Calling UK postgraduate (taught or research) students interested in data skills training for social science and the humanities -- please complete our survey! bit.ly/4b8MVyN @sociodigfutures.bsky.social @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social @pgresearchhub.bsky.social @newcastlesu.bsky.social

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If you're a UK postgraduate student (taught or research) interested in data science skills training, please complete our survey! https://t.co/BVz44gtg37 @nine_dtp @ESRC @StudentsNCL @NCLsocsciences ...

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EVENT: The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain Join us, @fairness.bsky.social, Will Snell, @pollyneate.bsky.social, Will Hutton, Siobhan Aarons and @bobbyduffy.bsky.social to discuss why a fair society matters, and how we can make it happen. ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-f...

Can children shape their parents' lives? @evakimova.bsky.social and @melindacmills.bsky.social show in @pnas.org how children's genetically influenced characteristics can shape family outcomes, highlighting the interplay between genes & social environment. www.demography.ox.ac.uk/news/can-chi...

Can children shape their parents’ lives? New study reveals influence may flow both ways

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) challenges the traditional view that influence within families flows only from parents to children. The research was...

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🎥 New on the Equalise YouTube channel: Professor @zetkin.bsky.social explores why evidence doesn't always translate neatly into policy, and what alternative models can teach us about research impact. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSfc... How can researchers better influence policy? #Policy

Alternative Models of the Research/Policy Relationship: Equalise seminar with Mel Bartley

YouTube video by Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

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Great to take part in the #UPENConference! It was a pleasure to host our table, share our work, and connect with so many colleagues across the sector. Thank you to everyone who stopped by! #Research #UPEN #HealthEquity

📣 New article on caregiving out today! Equalise member @baowenxue.bsky.social presents highlights from her research on how caregiving affects cognitive function - both positively and negatively. 👉 Read the article: flickread.com/edition/html... @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social @ukri.org

Read the digital edition of today!

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🎥 We’ve launched our YouTube channel! Our first video explores health equity, time and lifecourse research with Equalise Co-Directors Yvonne Kelly and Anne McMunn. Watch 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RPJ... Let us know what you think! #HealthEquity #Lifecourse #Research

Health Equity and Time: Equalise seminar with Yvonne Kelly and Anne McMunn

YouTube video by Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

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"If you could change one major policy or social structure tomorrow to improve health equity, what would it be and why?" 👉 Find Equalise Co-Directors Yvonne Kelly and @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social's answer on pages 54-56 of @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social's Magazine: online.fliphtml5.com/ezoow/gmaa/#...

Population Health Sciences Magazine 2025/26, June 2026

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We’re excited to launch the Equalise YouTube channel 🎉 We’ll be sharing research seminar recordings, insights from collaborators, and more on lifecourse health equity. Stay connected with our work 👇 www.youtube.com/@EqualiseHea... #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #Research #Equalise #Lifecourse @ukri.org

Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

Equalise is the ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity, dedicated to generating rigorous, interdisciplinary research that drives policy change, for a fairer, healthier society. Our mission is to pr...

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Now available - Our webinar recording which explores how practitioners working in children's services in East Lothian and Glasgow use collaborative practice and shared leadership to strengthen whole family support and improve outcomes for children, young people and families: buff.ly/ByL9iwa

🎧 There are 1M young carers in the UK (2–3 per classroom). Sharing the Mic centres their voices (on education, work & wellbeing) and what must change. This is an evidence-based call to action. Listen: open.spotify.com/show/4XGUsp3... #CarersWeek #YoungCarers #CarePolicy

Sharing the Mic: Young Carers & Change Makers in Conversation

Podcast · Research Podcasts · What’s it like to be a young carer in the UK? Where are change and support found right now - and how can we make a fairer future? In these intimate and urgent conversatio...

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Young carers (16–18) have worse mental health than their peers: higher anxiety, depression & chronic illness. This pattern holds across gender, ethnicity & income. 📣 General support isn’t enough: we need targeted interventions. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #CarersWeek #MentalHealth #YoungCarers

Young carers’ mental health during and after the Covid-19 pandemic: variation by gender, ethnicity, income and peer, school or social support - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Purpose Young carers are an often overlooked group of carers, with little longitudinal research on their mental health, particularly regarding variations across demographics and support systems. This ...

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New European evidence on informal care (ELSA & SHARE): Care is rising, unevenly distributed, and shaped by gender, SES & care systems. Impacts on health, work & participation vary widely. 👉 Policy must reflect this complexity. link.springer.com/collections/... #CarersWeek #CarePolicy #HealthEquity

Becoming a carer in later life has mixed effects on cognition. ✔️ Lower-intensity care → slower decline ⚠️ High-intensity care → faster decline The policy priority is clear: preventing carer overload with targeted support. academic.oup.com/ageing/artic... #CarersWeek #Ageing #CarePolicy #HealthEquity

Association between becoming a carer in later life and changes in the trajectory of cognitive function: results from the English longitudinal study of ageing

Abstract. The influence of becoming a carer on cognitive function presents a complex picture. Variations in intensity, recipients and locations of caring m

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Yesterday at @glasgow.ac.uk we brought together partners and collaborators for our Equalise Centre Day, sharing ideas, updates (and dinner!) as we continue working towards health equity. Huge thanks to our speakers including @publichealthscot.bsky.social @swbg.bsky.social @vhscotland.bsky.social.

