SIPHER developed systems science to reduce health inequalities by promoting healthy public policy. This account inactive after grant funding ended March 2025.

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Joined October 2019
🎉SIPHER's final Bulletin - bit.ly/4jQZFfk A special feature reflects our 5-year journey as @SipherC closes. Watch our video for a glimpse from our Showcase event then dive deeper with our full video, event resources & latest news: youtu.be/i58VsUde5sg?feature…
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Aspects of SIPHER’s work continues as a foundation for @PHIUK_News Policy Modelling for Health consortium supporting innovative research towards tackling the wider determinants of health and reducing inequalities. For more visit: phiuk.org/policy-modelling-f…
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Vacancy📣 FT Senior Programme Manager to support Policy Modelling for Health a £7.5m consortium - part of @UKRI_News -funded @PHIUK_News network shaping how policy affects health and equity. Glasgow | £50,253–£58,225 Deadline 17 Feb 2026 jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/senior-pr…
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Job Vacancy: Policy Modelling For Health seeks a Research Scientist with Data Visualisation skills to help bring complex model outputs to life through engaging, and accessible visuals + narratives. 0.5 FTE @UofGSHW Closes 8 Sept👉 bit.ly/4fUNT2H
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Abstract submission is now open for #PreventionResearch26 4-5 March 2026 📄Abstracts are invited from all corners of the prevention research community 🎤 Oral/poster presentations, Symposia and Workshops 📅 Deadline: 10 Sept 2025. Link in reply...
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LIVE at the Insigneo Showcase! Prof. Robin Purshouse (@sheffielduni) shares how SIPHER's cutting-edge computational models are supporting government efforts to reduce health inequalities. 📺 Catch the podcast interview (17:57–32:00): youtu.be/pAwZCxTGp8M?feature… via @YouTube
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📢 New SIPHER Paper in @Nature detailing harmonised dataset of 13 indicators on economic inclusion across nearly 8K wards in Great Britain (2019–21). Built using admin + synthetic data to support inclusive, data-driven policy & research. Read rdcu.be/ewCl5
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Innovating with people, places and communities - the PHI UK Annual Review 2024-25 is now available. This Review captures the foundations being laid in our first year, and the ways in which our research is already making a difference. Watch a short intro. Links in the reply.
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Prof. Petra Meier reflects on over five years leading @SipherC — a groundbreaking journey using systems science to transform how we shape healthy public policy - Read her commentary on Glasgow’s Social Sciences Hub gla.ac.uk/explore/glasgowsoc… - #SocSciHub
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📢Just out: SIPHER Wider Social Determinants of Mental Health Systems Map: Methodological Appendix - bit.ly/4luuUOh. A powerful new tool to visualise how social factors impact mental health-supporting policy, prevention & systems thinking. Visit bit.ly/4nkXVNW
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We're very pleased to announce that PHI UK and the UKPRP Prevention Research Network will be hosting Prevention Research 2026 in Birmingham, 4-5 March. Connecting research, policy and practice for health equity. Register interest at preventionresearch26.co.uk/ #preventionresearch26
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"Health inequity is not an accident." @WHO's new report looks at why health outcomes are so different for different people & confirms that to ⬇️avoidable health gaps we must address the non-medical root causes that shape most of our health and wellbeing.
WHO’s new report highlights how people with limited access to quality housing, education, and job opportunities have a higher risk of illness & death. Health inequity is not an accident. It is caused by the way society allocates resources & opportunities: bit.ly/44qC4Oi
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Reminder: Deadline is 9 May for submissions to our Systems & Simulation Approaches in Population Research session at #BSPS2025.
📢Call for Papers! Reserachers @UofGlasgow & @durham_uni are hosting a Systems & Simulation Approaches in Population Research session at #BSPS2025 and seeking work utilising microsimulation, agent-based models, system dynamics models, network analysis & more! #PopulationScience
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📢How does housing affect children's health? Come along to hear @amyclair503 present findings from #admindata in the UK and Australia. 📅17 June, 12.30pm ✍️Register now: uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/r…
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📢Call for Papers! Reserachers @UofGlasgow & @durham_uni are hosting a Systems & Simulation Approaches in Population Research session at #BSPS2025 and seeking work utilising microsimulation, agent-based models, system dynamics models, network analysis & more! #PopulationScience
Social scientists 📣 The call for papers for the @bspsUK 2025 conference taking place at Swansea University between 2-4 September is now open! ⏰ The deadline for submissions to #BSPS2025 is 9 May! Find out more & submit ⬇️ lse.ac.uk/international-deve…
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How do we tackle health inequalities for our communities? Our virtual public health conference taking place 1-3 April with @ADPHUK will explore this. We’ll have expert speakers, best practice and much more. Sign up for free: orlo.uk/lQG4k
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Thank you to all who joined us today in Manchester as we Showcased our cutting edge tools and approaches helping policy makers tackling complex health inequalities
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🔎How can automation & AI streamline evidence synthesis? Ruth Wong from SIPHER’s Evidence Synthesis team explores tools for mapping, reviewing & evaluating research—making evidence more accessible & impactful. Read more in blog out today: bit.ly/43iTQCA #AI #reviews
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