International HBSC study - young people’s online habits in Scotland
New data from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals a sharp rise in problematic social media use among adolescents in Scotland.
Events
We have a lunchtime seminar series featuring our own researchers and invited speakers from academic, policy and third sector organisations. These seminars take place throughout the year and are open to students, staff and the general public.
We also organise and participate in various talks, workshops, debates, conferences and festivals to share our research and connect with people beyond academia.
Please sign up to our mailing list to be kept informed of upcoming events.
Lunchtime seminars
Our lunchtime seminars are held from 1-2pm, both in-person in the Clarice Pears building, and online via Zoom.
If you would like to attend, please contact sphsu-seminars@glasgow.ac.uk
| Date | Speaker | Title |
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| 29/02/2024 |
Elisa Bellotti, University of Manchester |
Ambivalent and consistent relationships: The role of personal networks in cases of domestic violence |
| 22/11/2023 |
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Using Census data to derive a new UK-wide area-based measure of deprivation |
| 08/06/2023 |
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Challenges for health policy coordination in Latin American federations: the response to Covid-19 in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico |
| 05/04/2023 |
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Advancing the science of Rapid Reviews' methods |
| 08/03/2023 |
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Using linked administrative data to inform evidence-based interventions and assess system relationships: a homelessness service example |
| 30/05/2022 |
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Development, feasibility and potential effectiveness of community-based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery strategies: lessons for optimization and replication |
| 08/12/2021 |
Professor Anthony Costello, co-chair of the Lancet Countdown and Professor of Global Health and Sustainable Development, UCL Dr Marina Romanello, Research Director of the Lancet Countdown and Research Fellow at UCL |
Lancet Countdown: Tracking progress on health and climate change |
| 30/11/2021 |
Dr Lindsay Jaacks, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Chancellors Fellow Global Challenges, University of Edinburgh |
Health co-benefits of organic farming |
| 23/09/2021 |
Dr Corinna Elsenbroich |
Embracing social complexity |
| 09/09/2021 |
Professor Alison Heppenstall |
Using agent-based models to simulate social systems |
| 10/12/2020 |
Dr Lauren Powell, Dept of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA |
The effects of dog ownership on human mental well-being |
| 19/11/2020 |
Professor Laurence Moore, Professor Sharon Simpson, Dr Jo Inchley, Dr Eric Silverman |
Research in the SPHSU Complexity programme |
| 05/11/2020 |
Professor Rich Mitchell |
Research in the SPHSU Places programme |
| 28/10/2020 |
Dr Vittal Katikireddi, Dr Claire Niedwiedz |
Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19: What do we know so far? |
| 03/09/2020 |
Professor Alastair Leyland, Professor Peter Craig, Dr Michael Green, Dr Lia Demou, Dr Vittal Katikireddi |
Research on COVID-19 in the Inequalities programme |
| 04/06/2020 |
Professor Petra Meier, University of Sheffield |
Systems Science in Public Health and Health Economic Research - an Introduction to the work of the SIPHER Consortium |
| 11/05/2020 |
Jeremy Hilton VR CEng, Principal Research Fellow in Complex Systems at Cranfield University |
Putting empiricism in context; the benefits of critical realism within systems thinking |
Webinars
| Date | Speakers | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2021 |
Carrie Purcell, Karen Maxwell, Fiona Bloomer, Sam Rowlands and Lesley Hoggart |
SASS Website and Briefing Launch Seminar |
News
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25 Sep
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29 Aug
New WHO/Europe report reveals high rates of unprotected sex among adolescents
A new report from the WHO Regional Office for Europe reveals that condom use among sexually active adolescents has declined significantly since 2014, with rates of unprotected sex worryingly high.
