Policy models are meant to inform real-world decisions, but who gets to shape them? Our new review shows public involvement in computational modelling is still narrow—focused on experts, split between light feedback and rigid formats. We suggest more inclusive, ongoing, and power-aware engagement 👇

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

🎉Congratulations to our three colleagues who have reecently been elected Fellows of the @acadsocsciences.bsky.social -FAcSS 🎉 @celsenbroich.bsky.social 🎉 Prof Alison Heppenstall 🎉 @profellenstu.bsky.social Recognised for outstanding contributions to social science research, policy and practice.

As we move into the final afternoon at @phiuk.bsky.social, UKPRP, @nihr.bsky.social, #preventionresearch26 our team has three excellent presentations - AI and how modelling can transform policy decision-making - How we are harnessing systems modelling - New tools for policy analyses. Details 👇

Day 2 #preventionresearch26 and first up this morning we have Jonny Stokes & Daniel Kopasker from our Causal Estimation team with Best practices for building trust in public health policy modelling (ID:129) 11:00–12:00📍 E5 Symposium | Vox 5 And please don't forget to visit our two posters 👇

And we are pleased our PhD student Ilana McQuillan Booth will also be engagaing aduiences Boardroom 2 from 2pm #preventionresearch26 "What are the impacts of childhood low-income and Adverse Childhood Experiences on health outcomes in adulthood for women in high-income countries? (ID: 94)

If you are at #Preventionresearch26 then we encourage you to visit Parallel Session B in Vox 3 and listen to two presentations by members of our @healthmod.bsky.social team looking at health and wellbeing effects of wealth poverty and local, exploring how regional & national policy powers interact

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-...

📢 Policy Modelling for Health will be presenting across #PreventionResearch26 in Birmingham next week! With 2 posters, 5 presentations and the Interactive Roundtable “Reimagining Healthier and More Equitable Futures” hosted by our Director @pmeierprof.bsky.social - we’d love to see you there! 👇

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

Thanks to everyone already booked for tomorrow's Lunchtime Webinar with @pmeierprof.bsky.social - there is still time to register for this free online Zoom event - a must for anyone who is, or wants to become involved in, delivering ambitious, multi-partner research programmes. Details👇

@uofgussp.bsky.social has a fab community of participatory researchers. Now advertising for RA w participatory methods experience to join us and work across two of our large grants: @healthmod.bsky.social and @changingrealities.bsky.social

📢 Join the 2nd Winter Microsimulation Workshop: Modelling behaviour in dynamic microsimulation models 📅 27 February 2026 | 09:30 GMT | University of Turin - Campus Luigi Einaudi, Italy Plus Streaming online Explore a great programme and register to attend www.microsimulation.ac.uk/about/events...

📢 Book Now - Managing Complexity: Leading Large-Scale Research Projects 🗓 Thursday 19 February 2026 | 12:30 pm | 30–40 mins Our Director @pmeierprof.bsky.social on leading large, interdisciplinary research consortia, the opportunities, challenges, and practical strategies. 🔗 Register bit.ly/4jNI4Gl

📸 Community Insights Exhibition Inverclyde Launching today, we share young people’s lived experiences of finding work in Inverclyde. Created with Project SEARCH it brings real voices into conversations about policy, opportunity, & health. Open to all Parklea Community Hub, Port Glasgow until 28 Feb

This work reminds us why lived experience matters — it shows dimensions of housing and health that standard evidence too often overlooks,

🎉 Free research support for third sector & community orgs! Launching the Centre for Health Policy's new Community Research Cafes! First cafe: Wed 25 Feb, 2-4pm at Townhead Village Hall, 60 St Mungo Ave, G4 0PL. Drop in for tea, cake & expert advice on your research & evaluation ideas ☕ 🍰

Delighted to see our consortium partners at Public Health Scotland launch their new 10-year strategy, Together We Can. A bold and important step towards improving life expectancy and reducing health inequalities across Scotland. Proud to be working together on this challenge.

We’re hiring! 📣 @uofgshw.bsky.social is recruiting a FT Senior Programme Manager to support our £7.5m consortium - part of UKRI-funded @phiuk.bsky.social network shaping how policy affects health and equity. 📍 Glasgow | 💷 £50,253–£58,225 ⏰ Deadline 17 Feb 2026 www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-p...

