Our latest blog: @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social, Professor of Social Epidemiology at UCL, sets out the evidence on how unpaid work can affect health and inequality through its effect on employment

We had a wonderful and productive day yesterday at our Equalise inaugural Centre Day! 🎉 Thank you to all the colleagues and partners who got involved, shared their work, and continue supporting our vision towards health equity. @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social #HealthEquity #ESRC

Young people not in education, employment or training are more likely to have low qualifications than all young people, and these gaps widen with age. This widening divide underscores how low qualifications can trap young people, limiting their opportunities for stable, secure and well-paid work.

Book your place: Join our online learning conversation, Change in Residential Child Care in Scotland, speakers from Glasgow City Council, the Care Inspectorate and CELCIS will explore how residential child care is evolving across Scotland: buff.ly/FVGmxid

🎧 New episode of Public Health Disrupted: Ageing Playfully! Join @thewrittenro.bsky.social, Dr Carrie Ryan (UCL Arts & Sciences) and Rachel Colles (Hearts & Minds) as they explore how play can disrupt conventional narratives around ageing, and reveal its deeper meaning and joy.

A new study by @ucl.ac.uk Equalise member @baowenxue.bsky.social, in collaboration with King's College London and @citystgeorges.bsky.social, reveals gender disparities following a major reform designed to make flexible working more accessible. Access the paper here 👉 jech.bmj.com/content/earl...

A year into a Labour Government, public support for investing in early education and childcare continues to grow. But so do concerns about cost, availability and quality. In partnership with More in Common, our report explores how attitudes are shifting: www.earlyeducationchildcare.org/pulse-check

Are you our new colleague? We’re looking for a Policy Officer to join our Brussels team and support our core policy and advocacy work. Does this sound like you or someone you know? Apply by 18 July. More details: eurohealthnet.eu/vacancies/po... #Vacancy #Policy #EU #Brussels #PublicHealth

Join the Equalise team and help make a difference for lifecourse health equity! 📣 👇 Born In Bradford is recruiting for a Senior Research Fellow to work with Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. ✍ Further information & how to apply: borninbradford.nhs.uk/careers/equa...

NEW POST: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Is it protecting children or punishing parents? SNJ's @renatawatts.bsky.social examines the issues for parents of disabled children www.specialneedsjungle.com/c...

Good to see this paper with @homelessnessimpact.bsky.social come out, showing a null result for a light touch wellbeing intervention which has previously shown promise.

#YoungCarers are at a clear disadvantage in their academic achievements - this must change. This timely new research provides real evidence with actionable policy recommendations 👇 childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2025/06/lowe... #CarersWeek

Our new report, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org, shows significant variation in how free school meals (FSM) and free early years meals (FEYM) are accessed across schools and local authorities (LA) in England. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

This #CarersWeek, with the theme ‘Caring About Equality’, we are highlighting the significant inequalities that millions of unpaid carers face in every aspect of their lives. Write to your MP today and ask them to stand up for carers this Carers Week https://go.carersuk.org/CW-2025-campaign

Thoroughly enjoyed the launch of our new ESRC Centre @equalise.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to all the attended!

Equalise has officially launched! 📣 We had a wonderful and productive day yesterday at our ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity launch event. Thank you to all the colleagues, partners and attendees for a truly special event, marking the beginning of our journey towards lifecourse health equity.

The threat of violence to children should no longer be given legal cover. The time for change is now! childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2025/03/phys... @anjaheilmann.bsky.social @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social @nspcc.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @ucl-dph.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @jessasatomp.bsky.social

Interesting new blog from @katie-taylor.bsky.social and colleagues @ucl.ac.uk showing strong teenage friendships could be a route to a healthier weight in later life. childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2025/02/coul...

Great opportunity for a communications professional to work at the heart of our new research centre seeking to bring about health equity. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

The working conditions of early years professionals are the learning conditions of our children. 📢 The government cannot ignore the growing calls for a workforce strategy to recruit, retain, recognise and reward early years professionals. Learn more ➡️ https://buff.ly/3VWAQpa

Care is at the heart of our lives yet carers of all kinds are undervalued/under-rewarded; forcing many into poverty. Here, as part of the #ScotlandCares campaign, we explain why a new National Outcome on Care is important/why @scotgov putting the brakes on it is a slap in the face to carers ⬇️

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 February is LGBT+ History Month – and this year’s theme is Activism and Social Change. Read on for a roundup of resources, book recs and events going on at UCL that celebrates the rich and varied history of the community: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jan/...

