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A productive Policy Modelling for Health Full Team Meeting in Leeds over the last two days. A valuable chance to reconnect face-to-face with colleagues and review progress at our programme midpoint. Really excited about our future plans! @phiuk.bsky.social

Looking forward to spending the next 2 days getting up to speed with the latest developments in prevention research. It's an incredible programme with something for everyone. 😁

Purpose: A Wellbeing Economies Film - Glasgow Screening with Panel Q&A Join us for a screening of Purpose: A Wellbeing Economies Film, to energise and spark discussion around our future economic system.

Tickets still available for Wellbeing Economies Film "Purpose" + panel discussion @weallscotland.bsky.social @glasgowcc.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk @uofgshw.bsky.social Join us for lively debate on how we can redesign the economy for people and planet www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/purpose-a-...

Report cover - Policy Modelling for Health logo top left Text reads Policy Impact Assessment: Autumn Budget Statement 2025 UK-Wide Distributional Analysis 2026-2030

How will the Autumn Budget 2025 affect poverty, inequality, and household incomes across the UK?
Using UKMOD #microsimulation - modelling to simulate behaviour and interactions - our new report assesses winners, losers and fiscal impacts from 2026–2030. www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_1246769_smxx.pdf

Check out this exciting opportunity to join our team ⬇️

Check out or lunchtime webinar tomorrow. A great opportunity to find out more about our work.

Wednesday 29 October, 10am-3pm. Byres Hub, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road. GALLANT team exhibit sharing the Thriving Glasgow Portrait. Pop in to discuss how we can turn this vision into action in a way that meets the needs of the people, businesses and communities across Glasgow.

Great to see abstract submissions now open for #PreventionResearch26!
As part of the @phiuk.bsky.social Host Network — and with team links to the UKPRP Prevention Research Network, we’re delighted to support this important event. Looking forward to seeing you in Birmingham!

Great to see the Annual Report from PHIUK published yesterday. Really pleased to see this showcasing our work on Policy Modelling for Health www.phiuk.org/policy-model....

Research Fellow at University of Glasgow Explore professional service vacancies, like the Research Fellow role, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and learn more about the position.

⏬ We're hiring! Check out this fantastic opportunity to join our Systems Science in Public Health Research Group. Future-focused qualitative, quantitative and systems research will be a particular priority. Grade 8 (28 hrs p/wk fixed term to Nov 27) Closes 18th March www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMA604/r...

What does Labour’s devolution white paper mean for England? | Institute for Government IfG experts discuss the government's plans to extend devolution across England and the challenges ahead.

Join our webinar on Wednesday for more analysis from Tom, along with @matthewfright.bsky.social @rebeccamckee.bsky.social @akashpaun.bsky.social

Tune in at 09:30 👇 www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/labour...

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Senior Research Coordinator - EuroHealthNet Will you be our new colleague? We are hiring a Senior Research Coordinator to contribute to impactful research with an international […]

📢 Job opportunity: Are you passionate about tackling #HealthInequalities and working with vulnerable populations?

#EuroHealthNet is hiring a Senior Research Coordinator to join their international team in Brussels.

⏰ Apply by 10 January 2025

➡️ Details: eurohealthnet.eu/vacancies/se...

🌟New SIPHER Child Poverty Report🌟Success in reaching Scotland's child poverty targets could substantially improve adult mental health by 2030, reducing the risk of a depressive disorder for up to 23,000 adults - Read t.co/JOmnEGWOCO ➡️📊 #ChildPoverty #MentalHealthMatters

Be Part of Glasgow's Nature Story - Join Us! 🌱
📅 Workshop Date: Tomorrow! Thurs, 12th Dec
🕑 3-4:30 PM OR 5:30-7 PM
📍 ARC, Uni of Glasgow
💡 Help design, share ideas, enjoy tea, snacks, & a £10 voucher. Travel/childcare covered!
📸: Charlie, Isaac & Emily
👉 Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/zRzyx5PN25

Policy Modelling for Health Developing computer models to show how policies might affect health, so that policymakers can better understand their impacts on people in their area.

First #embeddedresearcher IRL mtg today - part of www.phiuk.org/policy-model.... Reminder of importance of getting to know people, thrashing out important issues & making sure we're all speaking the same language! Really looking forward to working with this lovely team over the next 4 years.

go.bsky.app/LYFaUay Enjoyed spending the afternoon with GALLANT colleagues at our festive gathering today🎄 Not too many of us on here yet but I'll try and keep this list up to date as more of us arrive. Please let me know who I've missed. Here's to a restful break and a fabulous 2025!

Is wealth inequality bad for growth?

Will Snell, Chief Executive @fairness.bsky.social , argues that it is 👇 https://t.co/OGanUjLC3J

The devastating impact of the UK government’s austerity measures on life expectancy is explored in a new book by David Walsh and Gerry Mccartney @uofgshw.bsky.social that calls out politicians for a ‘dereliction of public health duty’.

Read more: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

📣Vacancy: Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager, @uofglasgow.bsky.social. To provide comprehensive high-level research and administrative support to @pmeierprof.bsky.social and her team. Closes 4 December. www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs... @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social

Increasing the likelihood that policies can be evaluated - What Works Growth Most local growth policies – in the UK and elsewhere – are not evaluated. This makes learning ‘what works’ difficult and means public resources may not be spent in the most cost-effective way. Whilst ...

📌Increasing the likelihood that policies can be evaluated
Most local growth policies are not evaluated.

This makes learning ‘what works’ difficult and means public resources may not be spent in the most cost-effective way.

Read our latest blog 👇
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How a transformed social security system can change lives A short explainer of this year’s Poverty in Scotland report that shows that social security can both embed and alleviate poverty.

Couldn't be bothered reading our whole Poverty in Scotland report? Shame on you but we have saved you from yourself.

We've done a short explainer of the key parts of the report "our love letter to the social security system".

Check out the cool new charts too...

www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...

Earning vs owning: Rescuing opportunity in the asset economy | IPPR More people own assets today than in any other point in British history, blurring old boundaries between workers and owners. Most Britons are both. They ha

💰 | Wealth is becoming the new work. The result is a society where life chances are increasingly determined by what you inherit, not what you do. In his new report, @tom-clark.bsky.social examines 'big wealth' and looks at the policy options.

http://www.ippr.org/

🗓️ Coming up this Thursday!

We'll be discussing wealth inequalities within (and between) generations with Sarah Kerr, @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social, and @simonpittaway.bsky.social.

Register here 👉 https://buff.ly/3Z24X04

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Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...

They said to keep it concise and punchy.

They said that no one will read a 25k word 'article' on collaboration.

Well, where are they now? I need to tell them that they were right.

Collaborative Policymaking: advice for policymakers

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Last chance over the weekend to apply for this post in my team at NEF - I'm looking for someone with great quantitative analysis skills, an understanding of how to critique and develop policy, a good political antenna, and a passion for improving lives in low-income households

I’m hiring! Looking for a friendly, organised and experienced in wrangler of research projects, partnerships and events to support me and my team. Grade 8 Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager 70%fte. www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs...