Health Inequalities
Our Health Inequalities research is focused on the persistent and unfair gaps in health and wellbeing between different groups in society, how to identify their causes and how to reduce them.
Our Ambition
We want to understand what causes health inequalities and how we can tackle them, together. We aim to be an internationally recognised centre, working across multiple disciplines to push inequalities research beyond description and into successful action.
Our Team
- Jason Gill, Health Inequalities Theme Champion
- Rich Mitchell, Health Inequalities Theme Champion
Our Strengths
Understanding inequality in research
Our research has real breadth in terms of both the range of population groups and the health outcomes and diseases we work on.
Conducting research to meet global need
Our research spans scales from local, through national to global. We track, understand and seek solutions for, inequalities at each scale but also focus on the connections between them.
Multi-disciplinary research in health inequality
We are home to a concentration of the world's best multi-disciplinary researchers in the field of health inequality Our work blends biomedical, clinical and social science in a way which many other Universities do not.
Modelling and developing interventions
We conduct effective modelling and simulation to understand mechanisms, test theories and solutions, and communicate implications.
Our Impact
Health Inequalities research in the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences is tackling key global issues facing our planet. Learn more about our journey.
Together, For the World
The University of Glasgow promotes a collaborative research environment where all world changers belong. Join #TeamUofG and you’ll become part of a welcoming and international community of more than 9,000 talented people. We’re investing in our organisation, and we’ll invest in you too. You've seen what we can do, now we want to hear from you.
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- Our Strengths, Your Path
- Our Impact, Your Community
Our World, Your Future
Collaboration within our community is at the heart of our College Futures. Our interwoven themes provide a welcoming supportive community as well as ample opportunity for collaboration. Explore our College Futures to discover how we're making a difference, together.
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Our Schools
- School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine
- School of Cancer Sciences
- School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
- School of Health & Wellbeing
- School of Infection & Immunity
- School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
- School of Molecular Biosciences
- School of Psychology & Neuroscience
Latest College News
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05 DecThe University of Glasgow has been recognised for its approach to public engagement, winning an Openness Award at the annual Understanding Animal Research (UAR) symposium for its debut appearance at the Glasgow Science Festival (GSF).
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01 Dec
RSV vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of infant hospitalisation
New research shows that infants under three months old, whose mothers received the RSV vaccination during pregnancy, had around 80% reduced risk of hospitalisation due to an RSV infection, compared to infants whose mothers were unvaccinated -
27 Nov
Bird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans
Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new research led by the universities of Cambridge and Glasgow. -
27 Nov
New study uncovers a key biological marker into why young people self-harm
As many as one in six teenagers have self-harmed at some point in their lives. As well as being an indicator of emotional pain, self-harm is also the best-known predictor of death by suicide – yet researchers know little about the emotional and biological factors that lead to it.