The @livuniengage course Participatory Action Research: Equitable Partnerships and Engaged Research takes place on 11 and 19 March 2025. It is led by @Kim_Ozano and @Laura_Deano of @LSTMnews and includes practical activities and advice clinics. Register: https://buff.ly/3Q4yOj7

A free webinar will explore ways of using collective writing and dialogic storytelling in qualitative #SocialResearch. The event takes place on Wednesday, 26 February 2025. It is being organised by NCRM, QUEST, @SouthCoastDTP and @Workfutures. Register: https://buff.ly/3WWLUmm

New 3.5yr PhD opportunity at UCL with @equalise.bsky.social supervised by myself, @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, @baowenxue.bsky.social & @profkatsmith.bsky.social on inequalities in pathways to employment in young people. Closes 25th Feb www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

@equalise.bsky.social new research on sandwich carers uses @usociety.bsky.social data on.ft.com/4arE21W

Delighted to share this publications from Whitney Well's MSc dissertation showing ethnic differences in the health of unpaid carers in the UK with @baowenxue.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social jech.bmj.com/content/79/2...

One for @equalise.bsky.social

Carers - both paid and unpaid - are the backbone of our society. We’ve long campaigned for a National Outcome on Care, and today MSPs have the chance to endorse it as part of a debate on Scotland’s proposed new National Outcomes. Let’s make care count #ScotlandCares

This research on the mental health of sandwich carers - those who look after both children and other relatives - highlights the important links between unpaid caring and ill-health. We know that 61% of sandwich carers are women and at high risk of poverty. www.ft.com/content/cd62...

Our work published today shows the psychological distress associated with combining care of both the younger and older generations with lead author @baowenxue.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social

Come & work with us @equalise.bsky.social We are hiring for 4 UCL based Research Fellows. Details here for 3 x UCL Institute of Epidemiology: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... UCL Institute of Child Health with me & Katie Harron: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

'Sandwich carers' suffer long mental health toll, new research from our ICLS colleagues shows www.ft.com/content/cd62... @baowenxue.bsky.social @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social @ukri.org

Our report exploring health care system funding in the UK and 6 European countries concludes that there is no perfect system. Policymakers should recognise strengths of the UK’s model and focus on securing long-term funding sustainability. Read it now ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4iW0bsN

Really important paper

Really interesting stuff from @equalise.bsky.social & colleagues. By age 30 only 27% of men had left parental home. Jeez wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/9-735

The importance of social infrastructure can’t be overstated. Health, education, and care services not only support communities but also deliver long-term benefits. Prioritising social infrastructure should be at the heart of economic policies that aim to promote gender equality. 💜

The government will only achieve a successful digital NHS with the support of patients and the public. Our latest polling shows the need to engage with people across all social groups to ensure that health care technologies work for everyone ⬇️ https://buff.ly/49H4cgq

One Research Associate post will be part of the new ESRC Centre @equalise.bsky.social, supporting longitudinal analysis of opportunities to reduce health inequalities across care, learning (education) & work: strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/... Feb 25-Aug 29. 2/3

We are recruiting three research fellows to work in Equalise, our new ESRC Centre. See the link below and feel free to share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

"As the landscape of young caring evolves in response to global health crises like COVID-19, it becomes imperative for policymakers and support systems to adapt and provide robust assistance to this vulnerable group." New paper/blog from ICLS colleagues bit.ly/3OzGhWM @ukri.org

We are a new ESRC funded centre led out of UCL but working with a multidisciplinary team of researchers at 4 other universities and an amazing group of #healthequity advocates - find out more www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology...

We’re advertising 3 new PhD Studentships within Equalise our new ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely..

Great opportunity to be part ion this fantastic new Centre that's embarking on a 5 year research programme to tackle health inequalities.

If you’re interested in Social epidemiology here’s an account to follow, the international social epidemiology society @ises-epi.bsky.social , for webinars, events & information sharing ⏬⏬

Delighted to see the publication of my first PhD study last week! Thank you to my lovely supervisors @jessiebaldwin.bsky.social & @rebeccalacey.bsky.social, to Helen Fisher and the wider E-Risk Study team for being so supportive throughout the (lengthy) review process! doi.org/10.1111/jcpp...