#JobVacancy: Are you a confident and efficient administrator? Do you have experience of working with multiple stakeholder groups? Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) is seeking a Project Officer to join its passionate and friendly team. Apply now: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

Excited to be part of the Prevention Research Conference 2026 this week, joining global leaders in #CommercialDeterminantsofHealth, inc. @monikakosinska.bsky.social and Prof. Sharon Friel (Australian National University), and our very own Prof. Anna Gilmore (@uniofbath.bsky.social)

Join us on 23 March (15:30–17:00) for our upcoming webinar: The Business of Health Misinformation. We will explore how social media platforms are shaping health outcomes and spreading misinformation, and what this means for conflicts of interest between the social media industry and #PublicHealth.

Recent analysis of the economic impact of Brexit is clear cut ➡️ it was bad. The author breaks it down ⤵️

(3/3) Our recommendation is that the content be reviewed and, if found to be in breach, taken down. We would also recommend that the BBC exercises caution in future when deciding whether to engage with the tobacco industry and its representatives. Read our complaint letter to the BBC below 👇

Join us for a #webinar exploring the latest evidence on #AirPollution. This is an opportunity for practice sharing and learning from #councils already implementing #interventions, the aim being to address common challenges and inspire action. 👉 Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

C21PH's Amy Thompson and Dan Hunt will attend next week’s UN High-Level Meeting on the Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Mental Health #UNHLM4 and participate in Climate Week NYC. Find out more – www.bath.ac.uk/announcement... #PublicHealth #NCDs

📣New research opportunity: funded PhD at @uniofbath.bsky.social to explore 'polluter pays' principle to address #CommercialDeterminantsofHealth. Supervised by experts @robbranston.bsky.social, Prof Anna Gilmore and Dr Andrea Serna Castano. www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #CDOH #HealthResearch

Next up at #EuHEA2025 Tommy Clyde from @econuniofbath.bsky.social presenting work on the impact of female political representation on neonatal mortality in India

Great to be at #EuHEA2025 PhD & supervisor conference!

Members of the Editorial Board for Health Economics gathered in Bali during #IHEA2025 to enjoy social time, discuss ways to expand our journal reach, and soak in the tropical air. Summer conference season is the best!

Pre congress session: Fiscal policies for Tobacco control in Bali #2025IHEA

A new IPR policy brief by Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Dr Alistair Hunt, Lily Zelezetskii and James Bailey, in partnership with Fatherhood Institute and Working Families, calls for an overhaul of UK #PaternityLeave. 🧵

Tune in! Our colleague Dr Joanna Clifton Sprigg will be live on BBCWomansHour today at 10AM discussing her latest research with Dr Alistair Hunt on the need for reform of paternity leave @uniofbathipr.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social

Are you skilled at distilling complex research into clear and compelling messaging? Have experience communicating with researchers, local gov., civil society and policymakers? Join @lhgp.bsky.social as Communications Lead. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy... Close 25/06 @publichealthjobs.bsky.social

More evidence on the wider impacts of air quality. Earlier this year we showed wider impacts of low emission zones on mental wellbeing, productivity and health: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

Missed the @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social seminar on Health Impacts of 20mph Zones? Catch up with Dr Andrew Williams' talk now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R5u... #phiukhup

Amazing to see #iHEA adding their words of support to our joint statement!

“Why should the poor world be uglier than the rich world? The light here is the same as there. The dignity here is the same as there” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

The Editorial Boards of leading health economics journals are issuing a Joint Statement of Principles on Editorial Independence. In these troubled times some scholars worry their work might suffer ideological attack. We reaffirm our commitment to unfettered scholarship. Please repost.

The Editorial Board of Health Economics is very pleased to congratulate one of our own, Prof. Bruce Hollingsworth, on being appointed a Founding Fellow of the Royal Economic Society. This is a high and well-deserved honour! Read all about it here: www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/oyal-ec...

Join Prof Tim Lang (CUL) and Prof Sarah Bridle (@york.ac.uk) as they discuss what a good food system looks like and the policies needed to ensure that our food system is fairer, more sustainable and more resilient. 🗓 Wednesday, May 21 ⏰ 6 - 7pm GMT+1 📍ONLINE 🎟️

@lukemunford.bsky.social the ice cream season has started. This one is from a boat in sunny York!

Our work with Dr H Beshir now published www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... finding productivity and well-being improvements from the introduction of low emission zones in Greater London. See also PR from University of Bath www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

New framework for natural experiments announced by @arc-west.bsky.social arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-fra...

🌿 Upcoming Seminar Alert 🌿 Seminar by Professor Heikki Hiilamo - How the well-being economy framework can be applied 🗓 When: Tuesday, 25 March, 14:00-15:00📍 Where: University of Bath, 10 West 2.02🔗 Register here: lnkd.in/eaDZBXC2 @phiuk.bsky.social @tcrgbath.bsky.social #CDOH #PublicHealth

Are you a University of Bath academic aiming to boost your policy impact? Connect your expertise with policymakers through the BPEA and gain tools to translate research into real-world impact. Learn more: buff.ly/V9HLtJi

How about a social system that favours males in STEMs and requires of girls to be ‘perfect’??? This article implis it is girls’ nature to fear failure… 🤷🏻‍♀️ www.bbc.com/news/article...

📢 Are you or someone you know considering a career in the think tank sector? We're hosting an online webinar for those interested in the sector, aimed particularly at those from under-represented groups. Find out more and sign up here👇 https://buff.ly/3CYMwky

More evidence on the positive health impacts of clean air zones. See summary from our previous study: www.bath.ac.uk/publications...

The details of the 2025/26 PH grant allocations are now available, including the £200m uplift announced first thing this morning. However, the grant value is still 26% lower per person in real terms than 2015/16. Short 🧵 on why today's uplift is important and why it needs to be just the start. 1/

🗣️ 🎓 Vacancy @popmhuk.bsky.social & @kingsioppn.bsky.social Research Associate in Population Mental Health and Health Inequalities (Quantitative Methods) Deadline 10 Feb. Apply 👉 https://buff.ly/42BrQd3 @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social #phiukpmh

"the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Bath... is seen as world-leading in welfare and constitution issues." A great endorsement of @uniofbathipr.bsky.social in this fascinating piece about policy institutes from @timeshighered.bsky.social

Housing in the UK is expensive at 44% higher than the OECD average. Meanwhile, food and clothing are cheaper than elsewhere, owing to price competition between retailers and Britain's various VAT exemptions.

In our 2020 EHB paper (Munford, Fichera and Sutton) , we found positive impact on health, GHQ and self assessed health, operating via labour markets www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hello World! The Editorial Board of Health Economics is pleased to announce that we are now live on the happier, friendlier, and all-together Blue-er place. Please follow us (and repost) for updates on articles and journal issues as they come out.

Well done, Amber!

We have an exciting position as Research Fellow (FT, open ended) in our new Research Centre for 21st Century Public Health at the University of Bath. For more info and to apply, follow the link: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

We’re looking for a new colleague at Our World in Data! The full details for this Junior Data Scientist role are here: ourworldindata.org/junior-data-... The deadline to apply is Sunday 17 March 2024 If you know someone who might be interested, please consider sharing with them — thank you!

If you are in Bath, join us from Blowout Sax www.blowoutsax.com! Will be playing at my first jazz gig. #whateconomistsdo

I thought long and hard about my first post in the blue sky. Decided it had to be the current place of travel. ☺️