Interested in a quantitative PhD looking at coastal communities & mental health? The Centre for Coastal Communities is offering a fully-funded studentship for UK home students (stipend £19,237 for 2024-25) Due date: 23rd June 24 Link here: essex.ac.uk/500?aspxerrorp… Institute of Public Health and Wellbeing

New Research Fellow job (Machine Learning and Data Science) to work on the multiple data sources within our UK Research and Innovation Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry. More details at metabolicpsychiatryhub.com Apply here👇 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

We're recruiting for a 3-year post - University Teacher in Human Geography here in School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh Come & join the Geography team Closing date: 24/6 elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat…

Research Associate position (3-years) University of Glasgow UofG School of Health & Wellbeing for the OPTIMA project – evaluating the health effects of 20-minute neighbourhood policies. Geospatial analysis & agent-based modelling. Closing date: 20th June. jobs.ac.uk/job/DHV100/res…

1st joint Fraser of Allander Institute & StrathHealthPolicy 2024 UK Gen Election briefing on socioeconomic & health inequalities in Scotland out: fraserofallander.org/publications/s… My takeaways: 1. Key indicators show shockingly bad trajectories that require urgent action... 1/3

The urgent need to combat the commercial determinant of health: Tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods & fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, theguardian.com/society/articl…

Just back from an excellent few days in southern Denmark contributing to the 'Big Data Centre for Environment & Health' summer school. Great to hear about the work of the Centre & meet new colleagues Laurence Rowley-Abel Rena Jones Nat Vilor-Tejedor

Some fascinating papers in the new volume of Wellbeing, Space & Society. Check them out here 👇👇 sciencedirect.com/journal/wellbe… Soc Sci & Medicine Susan Elliott

A lovely valedictory lecture this evening frm William Mackaness William Mackaness reflecting on his career researching map generalisation. Best wishes for a long & happy retirement from all your colleagues in School of GeoSciences @ University of Edinburgh !

Many thanks to our authors, reviewers & board members who have helped get WSS up & running. We are thrilled with our new impact factor (43 /171 Geog journals). A testament to important work in 1st few volumes. And thank you to Susan Elliott for being such a star to work with!

Gambleaware making concerned noises about gambling ads. Their solution? Fewer ads by their funders? Of course not- its YOU that's the problem! You need to 'get help'! because of how they make you feel! Its a reminder that industry front groups' role is to shift the blame. To you.

Job alert: We’re looking for someone committed to improving population health and tackling health inequalities, inquisitive about health challenges, and able to see how data and evidence can be used to address these. beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba… DM me if you’d like to find out more.

Great career development opportunity for ECRs: call for applications to join Early Career Editorial Board for Wellbeing, Space & Society / Health & Place. Deadline 31st Aug. sciencedirect.com/journal/wellbe… Susan Elliott Soc Sci & Medicine AAG Health Geography

Essential reading for anyone trying to understand health inequalities in the context of the North South divide in England. Brilliant paper by Kate Bernard Dr Vic McGowan Professor Clare Bambra 👏 doi.org/10.1016/j.socs…

The new editorial team at Soc Sci & Medicine have been talking to the publisher about their plans for the role, hot topics for the journal, & advice for early career researchers sciencedirect.com/journal/social…

Farewell to CRESH team member Roberto Valiente - we will miss you greatly. Good luck with you exiting new ventures back home in Spain.

Call for Papers! Health & Place welcomes your manuscript submissions for an upcoming special issue, “Loneliness and the Built Environment.” Find out more. spkl.io/60114h4YR

Vacancies: the SLS team are expanding! We are looking to recruit a Head of Research Support Service. Info & applications: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat… Closing 19/09 And an Administrative Assitant: elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidat… Closing 18/09

With an impressive first impact factor of 2.4, Wellbeing, Space & Society is a newly established interdisciplinary journal that explores how space and place shape wellbeing across the range of spatial scales from the local to the global."