Spend your summer studying in Glasgow 🌍 The @uofgshw.bsky.social at the University of Glasgow is running two courses as part of the International Summer School this June–July. With guaranteed accommodation, credit-bearing courses, and the chance to experience Scottish culture,
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Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) is a multi-disciplinary research group @ University of Glasgow, focused on informing clinical practice, population health, & health policy. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/research/hehta/
Congratulations to Samuel Owusu Achiaw who has been selected as a new member of the UK Young Academy. Samuel is a Research Associate and self-taught artist. He also leads on advocacy for international staff and students in our School. More 👉 ukyoungacademy.org/news/uk-youn...
Congratulations 👏 to all the teams involved - PHIRST is now a 'Decad' 🔟 - find out about them all on our website phirst.nihr.ac.uk/about-phirst/ @glasgow.ac.uk @uofghehta.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk @bristoluni.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social
About PHIRST - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
Funded by the NIHR the Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams work with local government to evaluate public health interventions
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📣Abstract submission is closing for the Health Economists' Study Group (HESG) Summer 2026 meeting in Glasgow on MONDAY 2nd MARCH 2026. Please submit your abstracts via the HESG website: hesg.org.uk/meetings/sum... 🌎We look forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow!
Summer 2026: University of Glasgow – Health Economists' Study Group
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Reminder: Summer HESG 2026: Abstract Submission Closing 02/03/26 #healtheconomics
💡This new report from @uofghehta.bsky.social and CaCHE for Scottish Futures Trust and @publichealthscot.bsky.social highlights the scale of the health and financial implications of poor-quality housing in Scotland. Read the report here: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/hous...
Housing Quality and Health - an Economic Analysis - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence
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📕HEHTA Annual Report 2024 📢We are pleased to share our latest annual report, highlighting HEHTA’s milestones & celebrating staff & student successes 📚The report also includes a full list of our outputs & showcases our expanding research portfolio. 🔗Digital edition: tinyurl.com/48sxmt88
🔈We’re excited to welcome Shayesteh Moghadas as Senior Programme Manager (Research) on PHIRST Fusion 2! ➡️With 20+ years’ experience across academia, industry & the public sector, Shayesteh is committed to keeping research connected to community needs. Welcome, Shayesteh! 🎉
📢Latest HEHTA newsletter now available! ➡️Find out more about our projects, publications, and team successes in our fully accessible newsletter online: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_... ✉️DM to join our mailing list to receive our newsletters & annual reports directly to your inbox.
🌱New project to tackle food inequality in Glasgow through community food markets 🍎💷Eleanor Grieve & Samuel Owusu Achiaw are leading the evaluation on business case & value-for-money for the initiative, led by Dr Ada Garcia & funded by UKRI & BBSRC. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2pm8p52x
🌎We are proud to be attending ISPOR Europe 2025 next week! 🤝Looking forward to connecting with HEHTA alumni returning to Glasgow! 🗓️Check out our day two line-up on Tuesday 11th November - please come and see us! #ISPOREurope #healtheconomics
🌏We are proud to be attending ISPOR Europe 2025 next week! 🤝Looking forward to connecting with HEHTA alumni returning to Glasgow! 🗓️Check out our first day's line-up on Monday 10th November and please come and see us! #ISPOREurope #healtheconomics
🌏This week, we said goodbye to Sivaraj Raman and Amalina Zaimi, visiting researchers from the National Institute of Health, Malaysia. 🤝They look forward to applying knowledge gained at HEHTA to their work in Malaysia and we wish them all the very best!
🗣️David McAllister will be speaking on the 'Researcher and Data Contributor Panel - From Contribution to Impact in Clinical Trial Applicability to Routine Care' at the 2025 Vivli Annual Meeting on 23rd October!
