
Samuel is a Research Associate and self-taught artist. He also leads on advocacy for international staff and students in our School.
More 👉 ukyoungacademy.org/news/uk-youn...
Spend your summer studying in Glasgow 🌍
The @uofgshw.bsky.social at the University of Glasgow is running two courses as part of the International Summer School this June–July.
With guaranteed accommodation, credit-bearing courses, and the chance to experience Scottish culture,
Congratulations to the eight UofG social scientists elected as Academy of Social Sciences Fellows 🎉 including
@celsenbroich.bsky.social and @profellenstu.bsky.social
@uofgsocsci.bsky.social
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
In their book, 'Social Murder? Austerity and Life Expectancy in the UK', David Walsh and @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social set out how austerity policies have led to a decline in life expectancy and widening mortality inequalities since 2010.
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder
Healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain – a child born today can expect to be in good health only until they are 61.
@chakrabortty.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hands holding a colourful heart shape made up of jigsaw pieces
Prof Frances Mair is to co-lead a new UK-wide research consortium focused on tackling inequalities in cardiovascular disease #CVD
@francesmair.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
Read more about the consortium ➡️
www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Our PhD students have a dedicated space on level 4 of the Clarice Pears building - the PGR student hub is a flexible, welcoming workspace specifically designed with postgraduate students in mind.
@uofgmvls.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk
#PhDLife #TeamUofG
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltqv...
Steering group members with Jenni Minto MSP in the middle, standing in front of a screen with the words 'National Summit on Young People's Sexual Health and Wellbeing'
We were delighted to welcome @jennimintomsp.bsky.social to the National Summit on Young People's Sexual Health and Wellbeing, held on Monday at the University of Glasgow.
@drruthlewis.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social @nspcc.bsky.social @nhsggc.bsky.social
Young boy playing with stacking cubes.
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🚨 Two Fully Funded PhD Opportunities – @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgshw.bsky.social 🚨
We’re recruiting for two PhD studentships exploring child and adolescent outcomes following prenatal opioid exposure, working with leading researchers and unique UK-wide administrative datasets 1/4
🗓️ Next week at Prevention Research 2026!
🐟 Healthy and Equitable Futures Fishbowl with @pmeierprof.bsky.social: an interactive listening, discussion and critical thinking session asking what a healthier and more equitable future could look like.
🔗 Register by 1st March: preventionresearch26.co.uk
Very please to share the results of the SaDAPT Trial.
In Malawi and Lesotho, same-day initiation for ART for #HIV in people with #TB symptoms was non-inferior to ART initiation after TB investigations, and with no safety concerns.
authors.elsevier.com/c/1mb~68MsVo...
@uofgshw.bsky.social
A new multidisciplinary @glasgow.ac.uk research centre is setting out to develop the cognitive cities of the future.
The Centre for Integrated Sensing and Communication Enabling Cognitive Cities, or ISAC³, aims to create cities which are healthier, safer and more sustainable.
youtu.be/xIrx57Bwy3s
Andrea standing in front of a slide, which defines “missingness" as the repeated tendency not to take up offers of care such that it has a negative impact on the person and their life chances
The first joint conference between @qniscotland.bsky.social and the Scottish Deep End Project has started!
Prof Andrea Williamson with opening plenary on “missingness” - a strong risk marker for poor health outcomes
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...
New piece in The Converstion by our Honorary Research Fellow @robinireland.bsky.social
Really pleased to announce a new event on the 'Commercial Determinants of Health, Football, and Power'. Will draw on 'Cutting the Mustard' for my own contribution. In-person or online on 11th March @uofgshw.bsky.social
A supermarket shopper is reaching for a can to put in his red basket
New study - residents challenged established notions that #alcohol availability is characterised primarily by density of alcohol outlets.
Efforts to control availability need to consider advertising, affordability and the retail landscape.
@carolemslie.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.he...
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
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. People with #learningdisabilities are underrepresented in #cancer screening programmes. Researchers @uofgshw.bsky.social
are looking at the barriers that may prevent people accessing screening & ways to improve this. Find out more via bit.ly/4pH2nXR
Graphical Abstract. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Relationships Between Active Outdoor Play and 24-Hour Movement Behaviours
New paper - A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationships between active outdoor play and 24-hour movement behaviors.
#ActiveOutdoorPlay #PhysicalActivity #Sleep
doi.org/10.1016/j.js...
Looking up towards the sky through a canopy of trees in full leaf
New systematic review of factors associated with #EcoAnxiety in children and young people.
Young women reported higher levels of eco-anxiety.
Media exposure and perceived government inaction were consistent factors related to eco-anxiety.
@drcenz.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
📣 New GCPH Publication for Glasgow 850!
From Provand's Lordship to the Red Road Flats, the provision of clean water to the 1915 rent strikes & this year's Housing (Scotland) Bill, this timeline shines a light on events that shaped Glasgow's health www.gcph.co.uk/latest/publi...
A flyer advertising free community Christmas celebration - a gift from Clarice Pears on Tuesday 16th December.
Free community Christmas celebration - A gift from Clarice Pears 🎁
Please join us for festive cheer, crafts, music and refreshments in @byreshub.bsky.social on Tuesday 16th December, 2-4.30pm. Everyone welcome!
Applications now open for @uofgmvls.bsky.social College Futures Themes PhD studentships, starting October 2026.
Explore the #HealthInequalities projects on offer: tinyurl.com/9f7dzwrw
#MVLS2033
So proud to see our article in @bjgp.bsky.social, detailing the work done with @uofgshw.bsky.social colleagues, Humanising Healtthcare and the recovery community. We created a public information comic to help medics understand the complexity & stigma faced by those in active addiction and recovery.
📣 New Concept Explainer!
Our latest in the Concept Explainer series looks at Digital Exclusion and its impacts, linking it with marginalised groups and socioeconomic disadvantage. 🔽
A patient is having their blood pressure checked
Chronic pain in adults may increase their risk of high blood pressure, and this is partly explained by inflammation and depression.
New study led by Prof Jill Pell.
More ➡️ www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
@fredho42.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
#Biobank #Hypertension #ChronicPain
Latent #tuberculosis (TB) infection screening programmes for migrants from high to low TB incidence countries can be effective and cost-saving in a variety of settings.
New study by @petermacp.bsky.social @alice-e-taylor.bsky.social @publichealthscot.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
