Measuring blood pressure in both arms can help reduce cardiovascular risk and hy
Blood pressure should be measured in both arms and the higher reading should be adopted to improve hypertension diagnosis and management, according to a new study.
Events
We have a lunchtime seminar series featuring our own researchers and invited speakers from academic, policy and third sector organisations. These seminars take place throughout the year and are open to students, staff and the general public.
We also organise and participate in various talks, workshops, debates, conferences and festivals to share our research and connect with people beyond academia.
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Lunchtime seminars
Our lunchtime seminars are usually held on a Thursday from 1-2pm.
If you would like to attend one of our virtual seminars, please contact sphsu-seminars@glasgow.ac.uk to receive the Zoom link.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 30/05/2022 |
Christian Tetteh, visiting postgraduate researcher from NM-AIST, Arusha, Tanzania |
Development, feasibility and potential effectiveness of community-based continuous mass dog vaccination delivery strategies: lessons for optimization and replication |
| 08/12/2021 |
Professor Anthony Costello, co-chair of the Lancet Countdown and Professor of Global Health and Sustainable Development, UCL Dr Marina Romanello, Research Director of the Lancet Countdown and Research Fellow at UCL |
Lancet Countdown: Tracking progress on health and climate change |
| 30/11/2021 |
Dr Lindsay Jaacks, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Chancellors Fellow Global Challenges, University of Edinburgh |
Health co-benefits of organic farming |
| 23/09/2021 |
Dr Corinna Elsenbroich |
Embracing social complexity |
| 09/09/2021 |
Professor Alison Heppenstall |
Using agent-based models to simulate social systems |
| 10/12/2020 |
Dr Lauren Powell, Dept of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA |
The effects of dog ownership on human mental well-being |
| 19/11/2020 |
Professor Laurence Moore, Professor Sharon Simpson, Dr Jo Inchley, Dr Eric Silverman |
Research in the SPHSU Complexity programme |
| 05/11/2020 |
Professor Rich Mitchell |
Research in the SPHSU Places programme |
| 28/10/2020 |
Dr Vittal Katikireddi, Dr Claire Niedwiedz |
Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19: What do we know so far? |
| 03/09/2020 |
Professor Alastair Leyland, Professor Peter Craig, Dr Michael Green, Dr Lia Demou, Dr Vittal Katikireddi |
Research on COVID-19 in the Inequalities programme |
| 04/06/2020 |
Professor Petra Meier, University of Sheffield |
Systems Science in Public Health and Health Economic Research - an Introduction to the work of the SIPHER Consortium |
| 11/05/2020 |
Jeremy Hilton VR CEng, Principal Research Fellow in Complex Systems at Cranfield University |
Putting empiricism in context; the benefits of critical realism within systems thinking |
Webinars
| Date | Speakers | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 03/03/2021 |
Carrie Purcell, Karen Maxwell, Fiona Bloomer, Sam Rowlands and Lesley Hoggart |
SASS Website and Briefing Launch Seminar |
News
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28 Jul
High rates of avoidable deaths among most disadvantaged
Homelessness, opioid addiction, involvement in the criminal justice system and psychosis all independently, and jointly linked to early and avoidable deaths.
