4. By submitting an image, you are giving consent for your picture to be used on the Society website (socsocmed.org.uk)
5. Open to all current members of the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health
6. Please ensure no identifiable individuals appear in the image
Guidelines for Applicants:
1. Up to three images per applicant in .jpg or .png format can be submitted
2. Please submit images in landscape orientation (preferred sizing of the image: 2400px X 800px (3:1 ratio))
3. The submitted image must be one that you have taken
Prizes will be awarded to applicants whose submitted image is selected for display on our website.
Competition deadline: 1 July 2026
Send your submission to socsocmed.news@gmail.com with the subject line:
SSM Photo Competition – [Your Name]
We look forward to receiving your pictures!
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📸 Photo competition now open! 🏆
We’re excited to launch a photo competition to help select images to display on our new website! We invite members to submit one image that you have taken that relates to the spirit of the Society, or represents research related to public health.
70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 20269-11 September 2026, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus. Organised by the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health & the International Epidemiological Association
Join us at SSMPH EuroEpi 2026 in London, 9th-11th September, to learn about all the latest pioneering epidemiological & social medicine research
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In the 1920s, Lane-Claypon conducted one of the earliest case-control studies, comparing women with vs without breast cancer to understand risk factors. She rigorously applied statistics, exposure assessment & systematic comparison, laying the base for methods remaining central to epidemiology today
Janet Lane-Claypon one of the first women to work in the Lister Institute. 1907. Photo from the Wellcome Trust https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Janet_Lane-Claypon_1907.jpg
Next up in our series highlighting London's pioneering epidemiologists, today we celebrate Janet Lane-Claypon, a trailblazer of modern epidemiological methods - and one of the first women to shape the science of population health.
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70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 2026 9-11 September 2026, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus. Organised by the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health & the International Epidemiological Association
Join us in London, 9th-11th September, to learn about all the latest pioneering epidemiological & social medicine research
For more details, visit our conference website: lnkd.in/e7nKSCQY
Statue of Florence Nightingale, Waterloo Place, London W1 This is a bronze statue on a pedestal of red granite on a grey granite base. The famous 'Lady of the Lamp' (1820-1910) is shown in her nurse's uniform carrying her lamp. The sculptor was Arthur Walker. Photo by Kevin Gordon. Accessed from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_to_Florence_Nightingale,_Waterloo_Place,_London_W1_-_geograph.org.uk_-_894231.jpg
Nightingale is credited with inventing the polar area graph, was the 1st woman elected to @royalstatsoc.bsky.social, & her name is carved on @lshtm.bsky.social Keppel Street building. Visit her statue at Waterloo Place, Westminster, a rare public monument to someone who used statistics to save lives
Florence Nightingale used mortality data + innovative visualisations to show that preventable disease, not battle injuries, was killing soldiers. She didn’t just analyse the data, she used it to force reform, developing the basis for modern nursing.
Florence Nightingale, facing front, standing with owl, Athena. F. Holl after a sketch by N. Parthenope, afterwards Lady Verney, her sister. Photo from the Wellcome Collection. http://catalogue.wellcomelibrary.org/record=b1171058
In the fourth of our series on London's renowned epidemiologists & defining public health moments, we turn to someone who proved that data - when communicated well - can change policy: Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.
Last few hours to apply for our free place schemes & research summary competition!! See details on how to apply in the post below 👇
Deadline 23:59 (BST) today
Join us in London, 9th-11th September, to learn about all the latest pioneering epidemiological & social medicine research
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Before “association vs causation” became a slide title, Hill was already asking when evidence is good enough to act. He developed the Bradford Hill considerations for causal inference, and led early randomised controlled trials (e.g. streptomycin for tuberculosis).
Austin Bradford Hill, working in London, helped pioneer randomised controlled trials and articulated principles for causal inference that still underpin epidemiology, public health, and clinical research today.
Sir Austin Bradford Hill https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Austin_Bradford_Hill.jpg
In this instalment of our part of our six-week series on London's renowned Epidemiologists in the run-up to SSMPH EuroEpi 2026 we highlight someone who shaped how epidemiologists think - Austin Bradford Hill.
!!2 weeks left to apply to our Free Place Schemes & Annual Research Summary Competition!!
👉 Deadline: 31st March 2026 (23:59 BST)
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He showed how population-level data could reveal patterns in disease, inequality, and environment: not just during outbreaks, but all the time
Farr is honoured as a foundational figure @lshtm.bsky.social and his name is among the 26 carved on the exterior of the School’s Keppel Street building
While John Snow is often credited with founding modern epidemiology, William Farr built the machinery that allowed it to scale.
Working at the General Register Office in London, Farr developed one of the world’s first systems for routine mortality surveillance, standardised causes of death.
Portrait of William Farr (1807-1883), British epidemiologist From Wellcome Collection https://wellcomecollection.org/works/kmc5cvzu?wellcomeImagesUrl=/indexplus/image/M0000771.html
Report on the mortality of cholera in England, 1848-49. From Wellcome Collection: https://wellcomecollection.org/works/acv8r4bv/images?id=epv4c4xp&resultPosition=3
70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 20269-11 September 2026, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus. Organised by the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health & the International Epidemiological Association
Do you know London is home to several renowned epidemiologists and defining moments in public health history?
As part of our ongoing series in the run up to SSMPH EuropEpi 2026 in London, we’re highlighting the people and ideas from the city that shaped epidemiology
This time, we have William Farr
Further information on role details and how to apply can be found in recent emails to members with the subject "Opportunities to join the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health main committee"
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Officer
Key responsibilities of the EDI Officer will include: leading on the development of an EDI action plan for the Society and providing support/advice for other subcommittees on EDI issues.
Deputy Mentoring Officer
We are looking for a Deputy Mentoring Officer to support the Mentoring Officer in running the Society’s mentoring scheme (bit.ly/4b3znni). The Mentoring Officers are responsible for overseeing the scheme, organising training, and matching mentors and mentees.
Welcome address at the 2025 Society for Social Medicine & Population Health annual conference in Bradford
* FAO our Society members: Opportunities to join the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health main committee *
We are looking to fill 2 vacancies on the main SSMPH committee: Deputy Mentoring Officer and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
Application deadline: 5pm, Friday 6th March
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⏳ Final day to get your abstracts in for this year's SSMPH EuroEpi conference! ⌛
Submit here: hg3.co.uk/ssm/
Deadline: 23:59 (GMT) tonight!
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2 months to go until the UK Public Health Science Conference 2026! 🎉
📅 Tuesday 21 April 2026
📍 Newcastle upon Tyne
Register now: ukpublichealthscience.org
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