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Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) is a multi-disciplinary research group @ University of Glasgow, focused on informing clinical practice, population health, & health policy. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/healthwellbeing/research/hehta/

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UofG MVLS @uofgmvls.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Spend your summer studying in Glasgow 🌍 The @uofgshw.bsky.social at the University of Glasgow is running two courses as part of the International Summer School this June–July. With guaranteed accommodation, credit-bearing courses, and the chance to experience Scottish culture,
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School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Congratulations to Samuel Owusu Achiaw who has been selected as a new member of the UK Young Academy. Samuel is a Research Associate and self-taught artist. He also leads on advocacy for international staff and students in our School. More 👉 ukyoungacademy.org/news/uk-youn...
Samuel Owusu Achiaw wearing a blue striped jumper and sunglasses.
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Congratulations 👏 to all the teams involved - PHIRST is now a 'Decad' 🔟 - find out about them all on our website phirst.nihr.ac.uk/about-phirst/ @glasgow.ac.uk @uofghehta.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @herts.ac.uk @bristoluni.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social
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About PHIRST - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
Funded by the NIHR the Public Health Intervention Responsive Studies Teams work with local government to evaluate public health interventions
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
📣Abstract submission is closing for the Health Economists' Study Group (HESG) Summer 2026 meeting in Glasgow on MONDAY 2nd MARCH 2026. Please submit your abstracts via the HESG website: hesg.org.uk/meetings/sum... 🌎We look forward to welcoming everyone to Glasgow!
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Summer 2026: University of Glasgow – Health Economists' Study Group
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence @housingevidence.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
💡This new report from @uofghehta.bsky.social and CaCHE for Scottish Futures Trust and @publichealthscot.bsky.social highlights the scale of the health and financial implications of poor-quality housing in Scotland. Read the report here: housingevidence.ac.uk/project/hous...
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Housing Quality and Health - an Economic Analysis - UK Collaborative Centre For Housing Evidence
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
📕HEHTA Annual Report 2024 📢We are pleased to share our latest annual report, highlighting HEHTA’s milestones & celebrating staff & student successes 📚The report also includes a full list of our outputs & showcases our expanding research portfolio. 🔗Digital edition: tinyurl.com/48sxmt88
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🔈We’re excited to welcome Shayesteh Moghadas as Senior Programme Manager (Research) on PHIRST Fusion 2! ➡️With 20+ years’ experience across academia, industry & the public sector, Shayesteh is committed to keeping research connected to community needs. Welcome, Shayesteh! 🎉
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
📢Latest HEHTA newsletter now available! ➡️Find out more about our projects, publications, and team successes in our fully accessible newsletter online: www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_... ✉️DM to join our mailing list to receive our newsletters & annual reports directly to your inbox.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🌱New project to tackle food inequality in Glasgow through community food markets 🍎💷Eleanor Grieve & Samuel Owusu Achiaw are leading the evaluation on business case & value-for-money for the initiative, led by Dr Ada Garcia & funded by UKRI & BBSRC. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2pm8p52x
Cardboard box of dry, non-perishable foodstuffs
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🌎We are proud to be attending ISPOR Europe 2025 next week! 🤝Looking forward to connecting with HEHTA alumni returning to Glasgow! 🗓️Check out our day two line-up on Tuesday 11th November - please come and see us! #ISPOREurope #healtheconomics
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🌏We are proud to be attending ISPOR Europe 2025 next week! 🤝Looking forward to connecting with HEHTA alumni returning to Glasgow! 🗓️Check out our first day's line-up on Monday 10th November and please come and see us! #ISPOREurope #healtheconomics
line-up of HEHTA speakers for ISPOR Europe
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🌏This week, we said goodbye to Sivaraj Raman and Amalina Zaimi, visiting researchers from the National Institute of Health, Malaysia. 🤝They look forward to applying knowledge gained at HEHTA to their work in Malaysia and we wish them all the very best!
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🗣️David McAllister will be speaking on the 'Researcher and Data Contributor Panel - From Contribution to Impact in Clinical Trial Applicability to Routine Care' at the 2025 Vivli Annual Meeting on 23rd October!
