Systems Science Research in Public Health (SysSci)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
Many different things affect how healthy we are throughout our lives, and how long we can expect to live. These things include our genes, our behaviour and, most importantly, the social, political and environmental conditions in which we are born, grow up, live, work and age. These conditions are not the same for everyone and there are big differences in health between people who are well off and those who are not, and on average the richest live many more years in good health than the poorest.
Our programme seeks to understand what policy makers can do to help people live healthier for longer, and how we can address the unfair gap between rich and poor. Systems science is a collection of methods and approaches for understanding complex relationships between things and how they develop over time. It is often used in the natural sciences such as for understanding eco systems or the weather, but we believe it can also help us understand how social, environmental and political conditions (for example economic recessions, climate change) influence health and wellbeing.
Our programme will seek to develop a group of researchers with the necessary topic and methods skills and then work with research partners and policy makers to address one of the key challenges of our times – how we can live healthier for longer.
Our programme seeks to understand what policy makers can do to help people live healthier for longer, and how we can address the unfair gap between rich and poor. Systems science is a collection of methods and approaches for understanding complex relationships between things and how they develop over time. It is often used in the natural sciences such as for understanding eco systems or the weather, but we believe it can also help us understand how social, environmental and political conditions (for example economic recessions, climate change) influence health and wellbeing.
Our programme will seek to develop a group of researchers with the necessary topic and methods skills and then work with research partners and policy makers to address one of the key challenges of our times – how we can live healthier for longer.
Technical Summary
In their Industrial Grand Challenges, the UK Government has set the twin targets of increasing healthy life expectancy by five years by 2035 whilst narrowing the gap between rich and poor. Healthy life expectancy, including inequalities in it, are considered in the Scottish National Performance Framework, the National Indicators for Wales and the Northern Ireland Outcomes Delivery Plan.
The aim of this programme is to provide underpinning research that can support decisions around which combination of policies and interventions, over which timescales, and implemented with which intensity, are most suitable to bring about the whole-systems change required. It also seeks to understand how to lock in gains over the longer term. Our focus will be on identifying policy and intervention options with the capacity to multi-solve, that is to exploit the interdependencies and synergistic dynamics between multiple government priorities, such as health and wellbeing, economic prosperity, strong communities, housing, and climate resilience.
The programme will carry out interdisciplinary, collaborative research and methods advancement to develop and apply soft systems approaches and simulation modelling. It will seek to build new capacity in soft systems methods and system dynamics, and draw on existing Unit/University strengths in data sciences/big data, health inequalities, microsimulation and agent based modelling.
The objectives are:
1. To improve population health and reduce inequalities through novel systems science research on the interdependencies between the wider determinants of health, and the policies and interventions that affect them.
2. To work closely with policy makers to support adaptive policy design under conditions of uncertainty – informing the design, implementation and iterative refinement of public health-relevant policies and large-scale interventions.
3. To develop and build capacity in systems science methods applied to public health grand challenges.
4. To provide systems science input into research programmes across the Unit, the wider university and beyond.
As a new programme added after the main QQ process, the focus in the first 12 months will be to
- appoint researchers at junior and senior levels with relevant methodological skills
- develop collaborations and networks across the university, and with key systems science research groups in the UK and internationally.
The aim of this programme is to provide underpinning research that can support decisions around which combination of policies and interventions, over which timescales, and implemented with which intensity, are most suitable to bring about the whole-systems change required. It also seeks to understand how to lock in gains over the longer term. Our focus will be on identifying policy and intervention options with the capacity to multi-solve, that is to exploit the interdependencies and synergistic dynamics between multiple government priorities, such as health and wellbeing, economic prosperity, strong communities, housing, and climate resilience.
The programme will carry out interdisciplinary, collaborative research and methods advancement to develop and apply soft systems approaches and simulation modelling. It will seek to build new capacity in soft systems methods and system dynamics, and draw on existing Unit/University strengths in data sciences/big data, health inequalities, microsimulation and agent based modelling.
The objectives are:
1. To improve population health and reduce inequalities through novel systems science research on the interdependencies between the wider determinants of health, and the policies and interventions that affect them.
2. To work closely with policy makers to support adaptive policy design under conditions of uncertainty – informing the design, implementation and iterative refinement of public health-relevant policies and large-scale interventions.
3. To develop and build capacity in systems science methods applied to public health grand challenges.
4. To provide systems science input into research programmes across the Unit, the wider university and beyond.
As a new programme added after the main QQ process, the focus in the first 12 months will be to
- appoint researchers at junior and senior levels with relevant methodological skills
- develop collaborations and networks across the university, and with key systems science research groups in the UK and internationally.
Organisations
- University of Glasgow (Lead Research Organisation)
- Manchester University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- University of Sydney (Collaboration)
- CSART (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- Government of the UK (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX (Collaboration)
Publications
Antosz P
(2023)
What do you want theory for? - A pragmatic analysis of the roles of "theory" in agent-based modelling
in Environmental Modelling & Software
Arnold KF
(2022)
Estimating the effects of lockdown timing on COVID-19 cases and deaths in England: A counterfactual modelling study.
in PloS one
Barton CM
(2020)
Call for transparency of COVID-19 models.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Boyd J
(2023)
The contribution of health behaviour to socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm: Analysis of the UK biobank, a large cohort study with linked health outcomes
in SSM - Population Health
Boyd J
(2022)
Agent-Based Modelling of Health Inequalities following the Complexity Turn in Public Health: A Systematic Review.
in International journal of environmental research and public health
Boyd J
(2022)
Causal mechanisms proposed for the alcohol harm paradox-a systematic review.
in Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Brand-Correa L
(2022)
Economics for people and planet-moving beyond the neoclassical paradigm.
