With so many policy simulation models available, how do you know which ones to trust? In our Lunchtime Zoom Webinar Dr Lisa Garnham @lisagarnham.bsky.social reveals the key criteria every policymaker and researcher should know. Thursday 23 October at 12 noon. Register Now: bit.ly/4ntpkwN

Want to learning more? Join our @healthmod.bsky.social lunchtime webinar series to discover how our modelling work is shaping healthier, fairer policies. These short 30-40 min sessions include a live Q&A. Always engaging and easy to follow. Register: uofglasgow.zoom.us/ze/hub/HealthMod

🎥 Our new webinar video is live: "Microsimulation Modelling for Policy". Specially curated for our policy partners but Dr Corinna Elsenbroich’s clear, accessible guide to how microsimulations work will be of wider interest too. 👏 Thanks to 90+ attendees for the great questions! youtu.be/J0cNAVhjl1Q

Delighted that our Director, Petra Meier @pmeierprof.bsky.social, could contribute her expertise on public health modelling and the social determinants of health in this timely podcast from @uofgpolicy.bsky.social Well worth a listen

🚨Vacancy: Fully Funded 3.5yr PhD @universityofleeds.bsky.social Join our team to work on dynamic microsimulation for health with Prof Alison Heppenstall & Prof Nik Lomax.
💰 Stipend £20,780 + fees
🌍 Open UK & International applicants
📅 Apply by 31 Oct 2025 – starts Mar 2026
Details: bit.ly/46CdwBc

Just over a week left to submit abstracts for #PreventionResearch26 4-5 March 2026
📄Abstracts invited from all corners of the prevention research community
🎤 Oral/poster presentations, Symposia and Workshops
📅 Deadline: 1 October 2025
👉 registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...

🎓 New: Policy Modelling for Health @healthmod.bsky.social PhD studentship in microsimulation modelling. Apply by 30 October. Full details 👉 www.microsimulation.ac.uk/about/news/2...

Great team energy in Glasgow! We’re together for 2 days (17–18 Sept) to reflect, align, and plan for impact. Excited to strengthen #collaborations across academia, #policy & practice – and here’s our Day 1 team photo of the people who make it all happen! #PublicHealth #Impact

Wishing safe travels to all our colleagues coming together in Glasgow this week🚆 Nothing beats being in the same room – reconnecting, sharing ideas, and building momentum for what’s next. Looking forward to two days (17–18 Sept) of #collaboration, reflection, and planning with this fantastic team.

Join us today #BSPS2025 1 –2.30, Great Hall 043, Ric Colasanti presents his work with Hugh Rice, @pmeierprof.bsky.social & Andreas Hoehn on predicting fertility by age, ethnicity & parity, and how it feeds into microsimulation for GB. Learn how modelling can inform better population health planning!

Excellent Day 1 @bspsuk.bsky.social Conf. Andreas Hoehn presented building a full-scale synthetic population dataset for Scotland, with a Poster on Inequalities in Life Expectancy in the UK & Germany. Our colleague from @uofgshw.bsky.social Reese Green spoke of 20-Minute Neighbourhoods #BSPS2025

Finally really looking forward to @profellenstu.bsky.social Keynote 12:10CET “Towards socially robust complex systems research.” Ellen brings her experience leading SIPHER’s public engagement work and her Community Insights role @healthmod.bsky.social Sure to be a highlight of the day! #CCS2025

After a final check Shraddha Ghatkar presents our team talk on Combining participatory & quantitative methods to capture lived experience in complex policy modelling. 10.30CET Thanks also to Natalie Dewison-Koplinski, @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social, Robin Purshouse & @profellenstu.bsky.social

Excellent start to the Satellite Meeting in Siena on Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Approaches in Social Complex Systems Research with a warm welcome from Prof Robin Purshouse. Part of @css-conference.bsky.social #CCS2025

Kicking off the day here in Siena at the #CCS2025 Satellite Meeting on Qualitative & Mixed-Methods Approaches in Social Complex Systems Research with a warm welcome from co organiser Prof Robin Purshouse 👋

🚨 Excited to be in Swansea this week for @bspsuk.bsky.social Conf! Our team will be sharing work on health inequalities, neighbourhood change, fertility trends & more. Looking forward to connecting with researchers, policy folk & practitioners. See you there! #BSPS2025 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Excited to be in Siena for the @css-conference.bsky.social Satellite Meeting on Qualitative & Mixed-Methods Approaches in Social Complex Systems Research! Our own Prof Robin Purshouse is co-organiser, and members of @healthmod.bsky.social will be presenting. Looking forward to great discussions😀

Join us and speakers from @rcphysicians.bsky.social, @lb-southwark.bsky.social, @uniofbath.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social to explore latest evidence of #airpollution effects on climate and health, and practice sharing with public health colleagues. Register at zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We have a Vacancy: Research Scientist - Data Visualisation skills to help bring complex model outputs to life through clear, engaging, and accessible visuals + narratives for diverse audiences. 0.5 FTE post based @uofgshw.bsky.social 📅 Apply by 8 Sept 2025 👉 bit.ly/4fUNT2H @phiuk.bsky.social

Housing isn’t just about bricks & mortar—it shapes health. A new SIPHER Consortium paper highlights the importance of community insights. The authors are continuing related work in their current roles with @healthmod.bsky.social

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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!

The PHI UK Annual Review 2024-25
Highlights Policy Modelling for Health's first year and our important collaborations with two dedicated Working Groups. Visit www.phiuk.org/news/phi-uk-...