From evidence gaps to a data map: building an equitable public health approach to gambling harms
The Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre is delighted to welcome Professor Joht Singh Chandan as our inaugural speaker to our new workshop series. This session “From evidence gaps to a data map: building an equitable public health approach to gambling harms” will introduce the NIHR-funded ‘Developing an Equitable Public Health Approach to Gambling Harm’ (DEPTH). Together we’ll explore the programme’s central question and work packages and take a closer look at the B-RIG Data Hub, an open resource mapping UK dataset relevant to gambling and associated harms.
Social Sciences Hub
Date: Friday 09 October 2026
Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Venue: Online
Category: Public lectures, Academic events, Staff workshops and seminars
Speaker: Professor Joht Singh Chandan
The Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre supports collaboration, knowledge and capacity development to strengthen independent research on gambling harms and its use in policy and practice.
We are delighted to welcome Professor Joht Singh Chandan as our inaugural speaker to our new workshop series. Professor Chandan is a Research Professor in the National Institute for Health and Care Research at the University of Oxford, NIHR Professor at the National Health Institute for Health and Care Research, and an Honorary Consultant in Public Health for the UK Health Security Agency. Professor Heather Wardle, Director of the Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre, will be chairing the workshop.
About the session
This session delivered by Professor Chandan will introduce the NIHR-funded ‘Developing an Equitable Public Health Approach to Gambling Harm’ (DEPTH) programme, an interdisciplinary collaboration spanning public health, law, data science, outcome methodology and lived experience.
It will outline the programme’s central question and three linked work packages: understanding the effects of gambling laws and regulations, mapping the breadth and distribution of gambling-related harms, and developing a core outcome set for future evaluations. The session will also take a closer look at the B-RIG Data Hub (https://brigevidencehub.org/data-hub), an open resource mapping UK datasets relevant to gambling and associated harms, demonstrating how it can help users identify data sources, understand coverage and spot important evidence gaps.
Who is this session for?
This session will be of interest to researchers, policy and public health professionals, civil society organisations, and public contributors who have an interest in gambling harms. No specialist statistical, epidemiological or data-science knowledge is required.
This workshop is the first in a series delivered by the Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre.
About the Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre
The Gambling Harms Research UK Evidence Centre is funded by UKRI and is part of the UKRI Research Programme on Gambling. Further information about the Centre can be found here.