📢 Young carers are the forgotten group in NEET policy. They’re 119% more likely to be persistently NEET, and far less likely to complete FE/HE - a new study by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social shows. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u... @ucliehc.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org

NEET may be an administratively useful category but it can stigmatise young people, flatten diffs & obscure conditions shaping lives. We've written a short @equalise.bsky.social briefing. One small shift: avoid 'NEETs', say 'young people in the NEET category' equalisehealthequity.org/2026/05/12/b...

Briefing Note on Young People’s Experiences and Views of ‘NEET’ as a Category

Katherine E. Smith, Anna Gkiouleka, Katharine Timpson | Equalise Briefing Note on Young People’s Experiences and Views of ‘NEET’ as a Category |DOI: Equalise Briefing Note on Young People’s Experie…

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Heavy caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 & over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people’s mental abilities, new research led by Dr @baowenxue.bsky.social from @ucliehc.bsky.social finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

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'Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring.' 👈 The Guardian wrote about a new study by #ESRC Equalise's @baowenxue.bsky.social, out today! www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Read the full paper📖 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

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🎧 New Oral Health Matters podcast episode asks: how can evidence really lead to fairer policy? @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, Co-Director of Equalise, joins the discussion on the pro-equity policy agenda and what it would take to move from evidence to action. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Pro-equity policy agenda

Podcast Episode · Oral Health Matters · 14 April · 26min

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New research shows that parenting programmes, like SFSC, work in improving parents' mental wellbeing 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ucliehc.bsky.social @yvonne-kelly.bsky.social @anjaheilmann.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a parenting programme to improve family wellbeing in England (TOGETHER): a multicentre, single-blind, randomised controlled trial

Stark socioeconomic health inequalities exist in the UK, with families from ethnic minority backgrounds disproportionally affected. Robust evidence is…

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Today on #YoungCarersActionDay we share a new podcast on young carers' experience - in their own voice 👉 'Sharing the Mic: Young Carers & Change Makers in Conversation' shorturl.at/p6PZk @rebeccalacey.bsky.social @carerstrust.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org @researchpodcasts.bsky.social

Young Carers: Creating a Fairer Future with Eden and Amy

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Interested in helping shape #research on #health inequity? 📣 We're recruiting for our Childcare Public Scrutiny Panel! 👇 We want to hear from families using childcare, and from those who can’t access it although they need it. Get in touch or register your interest: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

I'm currently hiring for a PhD studentship based at City St George's, University of London as part of @equalise.bsky.social 'Family and environmental influences on children's home learning, and inequalities in education and mental health outcomes' Apply here: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...

#Equalise Co-Director @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social gave expert oral evidence to a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) select committee on Carers Allowance today, together with @carerstrust.bsky.social and @carers-uk.bsky.social 📣 Watch/listen to the panel: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Passionate about health equity? 📣 Join the #Equalise team and help make a difference with a fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk. ✍ Further information & how to apply: shorturl.at/yn3Sh #PhD #PhDFunding @celsenbroich.bsky.social @pmeierprof.bsky.social

FULLY FUNDED PhD - Actionable Evidence for More Health Equity Among the UK’s Future Workforces – A Synthetic Population and Simulation Approach at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Actionable Evidence for More Health Equity Among the UK’s Future Workforces – A Synthetic Population and Simulation Approach at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAP...

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We had a wonderful and productive day today at our #Equalise Centre Day! Thank you to all the colleagues, partners and speakers for sharing knowledge, updates and vision, as we continue our journey towards health equity. #HealthEquity #ESRC

Too many young carers are being left behind. @rebeccalacey.bsky.social's new study shows early and preventable gaps in attendance and attainment. Young carers deserve better. Read the blog: childofourtimeblog.org.uk/2026/01/youn... @nuffieldfoundation.org #YoungCarers #HealthEquity #Policy

Young carers are being failed in education — policy must catch up

Across England, a large and often invisible group of children are balancing school with helping a parent, sibling or grandparent who is ill, disabled or struggling with mental health or addiction. …

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📣New study by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social & @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social with @carerstrust.bsky.social & MYTIME Young Carers: Young carers face major educational disadvantages, risking future opportunities. Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #YoungCarers

Young carers and inequalities in educational attainment and school engagement: Evidence from the UK household longitudinal study linked to the national pupil database

Young carers (individuals under 18 providing care to family members) experience significant disadvantages. While prior research suggests caring negati…

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Equalise Co-Director @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social and Equalise members @baowenxue.bsky.social and @enrico-ucl.bsky.social had a great and productive couple of days at the @qar-netcare.bsky.social Workshop on 'Care and Inequality: Bridging Research and Practice' in Sheffield. #Equalise #HealthEquity