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

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Want to know what to expect at SSM EuroEpi 2026?

See our blogs recapping Bradford's #SSM2025: bit.ly/452ATDW

Just 1 (scientifically) chosen quote from an attendee: "brilliant opportunity to meet colleagues working across public health, & hear inspiring + informative talks about important research"

Mega centros SSM influenza y COVID-19 2025 SSM instala mega centros de vacunación en 17 municipios de Michoacán, 13-14 nov 2025, con influenza, COVID-19, neumococo y sarampión, bajo el Plan Michoacán.

¡Mega centros de vacunación en Michoacán! 13-14 nov, influenza y COVID-19 💉 #MegaCentrosVacunación #SSM2025 #PlanMichoacán #SaludInvernal

Bradford City Hall in the sunshine

And that's it for #SSM2025! Thank you all for coming, sharing your research, & making it a conference to remember. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we have!

Biggest thanks to Jane West, Katie Swinden + the local organising committee from @bihr.bsky.social & @arc-yharc.bsky.social for all your work

Had fun at the @socsocmed.bsky.social conference this week in Bradford!

No photos of me doing anything scientific, so here's me being sentenced, jailed, and meeting my cell mate for bringing epidemiology into disrepute.

#SSM2025

Jack standing in a pink shirt and navy chinos on a flowery carpet. He was presenting at the 2025 Society for Social Medicine and Population Health annual scientific meeting

Just back from attending another excellent @socsocmed.bsky.social conference #SSM2025

It was great catching up with old and new friends that I've made over my time in academia to date. I was happy to share our @nihr-pru-bass.bsky.social research on populism and public health interventions.

I'm delighted, if somewhat surprised, that I was awarded the highest scoring ECR abstract at #SSM2025

Quite a nice birthday present for me!

Many thanks to the kind reviewers and to SSM organisers. Had a great time in Bradford.

Dr Laura McGowan presenting at the Society for Social Medicine and Population Health conference

Yesterday at #SSM2025 @socsocmed.bsky.social, Dr @laurajmcgowan.bsky.social presented our study on training pathways for prospective nurses.

Want to know more? See the policy brief here: behscipru.nihr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...

Less inequality = fewer problems

@profkepickett.bsky.social lays our her vision for a good society at #SSM2025

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Prof Kate Pickett delivering the Cochrane Lecture

Professor Kate Pickett on what she sees as a good society and how to get there during our annual invited Cochrane lecture

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#SSM2025

Today is the final day of #SSM2025 in Bradford!

If you haven’t yet, make sure to stop by and explore the posters showcasing some of our exciting research projects

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🎉 Third and final day at Society for Social Medicine & Population Health 🎉

What a week it’s been!

A huge thank you to the Bradford Institute for Health Research and the Local Organising Committee for hosting us at the beautiful Midland Hotel and Kala Sangam.

#SSM2025

Final day! 👋 Last chance to visit our @yhpsrc.bsky.social stall at the #SSM2025 conference. Come chat with our team before you go! #PublicHealth #Research

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Prof Kate Pickett

How is the final day here already?! Still plenty to 👁️ & 👂

9.30: oral & poster presentations

12.10: mentoring scheme talk

12.20: Cochrane Lecture from @profkepickett.bsky.social on The Evidence Foundations of a Good Society

1:10 Closing remarks & intro to next year's conference

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Conference dinner in the Princes Ballroom, Bradford

Dhol band and dancing from Punjabi Roots

Our conference dinner last night was in the beautiful Princes Ballroom of the Midland Hotel, and we were lucky to have entertainment from the very engaging Dhol band Punjabi roots

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Were you up for the Macarena?

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🌟🌟We were thrilled to present at the #SSM2025! Our KM Lead, Kate Robinson, shared insights on how we help researchers create real-world impact. Thanks for the great turnout! 🚀

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That's a wrap on day 2 of @socsocmed.bsky.social conference, with a workshop from Born in Bradford.

We are looking forward to the third and final day tomorrow!

#SSM2025

Some very interesting discussion, especially around constraints on the ability of researchers to influence policy.

I wonder whether we should perhaps spend less time trying to influence policymakers as they are now, and more time building a public mandate

#SSM2025

"Build alliances with people who create different types of evidence"

Good advice from @profkatsmith.bsky.social in the 'translating evidence into policy' plenary at #SSM2025

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Jenny Harries speaking during a panel debate

Panel speakers Jenny Harries, Susan Hinchcliffe and Felix Kumi-Ampofo at the start of the debate

Less than 15 minutes to our plenary panels, and already heard many important insights from Susan Hinchcliffe & Jenny Harries

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📣 Day 2 of the Society for Social Medicine & Population Health is kicking off!

We are looking forward to more insightful talks and this afternoon's Plenary Debate Panel on ‘How do we get research evidence into policy & practice’ 📈

#SSM2025 #PopulationHealth

Research by alcohol industry funded organisations like DrinkAware often distorts health evidence

In that context, Alice Thompson presents on alcohol industry funded research on drink spiking
#SSM2025

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Day 2 at @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting, hosted by @CityOfResearch

🚀 We're here and ready to chat all things @arc-yharc.bsky.social . If you haven't had a chance to visit our stand yet, come on over and say hello!☺️ #SSM2025

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It was great to present our review of interview studies looking at populism and how people receive public health interventions @socsocmed.bsky.social #SSM2025 yesterday!

Looking forward to two more days of exciting talks 🤓

5pm: the Society Annual General Meeting

7pm: Conference dinner

Don't forget to tag us in your posts! #SSM2025

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Do unhealthy commodity advertising restrictions affect energy consumption, have unintended effects and are there loopholes?

Great presentation by @frankdv.bsky.social discussing his evaluation of the Bristol unhealthy commodity advertising restrictions

#SSM2025
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“Advertising is one of most effective ways of promoting harmful commodity use”
Excellent presentation by @michaelpdaly.bsky.social on what policy restrictions local authorities place on harmful commodity advertising, & what factors impede or facilitate these policies
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I'm at #SSM2025 in Bradford and will shortly be presenting some research looking at adolescent mental health emergency department attendances.

Some core descriptive epi methods applied to linked electronic health records covering the whole population of teens in a Scottish Health Board.

📣Still at #SSM2025 in Bradford? Check out our ADAPT Study poster on helping stroke survivors move more!

🎨Learn more and join our Lunch & Learn: "The Art of Movement"
📅1st October 12:30-13:30
🎤 @Drjessjohansson
🔗Book here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/arcyorkshire...

📢Are you at @socsocmed.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting 2025 this week?

Visit our @yhpsrc.bsky.social stall to meet our team and learn more about what we're working on!

We look forward to seeing you ☺️
#ssm2025
#PublicHealth #Research #Cityofculture #YHARCNIHR