in The Lancet. Planetary health
Broadbent P
(2023)
The public health implications of the cost-of-living crisis: outlining mechanisms and modelling consequences
in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC_UU_00022/1 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £4,603,000 | ||
| MC_UU_00022/2 | Transfer | MC_UU_00022/1 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £5,774,000 |
| MC_UU_00022/3 | Transfer | MC_UU_00022/2 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £2,597,000 |
| MC_UU_00022/4 | Transfer | MC_UU_00022/3 | 01/04/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £3,437,000 |
| MC_UU_00022/5 | Transfer | MC_UU_00022/4 | 01/08/2020 | 31/03/2025 | £1,000,000 |
| Title | Glasgow Doughnut Canvas Portrait |
| Description | Community co-produced artwork: production led by GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier, with participants of the ARCadia Festival, and creation of painted Doughnut Economics canvas by voting on Glasgow's current 'thriving' performance. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Impact | Ongoing ndevelopment of Glasgow City Portrait with Thriving Cities and Glasgow City Council. |
| URL | https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/197 |
| Description | Annika Hjelmskog: Citation in House of Commons Library reading list |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CDP-2022-0170/CBP09414.pdf |
| Description | Citation in Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee policy report on Tackling health inequalities in Scotland |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/HSCS/2022/9/28/c2d290be-c302-4d47-8443-90394391... |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - Engagement with Scottish Government National Strategy for Economic Transformation (Wellbeing Economy Monitor) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - Invited expert to give evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee of the Scottish Parliament's inquiry into health inequalities. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/committees/current-and-previous-committees/sessio... |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - National Performance Framework Expert Advisory Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/national-outcomes |
| Description | Complex systems simulations for intervention development: Human trafficking and conflict-related violence |
| Amount | £161,296 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/V006681/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2021 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | Delivering a Climate Resilient City through City-University Partnership: Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation (GALLANT) |
| Amount | £10,227,122 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/W005042/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2022 |
| End | 01/2027 |
| Description | Glasgow PhD Studentship |
| Amount | £52,139 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2021 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | SOCITS: A SOCial sITuational Systems approach to measuring and modelling influences on adolescent mental health |
| Amount | £643,361 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/X003264/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2022 |
| End | 02/2025 |
| Description | SPHSU/MRC EU - Participatory Systems Mapping |
| Amount | £158,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MC_PC_20039 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Shreya Sonthalia - MacRobertson Postgraduate Travel scholarship |
| Amount | £3,880 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 05/2023 |
| Description | Supporting the spread of effective integration models for older people living in care homes: A mixed method approach |
| Amount | £349,993 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NIHR201872 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | System-science Informed Public Health and Economic Research for Non-communicable Disease Prevention (the SIPHER Consortium) |
| Amount | £4,472,738 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/S037578/2 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2020 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | Thriving Cities Portrait |
| Amount | £73,680 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2021 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model |
| Amount | £145,310 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Health Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2021 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model |
| Amount | £145,310 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2301174 |
| Organisation | UK Health Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Unlocking data to inform public health policy and practice |
| Amount | £147,894 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NIHR133585 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Title | Synthetic Population Dataset |
| Description | We used static spatial microsimulation to create a synthetic micro dataset for individuals in Great Britain with detailed individual attributes which can be used to model a wide range of health and other outcomes. These attributes are constructed from a range of sources including the United Kingdom Census, survey and administrative datasets. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have started to use the database to help them better understand the health inequalities that exist within the region. For example, it was used to create 'neighbourhood maps' that were incorporated in a report to the Wider Leadership Team at GMCA relating to early years and child development indicators at neighbourhood level geographies in the Stockport council area. |
| URL | https://sipher.ac.uk/videos/ |
| Description | Co-supervision of PhD student with University of Sydney |
| Organisation | University of Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Primary supervision of PhD student Shreya Sonthalia by Professor Petra Meier. The PhD project aims to develop a system dynamics model to support public mental health policy in Scotland, focusing on the interactions between social determinants of mental health (such as housing, education, socio-economic status and community cohesion). |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-supervision of PhD student Shreya Sonthalia by Professor Jo-Ann Occhipinti . Sydney have agreed to provide a placement (in person or virtual) during the course of her studies. |
| Impact | None as yet |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaboration on an evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit |
| Organisation | Manchester University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier provides intellectual input to the collaboration and ensures alignment to SIPHER's work on the health impacts of the economic shock associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. She will sit on the Science Advisory Board for the research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing of expertise and intellectual input. |
| Impact | Successful NIHR funding application for 'Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: a mixed methods study'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Collaboration on an evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier provides intellectual input to the collaboration and ensures alignment to SIPHER's work on the health impacts of the economic shock associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. She will sit on the Science Advisory Board for the research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing of expertise and intellectual input. |
| Impact | Successful NIHR funding application for 'Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: a mixed methods study'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Collaboration on an evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier provides intellectual input to the collaboration and ensures alignment to SIPHER's work on the health impacts of the economic shock associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. She will sit on the Science Advisory Board for the research. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing of expertise and intellectual input. |