📢 How can systematic reviews better address health equity—even when equity isn’t the main focus? A paper by Dr Mhairi Campbell, with @vkatikireddi.bsky.social (Causal Estimations package) sets out practical ways to build equity into evidence reviews that shape health decisions. Read: bit.ly/3ZfkCIE

👇 A reminder to join the Conversations on Commercial Determinants of Health (#CDoH) webinar this Wednesday, 4 February at 9:30am, featuring @lhgp.bsky.social Director Prof Anna Gilmore. zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PublicHealth #CDoH

🎥 Webinar recording now available - Thanks to everyone who joined our Lunchtime Webinar -Inside Policy Modelling for Health: People, Partnerships, and Purpose with our Deputy Director Julian Cox. A great overview of our work — and why it matters. ▶️ Watch the recording: youtu.be/Sf2bUkAdsnY

Join our first Webinar of 2026 - a fast-paced introduction to Policy Modelling for Health — who, what, and why it matters. 🗓 Tue 20 January, 12–12:40pm 🎙 Inside Policy Modelling for Health with @julescox.bsky.social, our Deputy Director & Assistant Director – Research GMCA. Register: bit.ly/445i5DK

NEW EVENT: Join us on Monday 19 January 2026, as we explore Scotland’s progress towards public service reform 📣 🗓️ 🎙️ Stop/Start: Making Public Service Reform Stick in Scotland Find out more and book your place on Eventbrite 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/stopstart-... 1/2

Many thanks to everyone who joined last week’s Policy Modelling for Health Lunchtime Webinar “When Real is Not Enough: Synthetic Population in Research and Policy.” Great talk from Andi and questions! Missed the session or want to rewatch? Watch here: youtu.be/7RBcv3fpQLo

🔍 When real is not enough: Synthetic Populations in research & policy- Join Dr Andreas Hoehn @uofgshw.bsky.social for our last Lunchtime Webinar of 2025 and discover how “digital twins” of the UK population can help shape smarter policy.🗓 Thu 4 Dec | 12:30 pm | 30–40 mins Register: bit.ly/4p2r5BN

World Futures Day reflection from our Director @pmeierprof.bsky.social - with the reminder that our future is something we actively influence through the choices, priorities, and values we enact today.

Don’t forget to register for our next Policy Modelling for Health Lunchtime Webinar on 4 Dec! Join Dr Andreas Hoehn as we explore how synthetic “digital twin” populations can inform smarter policy decisions. Sign up here: bit.ly/4p2r5BN

An exciting opportunity to join the @phiuk.bsky.social Network working with our consortium partner @popmhuk.bsky.social based @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social - visit www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/131106-...

Today our Researcher Dr Hugh Rice @universityofleeds.bsky.social presents to the Greater London Authority Social Evidence Data User Group. Sharing details of our Inclusive Economy datasets - with tailored insights for London - that explore the extent and nature of economic inclusion across GB

📢Excited to say that registration is open for Prevention Research 2026, 4-5 March, Birmingham. Visit preventionresearch26.co.uk to book your place and explore the latest research and strategies for preventing non-communicable diseases and reducing health inequalities across the UK.

Review of the UK's significant health-related labour market challenges by Sir Charlies Mayfield show how we can build a healthier, more inclusive working life for millions. Key message: keeping Britain working is good for people, good for employers, and good for the country.

🔍 When real is not enough: Synthetic Populations in research & policy - Join Dr Andreas Hoehn @uofgshw.bsky.social for our next @healthmod.bsky.social Lunchtime Webinar. Discover how “digital twins” of the UK population can help shape smarter policy. Thu 4 Dec | 12:30 pm | Register: bit.ly/4p2r5BN

Prof Matteo Richiardi our Computational Modelling Lead @universityofessex.bsky.social is today co-chairing IMA Workshop on Microsimulation Practice in Government @cempaessex.bsky.social Exploring innovation in modelling, policy design & forecasting with OECD, World Bank, DWP & more. bit.ly/47TrsZr

🎥 Our recording of last week’s “What Makes a ‘Good’ Policy Simulation Model?” webinar is now live! Watch @lisagarnham.bsky.social excellent presentation on our Youtube play list youtu.be/PeF1dbZoMe4?... This is part of our Policy Modelling for Health Lunchtime Webinar Series.

🚨 Deadlines approaching! Two great chances to join our @healthmod.bsky.social team and work on #microsimulation modelling for health 👇 🎓 PhD @universityofessex.bsky.social closes 30 Oct Details: bit.ly/3Kz5YYu 📊 PhD @universityofleeds.bsky.social closes 31 Oct Details: bit.ly/46CdwBc Don’t miss out

Scotland’s synthetic population - representative, granular & ready to use for smarter research and policy. Explore more in Dr Andreas Hoehn's Poster @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk Scotland's Health Research and Innovation Conf today #ScotHRIC25 - visit api.ltb.io/show/ACMPZ or pop along for a chat.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s webinar with Dr Lisa Garnham @lisagarnham.bsky.social on how to spot trustworthy policy simulation models. Thanks to all who have registered — if you haven’t yet, there’s still time to join us - bit.ly/4ntpkwN

Excited to share our latest updates in the new @phiuk.bsky.social PHI UK newsletter — coming out this week! Don’t miss it 👇

👏 Exciting news! Our team members @celsenbroich.bsky.social and Prof Alison Heppenstall contributed some agent-based modelling to uncover the true market dynamics behind housing affordability in this @uk.theconversation.com article

Applications for a Research Assistant to join our team are open until 27 October. If successful you will help create computer models that 'test drive’ new policy ideas before they’re put into action, helping to shape fairer, healthier lives for everyone. See www.phiuk.org/policy-modelling-for-health

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

🎥 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.

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