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 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...

Congratulations 👏 to all the teams involved - PHIRST is now a 'Decad' 🔟 - find out about them all on our website phirst.nihr.ac.uk/about-phirst/ @glasgow.ac.uk @uofghehta.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk @bristoluni.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social

📣Abstract submission is closing for the Health Economists' Study Group (HESG) Summer 2026 meeting in Glasgow on MONDAY 2nd MARCH 2026. Please submit your abstracts via the HESG website: hesg.org.uk/meetings/sum... 🌎We look forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow!

💡This new report from @uofghehta.bsky.social and CaCHE for Scottish Futures Trust and @publichealthscot.bsky.social highlights the scale of the health and financial implications of poor-quality housing in Scotland. Read the report here: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/hous...

📕HEHTA Annual Report 2024 📢We are pleased to share our latest annual report, highlighting HEHTA’s milestones & celebrating staff & student successes 📚The report also includes a full list of our outputs & showcases our expanding research portfolio. 🔗Digital edition: tinyurl.com/48sxmt88

🔈We’re excited to welcome Shayesteh Moghadas as Senior Programme Manager (Research) on PHIRST Fusion 2! ➡️With 20+ years’ experience across academia, industry & the public sector, Shayesteh is committed to keeping research connected to community needs. Welcome, Shayesteh! 🎉

📢Latest HEHTA newsletter now available! ➡️Find out more about our projects, publications, and team successes in our fully accessible newsletter online: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_... ✉️DM to join our mailing list to receive our newsletters & annual reports directly to your inbox.

🌱New project to tackle food inequality in Glasgow through community food markets 🍎💷Eleanor Grieve & Samuel Owusu Achiaw are leading the evaluation on business case & value-for-money for the initiative, led by Dr Ada Garcia & funded by UKRI & BBSRC. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2pm8p52x

🌎We are proud to be attending ISPOR Europe 2025 next week! 🤝Looking forward to connecting with HEHTA alumni returning to Glasgow! 🗓️Check out our day two line-up on Tuesday 11th November - please come and see us! #ISPOREurope #healtheconomics

🌏We are proud to be attending ISPOR Europe 2025 next week! 🤝Looking forward to connecting with HEHTA alumni returning to Glasgow! 🗓️Check out our first day's line-up on Monday 10th November and please come and see us! #ISPOREurope #healtheconomics

🌏This week, we said goodbye to Sivaraj Raman and Amalina Zaimi, visiting researchers from the National Institute of Health, Malaysia. 🤝They look forward to applying knowledge gained at HEHTA to their work in Malaysia and we wish them all the very best!

🗣️David McAllister will be speaking on the 'Researcher and Data Contributor Panel - From Contribution to Impact in Clinical Trial Applicability to Routine Care' at the 2025 Vivli Annual Meeting on 23rd October!

🚧Prof. Jim Lewsey & SHW colleagues led interactive sessions with Multiplex workers on substance use, wellbeing & safety in construction. 👷The talks explored how drugs & alcohol impact health & performance, & highlighted key support services. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2yembwhn

📢Advanced Modelling Course Open for Registration ➡️Maximising the Value of Clinical Trial Data: Advanced Analysis for Economic Evaluation & Modelling 🗓️19 Nov-5 Dec (live online sessions x 9) 🧑‍🏫Led by Professor of Medical Statistics Jim Lewsey @jimlewsey.bsky.social ➡️https://tinyurl.com/y9a8rcxa

📍Researchers Dikshyanta Rana, Lili Wei & Ryan Mulholland attended the Universitas 21 ECR Workshop, 1-5 September, at the University of Nottingham. 📊Ryan Mulholland gave a poster presentation of his current work around evidence synthesis & analysis of linked health data.

💡Our fully online short courses in HE and HTA help you take your career further – all at your own pace, no matter where you are. 📈 Choose from 9 in-depth courses: gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...

📍At the #IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali, HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh presented “Economic Evaluation of Later Trading Hour Policies for Bars and Clubs Alongside a Natural Experiment in Aberdeen and Glasgow, Scotland.”🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #IHEA2025 #HealthEconomics #PolicyEvaluation #HEHTA

📍At #IHEA2025, HEHTA’s Heather Fraser presented the economic evaluation alongside the ReDIRECT Trial. 💡 It assessed the impact of a remotely delivered weight management programme on Long COVID symptoms in people with overweight or obesity in the UK.🇬🇧 #ReDIRECT

🎤 HEHTA’s Robert Heggie delivered a thought-provoking session on “Incorporating implementation within the economic evaluation of health technologies” at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌟 💬 The session sparked valuable discussions on the need for more integrated, collaborative approaches. 👏🏻

Team HEHTA at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌎💪🏻 #IHEA #HealthEconomics

🎓 HEHTA's MSc graduates returned to campus this summer to celebrate their graduation. 👏 We’re proud of all our MSc graduates — past and present, celebrating on campus or from afar. Welcome to the HEHTA alumni community — look forward to staying connected and celebrating your continued success. 🌍

🔍 Research Highlight on System Dynamics Modelling 💪 🌍 HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh led on a new publication – A system dynamics model of community-based health insurance system in Bangladesh. 📘 SSM - Health Systems ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

