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Anne McMunn

@anne-mcmunn.bsky.social
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Professor of Social Epidemiology at UCL, Co-Director of Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Congratulations to @enricopfeifer.bsky.social on this first academic publication showing the impact of transitions into and out of unpaid caring on changes in health behaviours. @equalise.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Pleased to share the final output from our Eurocare JPI MYBL project. A European Journal of Ageing Special Collection taking a lifecourse perspective on unpaid caring in Europe. link.springer.com/collections/...
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European caring in later life: Taking a life course perspective (Invited Authors Only)
Increased longevity has led to dramatic shifts in the population structure of European countries; however, these gains have not been accompanied by an ...
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Pleased to share this new work on young carers risk of not being in education, training or employment led by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social and @alisonnicoll.bsky.social www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
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Graham Scambler @grahamscambler.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/m...
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Number of Neets in UK could hit 1.25m by early 2030s, Milburn review will say
Urgent action needed to avoid ‘lost generation’, says the former Labour health secretary’s report, due on Thursday
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Today our research on the mental health of young carers during and after the pandemic is published. We find that young carers are 69%more likely to report a chronic mental health condition and report more symptoms of depression and anxiety than young non-carers. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Young carers’ mental health during and after the Covid-19 pandemic: variation by gender, ethnicity, income and peer, school or social support - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Purpose Young carers are an often overlooked group of carers, with little longitudinal research on their mental health, particularly regarding variations across demographics and support systems. This ...
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Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity @equalise.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
'Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring.' 👈 The Guardian wrote about a new study by #ESRC Equalise's @baowenxue.bsky.social, out today! www.theguardian.com/society/2026... Read the full paper📖 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
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Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows
Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect
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Understanding Society @usociety.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Our latest blog: @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social, Professor of Social Epidemiology at UCL, sets out the evidence on how unpaid work can affect health and inequality through its effect on employment
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Unpaid work – the missing link in the gender gap - Understanding Society
Long read: unpaid work may affect health through its impact on employment Inequality persists, and housework and caring may be crucial factors
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... Pleased to share this work showing the impact of caring on educational outcomes for young carers. Uses national pupil database linked to UKHLS.
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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
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Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity @equalise.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Join the Equalise team and help make a difference for lifecourse health equity! 📣 👇 Born In Bradford is recruiting for a Senior Research Fellow to work with Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. ✍ Further information & how to apply: borninbradford.nhs.uk/careers/equa...
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EQUALISE Senior Research Fellow - Born in Bradford
We are looking for a Senior Research Fellow to lead quantitative research projects, and support knowledge mobilisation efforts.
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thanks Mel!
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Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity @equalise.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Equalise has officially launched! 📣 We had a wonderful and productive day yesterday at our ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity launch event. Thank you to all the colleagues, partners and attendees for a truly special event, marking the beginning of our journey towards lifecourse health equity.
Team photo at the Equalise launch eventSpeakers at the Equalise launch event
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Thoroughly enjoyed the launch of our new ESRC Centre @equalise.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to all the attended!
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... we are recruiting a Research Fellow to work on our Nuffield-funded project investigating outcomes for young carers. Please share with your networks.
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Job Opportunity at St George's University of London: Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology
The Research Fellow will investigate young carers and health inequalities using advanced longitudinal quantitative methods. Responsibilities include data analysis, literature reviews, publishing findi...
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I am disappointed that a key access concern raised in the discussion I was involved in at the London meeting was not included in this report. Namely, the funding models for certain LPS are a barrier to access for ECRs in particular. pruk.ac.uk/2025/03/11/u...
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Unlocking the future of longitudinal population studies | Population Research UK (PRUK)
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Thanks @zetkin.bsky.social!
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
We are advertising for a Communications Officer for Equalise our new ESRC funded research centre on Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Final UCL PhD opportunity as part of new centre Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Prof Naomi Priest PhD @naomipriest.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails theconversation.com/the-human-ri...
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The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails
In reporting on racism but neglecting to look at it’s structural roots, research does more harm than good.
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Delighted to share this publications from Whitney Well's MSc dissertation showing ethnic differences in the health of unpaid carers in the UK with @baowenxue.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social jech.bmj.com/content/79/2...
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Differences by ethnicity in the association between unpaid caring and health trajectories over 10 years in the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Background Unpaid carers deliver critical social care. We aimed to examine differences by ethnicity in (1) profiles of unpaid caring and (2) associations between caring and physical and mental health ...
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
We are recruiting an Impact Manager for our new ESRC Research Centre, Equalise. Please share widely. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Our work published today shows the psychological distress associated with combining care of both the younger and older generations with lead author @baowenxue.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social
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Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
One Research Associate post will be part of the new ESRC Centre @equalise.bsky.social, supporting longitudinal analysis of opportunities to reduce health inequalities across care, learning (education) & work: strathvacancies.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/... Feb 25-Aug 29. 2/3
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Research Associate: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity (675336)
Research Associate: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity (675336), We are seeking to appoint a researcher to work in Social Policy as part of a new, multi-institution ESRC Centre for Lifecourse He...
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Excited to be recruiting 3 5-year Research Fellow posts to work in new ESRC Centre Equalise. Please share widely.
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
This work with Alejandra Letelier Rodríguez and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social suggests caring has become more common for young people since the pandemic. More awareness and support is required.
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Indeed! Thanks Mel @zetkin.bsky.social
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We’re advertising 3 new PhD Studentships within Equalise our new ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely..
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thanks, Mel! Great to see you here!
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Anne McMunn @anne-mcmunn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Thanks to your powers of persuasion 😀
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