| Impact | Successful NIHR funding application for 'Evaluation of the mental health impacts of Universal Credit: a mixed methods study'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | GALLANT Team |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Petra Meier worked with a cross-university Consortium to develop a large consortium bid to NERC. SIPHER provided a blueprint that informed the shape of an outline and full NERC bid, and in particular the systems science strand in it. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise |
| Impact | We submitted a £10m application to NERC Strategic programme call led by Professor Jamie Toney. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Ongoing Collaboration with CSART |
| Organisation | CSART |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | We are working closely with Professor Jo-An Atkinson at the University of Sydney in developing CSART, a not-for-profit transdisciplinary organization working to integrate health and social sciences with computational modelling, data science and systems science. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Sharing of expertise and intellectual input into the development of our research |
| Impact | We are developing a proposal with Jo-An (CSART Managing Director) & colleagues in the US to use systems science to understand the impacts of Covid-19 on mental wellbeing. We are now jointly supervising a PhD student based at University of Glasgow in the Systems Science Programme and SIPHER, working on mental health system dynamic modelling. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Proposal to the Wellcome Trust for their commission on workplace mental health |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Department | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a SIPHER-aligned proposal to the Wellcome Trust for their commission on workplace mental health (total amount requested £44,164.65 exclusive of VAT - note this was a commission for a contract not a grant). The proposal built on the existing collaborations developed as part of SIPHER and was focused on a SIPHER-relevant topic, specifically minimum wage increases and mental health outcomes. The aim was to review the evidence for the impact of minimum wage interventions on mental health outcomes and wellbeing measures. It brought together SIPHER's expertise in evidence synthesis, participatory research and policy analysis and applied these to a topic of direct relevance to SIPHER's focus on the economy and health. The proposal was led by SIPHER Research Associate (Macintyre) and involved collaboration with SIPHER colleagues (Chambers, Stewart, Smith) and SIPHER collaborators (Fearfull) as team members and SIPHER PI (Meier) on the expert advisory group, and extended this collaboration to include new collaborators in Meier's home institution (Thomson, Katikireddi). The expression of interest was submitted to the Wellcome Trust in June 2021 and we were short-listed invited to submit a full proposal, which was submitted in August 2021. Unfortunately the full proposal was not successful; but this nevertheless was a successful collaboration, which evidences SIPHER's interdisciplinary skill set and strong working relationships. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and experise. |
| Impact | The expression of interest was submitted to the Wellcome Trust in June 2021 and we were short-listed invited to submit a full proposal, which was submitted in August 2021. Unfortunately the full proposal was not successful; but this nevertheless was a successful collaboration, which evidences SIPHER's interdisciplinary skill set and strong working relationships. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Proposal to the Wellcome Trust for their commission on workplace mental health |
| Organisation | University of Strathclyde |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This was a SIPHER-aligned proposal to the Wellcome Trust for their commission on workplace mental health (total amount requested £44,164.65 exclusive of VAT - note this was a commission for a contract not a grant). The proposal built on the existing collaborations developed as part of SIPHER and was focused on a SIPHER-relevant topic, specifically minimum wage increases and mental health outcomes. The aim was to review the evidence for the impact of minimum wage interventions on mental health outcomes and wellbeing measures. It brought together SIPHER's expertise in evidence synthesis, participatory research and policy analysis and applied these to a topic of direct relevance to SIPHER's focus on the economy and health. The proposal was led by SIPHER Research Associate (Macintyre) and involved collaboration with SIPHER colleagues (Chambers, Stewart, Smith) and SIPHER collaborators (Fearfull) as team members and SIPHER PI (Meier) on the expert advisory group, and extended this collaboration to include new collaborators in Meier's home institution (Thomson, Katikireddi). The expression of interest was submitted to the Wellcome Trust in June 2021 and we were short-listed invited to submit a full proposal, which was submitted in August 2021. Unfortunately the full proposal was not successful; but this nevertheless was a successful collaboration, which evidences SIPHER's interdisciplinary skill set and strong working relationships. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and experise. |
| Impact | The expression of interest was submitted to the Wellcome Trust in June 2021 and we were short-listed invited to submit a full proposal, which was submitted in August 2021. Unfortunately the full proposal was not successful; but this nevertheless was a successful collaboration, which evidences SIPHER's interdisciplinary skill set and strong working relationships. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | SIPHER-Clackmannanshire Council Collaboration |
| Organisation | Government of the UK |
| Department | Clackmannanshire Council |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | SIPHER is working with Clackmannanshire (Clacks) Council as a case study for the Scottish Government. The collaboration began in summer 2020 and to date our work together has focused on understanding how we can support each other in the inclusive growth agenda. In November 2020 we co-hosted a systems mapping workshop with Clacks Council to map the inclusive growth/economy systems. We anticipate that this will be just the first step in our collaborative relationship. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Clacks Council are facilitating the use of their local area as a case study for SIPHER and actively participated in the design and delivery of the participatory systems mapping workshop in November 2020. In December 2020 the results were presented to, and very well received by, local politicians including the Leader of the Labour Party at Clackmannanshire Council in an All Party Parliamentary Briefing on the Wellbeing Economy and Community Wealth Building. Clacks Council are now using the map to inform conversations around financial planning in Clacks for 2021 and beyond. |
| Impact | This is a multidisciplinary, multi-sector collaboration between Clacks Council, the Scottish Government and SIPHER researchers (including public health, engineers, social policy researchers). The participatory systems map is now close to completion and is being using in ongoing conversations to inform systems thinking in Clacks Council and financial planning for 2021 onwards. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Thriving Cities Glasgow City Portrait |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Petra Meier works with cross-Glasgow university interdisciplinary consortium, Glasgow City Council, C40 Cities and the Doughnut Economics Action Lab to create a Glasgow City Portrait. Methods will be informed by SIPHER's soft systems methods. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise. |
| Impact | We have secured Internal strategic reserves funding for 18 months RA & G7 administrator |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Understanding the impact of Covid on inequalities in mental health |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier, Bambra Lomax and Heppenstall contributed intellectual input and expertise to the development of this collaboration. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators have contributed expertise and intellectual input, as well as access to data and existing tools. |
| Impact | Grant application to The Health Foundation for 'Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model'. Application submitted to https://www.health.org.uk/funding-and-partnerships/programmes/covid-19-research-programme in August 2020. This application was successful and is listed under 'Further Funding'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding the impact of Covid on inequalities in mental health |