🎓 Huge congratulations to Dr Hanin Kamaruzaman on her PhD graduation from the University of Glasgow, with her thesis titled “Disinvestment Initiatives in Healthcare”. We’re so proud of all she has achieved and wish her continued success in her important role in Malaysia.👏 #Graduation #PhD #HEHTA

Carlos Sillero Rejon & HEHTA's Robert Heggie held their first in-person ImplementEcon workshop at #HSRUK25 last week.👏 Participants explored trade-offs in effectiveness, cost-effectiveness & implementation, followed by discussion on incorporating these into decision frameworks. 💪

👏 Great to see Lili Wei present HEHTA’s work at #MtHood2025! ⭐ Our Scottish T2DM policy model (using SDRN) was recognised as a notable study for integrating health inequalities. Led by Jim Lewsey & David McAllister, with input from Claudia Geue & teams at Glasgow & Edinburgh.

🔍 Research Highlight at HTAi 2025 🌟 HEHTA’s Kathleen Boyd presented insightful work on early HTA for complex childhood mental health interventions 👏 A strong showing from HEHTA, with contributions from Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi 💪 #HTAi #HTA #MentalHealth

HEHTA’s Nishant Jaiswal @nishantjaiswal.bsky.social brings valuable insights to the panel discussion! 👏

Proud moment for HEHTA! 👏 Our MSc HTA alumni Melissa Pegg took the stage as a plenary speaker at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025, sharing insights on innovative approaches to strengthening HTA across diverse health systems. So proud of our alumni making a global impact in HTA! 🌍👏

HEHTA's Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi led a very successful and engaging pre-conference workshop on 14th June at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025. We are so proud to see our colleagues and alumni driving impact in global HTA – truly inspiring work! 🌍👏

Wonderful to engage with the public and share what we do at HEHTA!📢📢 On the 3rd annual Community Day ‘Celebrating Connections’ (7 June) @byreshub.bsky.social, we showcased an interactive activity where community members became health decision-makers—exploring cost, fairness & more!

THRIVE was a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing antenatal parenting support programmes. 🤰 Whilst no statistically significant findings, 'Mellow Bumps' shows promise for reducing routine healthcare costs. 📘 ‪@nihr.bsky.social PHR‬ ➡️ buff.ly/ej22erB

Honorary HEHTA Fellow Prof. Andy Briggs has launched a new blog: Of QALYs and Quandaries. Andy, former holder of UofG’s prestigious William R. Lindsay Chair of Health Economics, draws on his expertise to explore all things health economic evaluation. ➡️ buff.ly/D4jjfKK

Our new study shows how HTA can deliver big returns, with India’s HTAIn seeing up to a 9:1 return on investment — and even greater potential with full implementation. 📘 @bmj.com Evidence-Based Medicine ➡️ buff.ly/ecyFah9

Robert will co-lead a new global network uniting health economists & implementation scientists. ➡️ buff.ly/3uunXul

We've helped develop a new framework to better support health researchers and decision makers. 💡 ➡️ buff.ly/KenzLUf

CRSU, HEHTA's Evidence Synthesis specialists, are guest speakers at @brainhealtharc.bsky.social's webinar next Tuesday 1st April at 1pm. Join us then: buff.ly/5z272GP

Stephen is the first winner from outside North America. 🏆 Read more: buff.ly/yy53XA3

Five researchers linked to the University of Glasgow are among the 2025 cohort of new @RoyalSocEd Fellows. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Congratulations to Professor Olivia Wu - one of the 2025 cohort of Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland's National Academy. @uofghehta.bsky.social @royalsoced.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

As part of @royalsoced.bsky.social 2025 cohort of new Fellows, Olivia will share her knowledge and expertise to help tackle the most pressing challenges in our society. Read more: buff.ly/Qr9BLgI

Can schools help stop gender-based violence? 🏫 Equally Safe at School (ESAS) is a whole-school approach incorporating student-led action & staff training. This study assesses its impact over two years across 36 Scottish schools. 📘 @bmj.com Open ➡️ buff.ly/HTJqQix

Brucellosis may be silently draining farmers' incomes in Tanzania - and beyond. 🐄 Our new associated study found that 4.4% of livestock income yearly could be lost as a result, meaning further research is urgently needed. 📘 @plos.org NTDs ➡️ buff.ly/GsM4VnC

Our spring newsletter has arrived! 🗞️ See what we've been up to here: buff.ly/fFpoog1

Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚 Did you know that our Co-Director, Emma McIntosh, is an editor of two handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation? What are you reading today?

Master the stats behind HTA & evidence-based medicine with our online short course. 📊💡 Register here: https://buff.ly/3CDm3sB

This weekend, we're trading research for running to support SAMH. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ Want to contribute? Donate below 👇 https://buff.ly/4h1kCCD

Many UK ethnic minority groups experience low uptake of vital cancer screenings. 📉 EQUITA explores whether specialised workshops, created with and for the Black community, can help encourage participation in these crucial tests. ➡️ https://buff.ly/4ibzIGz

Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in 2003 to improve healthcare access, but how well does it support the fight against hypertension, a leading cause of death and illness in the country? ➡️ https://buff.ly/4kt7fhB

With a focus on LMICs, our short course provides you with the analytical & critical skills for understanding and applying HTA across jurisdictions. 🌍 Register now: buff.ly/4gjiXYK #HEHTACPD