MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

Cardiovascular disease deaths are falling but unacceptable inequalities persist

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:00:00 BST

Deaths from cardiovascular disease are declining in many European countries, but they remain socially patterned. How can we reduce these inequalities?

Maths for the Good of your Health

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 15:44:00 BST

It's Maths Week Scotland 2019!

“Enrolling my child is the best decision I’ve ever made”: Gaining insights into outdoor learning and childcare

Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:45:00 BST

Jessica Kenny shares her experience working on an outdoor nurseries research project as part of a summer studentship.

Multimorbidity and transition into social care

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:02:00 BST

Paul Henery explains how multimorbidity measures can be used to predict older people's transition into social care.

What happened to the built environment in one year? Atlas of change in Scotland 2016 to 2017

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 10:09:00 BST

New atlas and interactive mapping tool highlights changes in buildings, roads and woodlands across Scotland.

Free bus travel benefits older people’s wellbeing

Fri, 31 May 2019 15:55:00 BST

Dr Elise Whitley discusses a recent study looking at the impact of the statutory concessionary travel scheme on bus travel among older people in England.

Children in deprived areas encounter shops selling tobacco six times more frequently than those in well-off areas.

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:22:00 BST

Dr Fiona Caryl discusses a recent study which found that children in deprived areas encounter shops selling tobacco six times more frequently than those in well-off areas.

ASSIST Global: Can we implement and research a schools-based smoking prevention intervention, developed in the UK, in a range of low- and middle-income countries?

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:56:00 BST

Between 20th and 24th May 2019, an international group including representatives from East Asia (China), South-east Asia (Indonesia and the Philippines), Eastern Europe (Moldova) and the UK (England and Scotland), met at the University of Glasgow.

What is ‘on the ground’ in a city linked to levels of inequality in life satisfaction

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 08:11:00 GMT

In a European-wide study of 63,554 people from 66 cities in 28 countries, we found links between urban design and levels of inequality in life satisfaction. This is the first study to theorise and examine how the entire urban landscape may affect levels of and inequalities in wellbeing in a large international sample.

ARISE-ing to the challenge

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 11:45:00 GMT

In this blog, Dr Linsay Gray shares her experiences participating in the inception meeting and launch event of the Global Challenges Research Fund ARISE Hub on Accountability in Urban Health which took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 12th–15th February 2019.

Preventing premature deaths among people who are homeless

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 12:06:00 GMT

In this blog, Dr Emily Tweed discusses how we can use evidence to help us prevent premature deaths among people who are homeless.

Being a research nurse on THRIVE

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:15:00 GMT

Nicola Smith is a paediatric research nurse who has been working with the Trial for Healthy Relationship Initiatives for the Very Early Years (THRIVE) at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit for the past three years. In this blog, she shares her experiences of the research process.