| Organisation | University of Essex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier, Bambra Lomax and Heppenstall contributed intellectual input and expertise to the development of this collaboration. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators have contributed expertise and intellectual input, as well as access to data and existing tools. |
| Impact | Grant application to The Health Foundation for 'Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model'. Application submitted to https://www.health.org.uk/funding-and-partnerships/programmes/covid-19-research-programme in August 2020. This application was successful and is listed under 'Further Funding'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding the impact of Covid on inequalities in mental health |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier, Bambra Lomax and Heppenstall contributed intellectual input and expertise to the development of this collaboration. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators have contributed expertise and intellectual input, as well as access to data and existing tools. |
| Impact | Grant application to The Health Foundation for 'Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model'. Application submitted to https://www.health.org.uk/funding-and-partnerships/programmes/covid-19-research-programme in August 2020. This application was successful and is listed under 'Further Funding'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Understanding the impact of Covid on inequalities in mental health |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Meier, Bambra Lomax and Heppenstall contributed intellectual input and expertise to the development of this collaboration. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators have contributed expertise and intellectual input, as well as access to data and existing tools. |
| Impact | Grant application to The Health Foundation for 'Understanding the impacts of income and welfare policy responses to COVID-19 on inequalities in mental health: A microsimulation model'. Application submitted to https://www.health.org.uk/funding-and-partnerships/programmes/covid-19-research-programme in August 2020. This application was successful and is listed under 'Further Funding'. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Alison Heppenstall - Agent-based modelling, challenges and the future. Turning Institute talk July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Alison Heppenstall delivered a talk titled 'Agent-based modelling, challenges and the future' at an online Alan Turing Institute event on 7th July 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Alison Heppenstall - Simulating social systems with individual-based models: is it worth it? GIS Symposium. University of Ausburg July 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Alison Heppenstall delivered a talk titled 'Simulating social systems with individual-based models: is it worth it?' at a Geographical Information System (GIS) symposium held at the University of Ausburg, Germany on 13th July 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Blog: We need to consider the impact of actions taken to tackle the climate crisis on health inequalities. Jennifer Boyd |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | During COP27 I wrote a blog which discussed the impact of climate mitigation and adaptation strategies on health and health inequalities on the SPHSU website which was shared on twitter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/research/mrccsosocialandpublichealthsciencesunit/shari... |
| Description | Capacity building workshop with Talent Lab cohorts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier was invited onto a panel to speak to mid-career PIs who are preparing to lead their own first big collaborative grants and Q&A session about "what you wish you had known" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Centre for Economics of Obesity Stakeholder Advisory Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier has joined the Centre for Economics of Obesity Stakeholder (University of Birmingham) Advisory Group and attended it's first annual meeting on 12th May 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/centre-for-the-economics-of-obesity/our-people.aspx |
| Description | City Portrait Stall: Global Sustainable Development Congress 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier hosted a stall on City Portraits in the main conference hall for delegates for one full day of the Congress. Requests from delegates for City Portrait updates, further information, potential future collaborations were received and an interview given to Health and Care Scotland news and information service for Scotland's health and social care sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.timeshighered-events.com/gsd-congress-2022 |
| Description | Corinna Elsenbroich - Public Health Scotland Minimum Unit Pricing Expert Advisory Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SIPHER Co-Director Corinna Elsenbroich attended a meeting with the Public Health Scotland Minimum Unit Pricing Evaluation team on 28th June 2022. The meeting was about how Process Tracing could help with the evaluation of the MUP intervention. Following the meeting she was invited to join their Expert Advisory Group - she has attended 4 further meetings from January-March 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| Description | Discussion of the current use of decision support tools in Sheffield City Council |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 8 people joined this session to explore the current use of decision support tools to inform policy making in Sheffield City Council, and aspirations for the SIPHER decision support tool. The session sparked a number of questions and is informing the development of a SIPHER white paper on decision support for systems science in public health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Doughnut Unrolled, Data Portrait of Place: peer-to-peer exchange |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier participated in a webinar sharing peer learning on City Portraits. Annika was invited by DEAL to share Glasgow's work. Several expressions of interest in collaboration from other organisations have been received since. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/191 |
| Description | ESRC Workshop on Digital Twins in the Social Sciences by Dr Corinna Elsenbroich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Workshop to discuss Digital Twins in the social sciences * Future use cases of digital twins involving the economic and social sciences. * What the social sciences have to contribute to developing and improving digital twins. * What barriers social scientists face in developing and contributing to digital twinning, and what might be done to minimise these. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/our-work/browse-our-areas-of-investment-and-support/digital-twins-and-cyber-phy... |
| Description | Expert Data Advisor: JBC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | I am an invited expert on the JBC panel advising on data and methods used to analyse COVID data. This feeds directly into the SAGE group and government policy on COVID. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/joint-biosecurity-centre |
| Description | Expert input to design of a new Swedish Funding Programme on Public Health Interventions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier was invited by Secretary General for Forte, The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare to provide her views as an expert international researcher to inform he design of a new funding programme on effective prevention strategies for decreasing health inequalities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://forte.se/en/prevention-research-and-public-health-research/ |