Have you registered for the 2025 Vivli Annual Meeting yet? To be held Oct. 23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET, the event will feature 8 sessions, such as this panel focusing on the applications of #ClinicalTrialData. Learn more and register at bit.ly/Vivli2025Mee.... #DataSharing
🚧Prof. Jim Lewsey & SHW colleagues led interactive sessions with Multiplex workers on substance use, wellbeing & safety in construction. 👷The talks explored how drugs & alcohol impact health & performance, & highlighted key support services. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2yembwhn
📢Advanced Modelling Course Open for Registration ➡️Maximising the Value of Clinical Trial Data: Advanced Analysis for Economic Evaluation & Modelling 🗓️19 Nov-5 Dec (live online sessions x 9) 🧑🏫Led by Professor of Medical Statistics Jim Lewsey @jimlewsey.bsky.social ➡️https://tinyurl.com/y9a8rcxa
📍Researchers Dikshyanta Rana, Lili Wei & Ryan Mulholland attended the Universitas 21 ECR Workshop, 1-5 September, at the University of Nottingham. 📊Ryan Mulholland gave a poster presentation of his current work around evidence synthesis & analysis of linked health data.
💡Our fully online short courses in HE and HTA help you take your career further – all at your own pace, no matter where you are. 📈 Choose from 9 in-depth courses: gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
📍At the #IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali, HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh presented “Economic Evaluation of Later Trading Hour Policies for Bars and Clubs Alongside a Natural Experiment in Aberdeen and Glasgow, Scotland.”🏴 #IHEA2025 #HealthEconomics #PolicyEvaluation #HEHTA
🎤 HEHTA’s Robert Heggie delivered a thought-provoking session on “Incorporating implementation within the economic evaluation of health technologies” at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌟 💬 The session sparked valuable discussions on the need for more integrated, collaborative approaches. 👏🏻
🎓 HEHTA's MSc graduates returned to campus this summer to celebrate their graduation. 👏 We’re proud of all our MSc graduates — past and present, celebrating on campus or from afar. Welcome to the HEHTA alumni community — look forward to staying connected and celebrating your continued success. 🌍
🔍 Research Highlight on System Dynamics Modelling 💪 🌍 HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh led on a new publication – A system dynamics model of community-based health insurance system in Bangladesh. 📘 SSM - Health Systems ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
🎓 Huge congratulations to Dr Hanin Kamaruzaman on her PhD graduation from the University of Glasgow, with her thesis titled “Disinvestment Initiatives in Healthcare”. We’re so proud of all she has achieved and wish her continued success in her important role in Malaysia.👏 #Graduation #PhD #HEHTA
Carlos Sillero Rejon & HEHTA's Robert Heggie held their first in-person ImplementEcon workshop at #HSRUK25 last week.👏 Participants explored trade-offs in effectiveness, cost-effectiveness & implementation, followed by discussion on incorporating these into decision frameworks. 💪
👏 Great to see Lili Wei present HEHTA’s work at #MtHood2025! ⭐ Our Scottish T2DM policy model (using SDRN) was recognised as a notable study for integrating health inequalities. Led by Jim Lewsey & David McAllister, with input from Claudia Geue & teams at Glasgow & Edinburgh.
🔍 Research Highlight at HTAi 2025 🌟 HEHTA’s Kathleen Boyd presented insightful work on early HTA for complex childhood mental health interventions 👏 A strong showing from HEHTA, with contributions from Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi 💪 #HTAi #HTA #MentalHealth
HEHTA’s Nishant Jaiswal @nishantjaiswal.bsky.social brings valuable insights to the panel discussion! 👏
ESMARConf2025: Panel Discussion on AI in Evidence Synthesis and Meta-Analysis starts at 10:00AM(UTC) watch on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@esmarconf
Proud moment for HEHTA! 👏 Our MSc HTA alumni Melissa Pegg took the stage as a plenary speaker at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025, sharing insights on innovative approaches to strengthening HTA across diverse health systems. So proud of our alumni making a global impact in HTA! 🌍👏
HEHTA's Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi led a very successful and engaging pre-conference workshop on 14th June at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025. We are so proud to see our colleagues and alumni driving impact in global HTA – truly inspiring work! 🌍👏