| Description | GALLANT City Portrait Workshop with Glasgow City Councillors |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT's Workstream 1 team (including Prof Petra Meier, Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Petra Olehno) delivered an engagement and co-production workshop with Glasgow City Councillors. The event was designed to spark discussion between Glasgow's elected politicians and GALLANT researchers about how Glasgow can become a 'Thriving City'. Kate Raworth and Leonora Grcheva from the Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) attended. Workshop outputs will be included in the finished City Portrait (Spring 2023). Blog produced for the University of Glasgow website. Additional URL: https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/218). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/sustainablesolutions/ourprojects/gallant/city-portrait/gcpworkshop... |
| Description | Glasgow City Development Plan group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Attended by GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier, with presentation from Annika on the City Portrait to the group responsible for Glasgow's City Development Plan. Follow-up discussions planned to explore incorporating the City Portrait into City Development and Local Development Plans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Glasgow City Region Commission for Economic Growth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier has joined the Glasgow City Region as a Commissioner and attended her first meeting on 25th May 2022 . The Commission provides strategic advice to the City Deal Cabinet and to the Regional Economic Partnership. It was formed in 2014 with the role of overseeing the design of the evaluation of the Glasgow City Deal, but since then its role has evolved into being the main advisory body supporting the development and implementation of the regional economic strategy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://glasgowcityregion.co.uk/city-deal/evaluation-and-monitoring/commission-for-economic-growth/ |
| Description | Glasgow's City Portrait Workshops Begin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Public write up by GALLANT team members Dr Annika Hjelmskog and Prof Petra Meier of City Portrait event for the GALLANT / Centre for Sustainable Solutions website. Social media output. Shared on Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) website: https://doughnuteconomics.org/stories/165 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/sustainablesolutions/ourprojects/gallant/city-portrait/gcpworkshop... |
| Description | Glasgow: Working together for a healthy city - interview on healthandcare.scot website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog spoke to a reporter at the Global Sustainable Development Congress for article on Glasgow as a healthy city. Article also signposted to University of Glasgow colleagues in the internal newsletter. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.healthandcare.scot/stories/3322/climate-crisis-health-gallant |
| Description | Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Population Health Strategic Management Team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SIPHER presentation to the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Population Health Managers. Resulted in the planning of a systems mapping session to capture health and social care perspectives within the GM inclusive economy systems map. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission Discussion Group on Health and Economy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participation in a discussion on health and the economy with members of the Greater Manchester Independent Inequalities Commission (https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/equalities/independent-inequalities-commission/). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/equalities/independent-inequalities-commission/ |
| Description | Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Retrofit: Presentation at Energy and Net Zero Conference of Scottish Federation of Housing Associations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog on health and housing retrofit; she talked about City Portrait and GALLANT research, and co-benefits. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sfha.co.uk/whats-on/event-details/energy-and-net-zero-conference |
| Description | Health, Housing and Fuel Poverty - European Federation for Living |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Annika Hjelmskog to European Federation for Living Conference 2022 session on 'The Rising Cost of Living: Social landlord responses around Europe'. She spoke on links between the cost of living crisis, climate crisis, housing and health, and talked about GALLANT and systems approaches/co-benefits. There was a follow-up Invitation to speak on a podcast, an online write-up on Places for People website, and follow-up information requests from delegates. Conference agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jClLHSReE4jqdK-4VqzGCG-h7AdatW7k/view |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.placesforpeople.co.uk/news/all-news/2022/12/unlock-next-gen-reflects-on-the-european-fed... |
| Description | Healthy Cities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog participated in a tour and talk about Healthy Cities, GALLANT and Doughnut Economics to 4th year planning students from University of Manchester visiting Glasgow on a field trip. Led to ongoing collaboration with the course leader (another NERC grant holder from the Digital Solutions Hub). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Inclusive Economy Advisory Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SIPHER's Inclusive Economies Advisory Group will meet regularly to provide expert advice to our developing research in the field of inclusive economies. The Group is chaired by Lord Kerslake and met for the first time in October 2020. The discussion revolved around SIPHER's inclusive economy research plans and presentations sparked interesting questions. Many participants, who are senior representative from their organisations (e.g. JRF, Northern Powerhouse Partnership, CIPFA), offered to link up separately outside of the biannual Advisory Group meeting to support SIPHER's development. The group had now met 3 times and is due to meet again in April 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | Invited presentation of a systems science approach to health and wellbeing in all policies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Inaugural presentation to introduce SIPHER to a wide range of researchers and students at the University of Glasgow, and to share ambitions for future development in this area. It generated significant interest in the work of SIPHER and the UKPRP and as a result we have started to develop new research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Knowledge Transfer Meeting about Systems Mapping with Tower Hamlets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Supported Tower Hamlets to upskill in systems mapping to support the development of a new Health and Wellbeing Strategy. We provided bespoke training and advice to local practitioners, who then used and adapted as appropriate for a series of workshops in early 2021. We received feedback that the systems mapping was a success thanks to the quick, interactive training we were able to provide to the local public health team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | LIDA - Turing Data Event Data Collection for Academic and Social Benefit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SIPHER researcher Alison Heppenstall was part of the organising committee for a Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) - Turing Institute Data Event 'Data Collection for Academic and Social Benefit held at University of Leeds on July 21st 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://lida.leeds.ac.uk/partnerships/lida-partners/the-alan-turing-institute/turing-data-study-grou... |
| Description | Meeting with Wellbeing Economy Alliance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier met with colleagues in the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and the Scottish Government to discuss Wellbeing Economies from a systems science perspective. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Participatory System Mapping Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | GALLANT team members Prof Petra Meier and Dr Annika Hjelmskog participated in this workshop, featuring a collaboration group working on Systems Science methods between CECAN (University of Surrey) and SPHSU (University of Glasgow). Petra presented GALLANT's City Portrait as a research case study to the group. Led to ongoing collaboration with CECAN, with correspondence maintained. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cecan.ac.uk/resources/toolkits/the-participatory-systems-mapping-toolkit/ |
| Description | Presentation at Public Health Scotland on Public Mental Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A Tsuchiya - Presentation at Public Health Scotland, Public Mental Health, on Work Strand 6 Social Valuations, 28 April 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation of City Portrait work to Glasgow City Council stakeholders by Annika Hjelmskog |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A presentation was made to senior Glasgow City Council officials by Annika Hjelmskog to share the development of a desk-based City Portrait for Glasgow. Feedback was given on this first draft, and lots of questions were asked about the next steps for the project. Council officials confirmed their support and enthusiasm for the project and agreed to ongoing collaboration in the new year. A wider engagement activity with a larger number of City Council stakeholders is being planned (for March 2022) to further develop the insights gained at this presentation meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to Durham Health and Social Theory Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier gave a presentation to the Health and Social Theory Group at the Durham University Sociology department titled An Introduction to the work of the SIPHER Consortium - A systems science approach to health & wellbeing policy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation to the UK Government's Open Innovation team |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier delivered a presentation to the UK government Open Innovation Team about current systems science projects |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Professor Petra Meier - Scottish Government Ministerial roundtable on Wellbeing Economy & National Strategy for Economic Transformation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) sets out the Scottish Government's vision for a wellbeing economy and contains bold actions to deliver economic prosperity and wellbeing for all Scotland's people and places, within environmental limits. Professor Meier participated in a roundtable discussion with the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater MSP and Director General Economy, Louise Macdonald, to seek discuss how expert stakeholder can work together with the Scottish government to deliver on this vision of a wellbeing economy. The meeting was held on 28th June 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Public Health Scotland and COSLA-led Inclusive/Wellbeing Economy Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Petra Meier and Rachel Anderson acted as facilitators for the Public Health Scotland and COSLA-led Inclusive/Wellbeing Economy Workshop held on 31st August 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Public Health Scotland data on alcohol consumption during COVID lockdown - briefing paper by Public Health Scotland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Briefing paper: research from the University of Sheffield's School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), which looked at how the first lockdown impacted alcohol consumption, is featured. With aim to raise awareness and disseminate project results. Generated media and other interest. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://publichealthscotland.scot/media/2976/alcohol-sales-and-consumption-in-scotland-during-the-ea... |
| Description | Regular Meetings with Public Health Scotland Wellbeing Economy Colleagues |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To share work on understanding and developing inclusive growth indicators between PHS and SIPHER. In early sessions we discussed SIPHER's work to date on inclusive economy indicators. We now meet regularly to share learning in this policy space. Since the initial meeting we have agreed to support the development of two additional projects of mutual benefit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021,2022 |
| Description | SIPHER Quarterly meetings with Public Health England / OHID |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | From July 2021, the SIPHER Directorate are holding quarterly catch up meetings with Rory Tierney and Abbygail Jaccard, Senior Economic Advisers in Public Health England (now the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities) to discuss alignment of SIPHER with their strategic objectives. OHID have provided us with a letter of support which states that "the SIPHER Consortium's work on identifying and mapping the complex relationships between health, health inequalities and their social determinants is of enormous interest to OHID and the local and regional public health teams we work with, particularly given our focus on improving the health outcomes of policies across government." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | SIPHER/systems modelling meetings with DWP |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The SIPHER Directorate are now holding quarterly meetings with colleagues in the DWP's Work and Health Unit. We have discussed how SIPHER's inclusive economy work could feed into their toolkit for local areas. We have made plans for future activities including holding a SIPHER led workshop with DWP colleagues later this year. We are also discussing systems science methods more generally and making connections to the MRC/CSO Unit's Systems Science programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| Description | Scientific Advisory Board |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SIPHER's Scientific Advisory Board meets annually to provide expert advice to our developing modelling work. The Group is chaired by Professor Arpana Verma at the University of Manchester and met for the first time in November 2020. The discussions revolved around SIPHER's methodological developments in the field of inclusive economy. Many participants, who are senior researchers and policy influencers around the world, offered to link up separately outside of the meeting to support SIPHER's development. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Scottish Parliament Health Inequalities Inquiry: Voluntary Health Scotland online engagement event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier attended an online engagement event on 20th May facilitated by Voluntary Health Scotland as part of the Scottish Parliament Health Inequalities Inquiry. The event, attended by several MSPs was focussed on local government, housing and planning. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://vhscotland.org.uk/event/health-inequalities-inquiry-engagement-event-social-justice-and-soci... |
| Description | Short Course delivered to Ipsos Mori by Dr Corinna Elsenbroich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Short course on Process Tracing delivered to Ipsos Mori. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Short Courses on Qualitative Comparative Analysis for UK Evaluation Society and CECAN Ltd delivered by Dr Corinna Elsenbroich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A one day short course delivered by Corinna Elsenbroich on Qualitative Comparative Analysis to disseminate complexity sensitive social science methods to practitioners and academics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.cecan.co.uk/events/ukes-cecan-online-masterclass-qualitative-comparative-analysis-qca/ |
| Description | Short courses on Process Tracing delivered to the the UK Evaluation Society and CECAN Ltd by Dr Corinna Elsenbroich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | One day short courses to learn about complexity sensitive social science methods |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.cecan.co.uk/events/ukes-cecan-online-masterclass-process-tracing-introductory-course-2/ |
| Description | Social Simulation Conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SIPHER Co-Director Corinna Elsenbroich delivered a presentation titled 'Hand in (Latex) glove: A discussion of agent-based modelling and public health' at the Social Simulation Conference held at the University of Milan in September 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://ssc2022.behavelab.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SSC22_Short_Programme.pdf |
| Description | Steering Group Meeting for the DfE Behaviour Hubs Evaluation attended by Prof Corinna Elsenbroich |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Inaugural meeting of the steering group for developing a complexity sensitive evaluation framework for the DfE Behaviour Hubs Programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/guidance/behaviour-hubs |
| Description | Systems Science and Public Health Podcast Series Episode 1 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This podcast, launched in February 2021, will catch up with scientists, thinkers, policymakers and practitioners who work in the field of systems science and public health. The podcast, hosted by Professor Meier has now recorded four episodes. The podcast series is a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Episode 1 featured Professor Jo-An Occhipinti who is Head of the Systems Modelling, Simulation and Data Science at the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Australia. She is also the Managing Director of C-SART which is an international alliance of centres of excellence in systems modelling to inform health and social policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://sipher.ac.uk/podcasts/ |
| Description | Systems Science and Public Health Podcast Series Episode 2 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This podcast, launched in February 2021, will catch up with scientists, thinkers, policymakers and practitioners who work in the field of systems science and public health. The podcast, hosted by Professor Meier has now recorded four episodes. The podcast series is a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Episode 2 featured Brian Castellani who is a Professor of Sociology at Durham University. Brian is also a co-investigator of the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN). His research focuses on advancing the tools of social complexity theory and computational social science for the study of public health questions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://sipher.ac.uk/podcasts/ |
| Description | Systems Science and Public Health Podcast Series Episode 3 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This podcast, launched in February 2021, will catch up with scientists, thinkers, policymakers and practitioners who work in the field of systems science and public health. The podcast, hosted by Professor Meier has now recorded four episodes. The podcast series is a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Episode 3 featured Robin Purshouse, who is a Professor of Decision Sciences at the University of Sheffield. His research interests include modelling, analysis and optimisation for supporting decision-making. Robin is a Co-Director of the SIPHER Consortium. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://sipher.ac.uk/podcasts/ |
| Description | Systems Science and Public Health Podcast Series Episode 4 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This podcast, launched in February 2021, will catch up with scientists, thinkers, policymakers and practitioners who work in the field of systems science and public health. The podcast, hosted by Professor Meier has now recorded four episodes. The podcast series is a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Episode 4 featured Patricia L. Mabry, an interdisciplinary scientist who applies cutting edge methodologies (modelling and simulation, data science, network science, Artificial Intelligence) to research questions in healthcare, science of science, tobacco control, and health disparities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://sipher.ac.uk/podcasts/ |
| Description | Systems Science and Public Health Podcast Series Episode 5 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This podcast, launched in February 2021, will catch up with scientists, thinkers, policymakers and practitioners who work in the field of systems science and public health. The podcast, hosted by Professor Meier has now recorded four episodes. The podcast series is a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Episode 5 featured Nigel Gilbert, a Distinguished Chair in Computational Social Science at the University of Surrey. He is Director of the Centre for Research in Social Simulation, Director of the Centre for the Evaluation of Complexity Across the Nexus (CECAN), and Director of the University's Institute of Advanced Studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://sipher.ac.uk/podcasts/ |
| Description | Systems Science in Public Health Podcast Episode 6 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This podcast, launched in February 2021, will catch up with scientists, thinkers, policymakers and practitioners who work in the field of systems science and public health. The podcast, hosted by Professor Meier has now recorded four episodes. The podcast series is a joint venture between the SIPHER Consortium and the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow. Episode 6 featured Birgit Kopainsky, Professor in system dynamics at the University of Bergen, Norway. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://share.transistor.fm/s/d1234c05 |
| Description | Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series - ABMs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I coordinated and organized the delivery of a workshop series on "Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series" covering essential methods and their application to public health issues. The workshops were delivered by PGRs of the systems science, complexity, and relationship team. The workshops ran every Wednesday (10 am - 12pm) between the 17th Nov to 14th Dec. The workshops were open to all staff & students and held in hybrid format at the Unit and on Zoom. No prior knowledge was needed for any of the workshop topics. Participants got the opportunity to explore systems methods through various interactive exercises and gain theoretical knowledge of their relevance to public health issues. Each one of the four 2-hour workshop provided introductions to theoretical and practical examples of complexity science methods. This week's topic was Agent-based Modelling presented by Cristina Chueca Del Cerro. The workshop introduced participants, with little to no prior knowledge of complexity sciences and computer simulations, to agent-based modelling. After this workshop, participants were familiar with this method and have some examples to work with in NetLogo.? Overall, about 10-15 individuals (PhD students, Masters students, Postdocs, Mid-level to senior researchers) were reached, which contributed to the visibility and discussion about how to best include systems methods in public health research from a variety of perspectives.? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series - Comparisons of methods - Roxana Pollack |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I coordinated and organized the delivery of a workshop series on "Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series" covering essential methods and their application to public health issues. The workshops were delivered by PGRs of the systems science, complexity, and relationship team. The workshops ran every Wednesday (10 am - 12pm) between the 17th Nov to 14th Dec. The workshops were open to all staff & students and held in hybrid format at the Unit and on Zoom. No prior knowledge was needed for any of the workshop topics. Participants got the opportunity to explore systems methods through various interactive exercises and gain theoretical knowledge of their relevance to public health issues. This 3-hour workshop summarized areas of overlap between each individual method and their complementary application to research on specific health issues. It focused on a summary and comparison of the application of systems science methods to Public Health challenges. This workshop provided an overview of the methods covered in the previous four sessions and allowed participants to explore their application to different examples of current public health challenges. It focused on comparing the approaches and highlighting differences in their research application. Overall, about 8-10 individuals (PhD students, Masters students, Postdocs, Mid-level to senior researchers) were reached, which contributed to the visibility and discussion about how to best include systems methods in public health research from a variety of perspectives.? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series - Network Analysis Roxana Pollack |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I coordinated and organized the delivery of a workshop series on "Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series" covering essential methods and their application to public health issues. The workshops were delivered by PGRs of the systems science, complexity, and relationship team. The workshops ran every Wednesday (10 am - 12pm) between the 17th Nov to 14th Dec. The workshops were open to all staff & students and held in hybrid format at the Unit and on Zoom. No prior knowledge was needed for any of the workshop topics. Participants got the opportunity to explore systems methods through various interactive exercises and gain theoretical knowledge of their relevance to public health issues. Each one of the four 2-hour workshop provided introductions to theoretical and practical examples of complexity science methods. This week's topic was Network analysis. The workshop introduced the concept of network analysis, its relation to complexity and how it has been used in the past. Through activities, we explored dimensions of NA and discuss how it could be useful to the participants in their own research to address aspects of complexity. Overall, about 10-15 individuals (PhD students, Masters students, Postdocs, Mid-level to senior researchers) were reached, which contributed to the visibility and discussion about how to best include systems methods in public health research from a variety of perspectives.? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series - SSM - Roxana Pollack |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I coordinated and organized the delivery of a workshop series on "Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series" covering essential methods and their application to public health issues. The workshops were delivered by PGRs of the systems science, complexity, and relationship team. The workshops ran every Wednesday (10 am - 12pm) between the 17th Nov to 14th Dec. The workshops were open to all staff & students and held in hybrid format at the Unit and on Zoom. No prior knowledge was needed for any of the workshop topics. Participants got the opportunity to explore systems methods through various interactive exercises and gain theoretical knowledge of their relevance to public health issues. Each one of the four 2-hour workshop provided introductions to theoretical and practical examples of complexity science methods. This week's topic is Soft Systems Methodology (SSM). The workshop will provide an overview of the process of SSM and discuss its key strengths of as a problem structuring approach, and as a systemic way to achieve accommodation, if not consensus, in managing change. It will be of interest to researchers who are looking at complex issues with a social component.? Overall, about 10-15 individuals (PhD students, Masters students, Postdocs, Mid-level to senior researchers) were reached, which contributed to the visibility and discussion about how to best include systems methods in public health research from a variety of perspectives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series - System dynamics - Roxana Pollack |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I coordinated and organized the delivery of a workshop series on "Systems Science in Public Health Workshop Series" covering essential methods and their application to public health issues. The workshops were delivered by PGRs of the systems science, complexity and relationship team. The workshops ran every Wednesday (10 am - 12pm) between the 17th Nov to 14th Dec. The workshops were open to all staff & students and held in hybrid format at the Unit and on Zoom. No prior knowledge was needed for any of the workshop topics. Participants got the opportunity to explore systems methods through various interactive exercises and gain theoretical knowledge of their relevance to public health issues. Each one of the four 2-hour workshop provided introductions to theoretical and practical examples of complexity science methods. This session will present the basic concepts of system dynamics, showcase examples to provide a sense of what the models look like and what they can do. The session will be delivered online and include some individual activities and small group discussions. At the end of the session, participants should have a good understanding of the types of questions these methods are suited to answer. Overall, about 10-15 individuals (PhD students, Masters students, Postdocs, Mid-level to senior researchers) were reached, which contributed to the visibility and discussion about how to best include systems methods in public health research from a variety of perspectives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University of Glasgow Spotlight - A podcast discussing public policy and the political process through a Scottish lens. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Meier appeared on episode 29 of the podcast to discuss her work on economic inequalities and health outcomes and the need for a system-wide view at tackling challenges of poverty, health and sustainability. The podcast which looks at public policy and the political process - at a local, national and international level - through a Scottish lens is co-hosted by Prof. Graeme Roy (Dean of External Engagement) and Kezia Dugdale (Director of the John Smith Centre and former Scottish Labour leader). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://open.spotify.com/show/0YQoD0wLwjz1T1ahaWOKnb |
| Description | Unlock Next Gen |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast recording: following up on the European Federation for Living conference, GALLANT researcher Dr Annika Hjelmskog spoke about Doughnut Economics and sustainability in housing and health to podcast hosts at Places for People. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://soundcloud.com/unlocknextgen |
| Description | UofG College of Social Sciences podcast: UofG Spotlight |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This podcast featured GALLANT Co-Principal Investigator Petra Meier, Professor of Public Health at the University of Glasgow, and Director of the UKPRP-funded Sipher Consortium, a UK-wide hub for Systems Science in Public Health & Economic Research. She discussed her work on economic inequalities and health outcomes and the need for a system-wide view at tackling challenges of poverty, health and sustainability. The podcast was co-hosted by Graeme Roy, who is also part of GALLANT. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/socialsciences/podcast/ep29/ |
| Description | Visit by British Embassy Berlin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A visit from Kate Robinson, Science and Innovation team, British Embassy Berlin to meet GALLANT. The team were represented by Prof Jaime Toney, Dr Ria Dunkley, Prof Petra Meier, and Prof Gioia Falcone. Kate met with key Research & Innovation stakeholders, to understand priorities, expertise and focus areas - particularly in the climate, biodiversity and energy space - and explore where UK-German research collaboration exists to date. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Westminster Health Forum policy conference: Priorities for the NIHP and public health in England post-COVID |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Invited panellist for the Westminster Health Forum policy conference: Priorities for the National Institute for Health Protection and public health in England post-COVID Thursday 25th March 2021, which discussed the future of public health in light of challenges posed by the pandemic and the creation of the National Institute for Health Protection, as well as taking forward approaches to tackle obesity and health inequalities. Westminster Health Forum conferences are frequently the platform for major policy statements from senior government ministers, regulators and officials, opposition speakers, and senior opinion formers in industry and interest groups, which receive prominent coverage in the national and specialist media. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | What does a Thriving Glasgow mean to you? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Community engagement event led by GALLANT team members Prof Petra Meier and Dr Annika Hjelmskog as part of ARCadia festival (launch event for University of Glasgow Advanced Research Centre). Collaboration with Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL). Artwork produced with participants (Doughnut Canvas Portrait). Workshop outputs will be included in the finished City Portrait (Spring 2023). Blog post/website write up. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/sustainablesolutions/ourprojects/gallant/city-portrait/gcpworkshop... |