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🚧Prof. Jim Lewsey & SHW colleagues led interactive sessions with Multiplex workers on substance use, wellbeing & safety in construction. 👷The talks explored how drugs & alcohol impact health & performance, & highlighted key support services. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/2yembwhn
Group of construction workers in hi-vis listening to talk.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
📢Advanced Modelling Course Open for Registration ➡️Maximising the Value of Clinical Trial Data: Advanced Analysis for Economic Evaluation & Modelling 🗓️19 Nov-5 Dec (live online sessions x 9) 🧑‍🏫Led by Professor of Medical Statistics Jim Lewsey @jimlewsey.bsky.social ➡️https://tinyurl.com/y9a8rcxa
Course description including an image of colourful pill capsules and foils.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📍Researchers Dikshyanta Rana, Lili Wei & Ryan Mulholland attended the Universitas 21 ECR Workshop, 1-5 September, at the University of Nottingham. 📊Ryan Mulholland gave a poster presentation of his current work around evidence synthesis & analysis of linked health data.
Researcher Ryan Mulholland standing next to his poster presentation.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
💡Our fully online short courses in HE and HTA help you take your career further – all at your own pace, no matter where you are. 📈 Choose from 9 in-depth courses: gla.ac.uk/schools/heal...
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
📍At the #IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali, HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh presented “Economic Evaluation of Later Trading Hour Policies for Bars and Clubs Alongside a Natural Experiment in Aberdeen and Glasgow, Scotland.”🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #IHEA2025 #HealthEconomics #PolicyEvaluation #HEHTA
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
📍At #IHEA2025, HEHTA’s Heather Fraser presented the economic evaluation alongside the ReDIRECT Trial. 💡 It assessed the impact of a remotely delivered weight management programme on Long COVID symptoms in people with overweight or obesity in the UK.🇬🇧 #ReDIRECT
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🎤 HEHTA’s Robert Heggie delivered a thought-provoking session on “Incorporating implementation within the economic evaluation of health technologies” at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌟 💬 The session sparked valuable discussions on the need for more integrated, collaborative approaches. 👏🏻
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Team HEHTA at IHEA 2025 World Congress in Bali. 🌎💪🏻 #IHEA #HealthEconomics
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🎓 HEHTA's MSc graduates returned to campus this summer to celebrate their graduation. 👏 We’re proud of all our MSc graduates — past and present, celebrating on campus or from afar. Welcome to the HEHTA alumni community — look forward to staying connected and celebrating your continued success. 🌍
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🔍 Research Highlight on System Dynamics Modelling 💪 🌍 HEHTA’s Nurnabi Sheikh led on a new publication – A system dynamics model of community-based health insurance system in Bangladesh. 📘 SSM - Health Systems ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🎓 Huge congratulations to Dr Hanin Kamaruzaman on her PhD graduation from the University of Glasgow, with her thesis titled “Disinvestment Initiatives in Healthcare”. We’re so proud of all she has achieved and wish her continued success in her important role in Malaysia.👏 #Graduation #PhD #HEHTA
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Carlos Sillero Rejon & HEHTA's Robert Heggie held their first in-person ImplementEcon workshop at #HSRUK25 last week.👏 Participants explored trade-offs in effectiveness, cost-effectiveness & implementation, followed by discussion on incorporating these into decision frameworks. 💪
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
👏 Great to see Lili Wei present HEHTA’s work at #MtHood2025! ⭐ Our Scottish T2DM policy model (using SDRN) was recognised as a notable study for integrating health inequalities. Led by Jim Lewsey & David McAllister, with input from Claudia Geue & teams at Glasgow & Edinburgh.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🔍 Research Highlight at HTAi 2025 🌟 HEHTA’s Kathleen Boyd presented insightful work on early HTA for complex childhood mental health interventions 👏 A strong showing from HEHTA, with contributions from Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi 💪 #HTAi #HTA #MentalHealth
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
HEHTA’s Nishant Jaiswal @nishantjaiswal.bsky.social brings valuable insights to the panel discussion! 👏
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Proud moment for HEHTA! 👏 Our MSc HTA alumni Melissa Pegg took the stage as a plenary speaker at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025, sharing insights on innovative approaches to strengthening HTA across diverse health systems. So proud of our alumni making a global impact in HTA! 🌍👏
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
HEHTA's Eleanor Grieve and alumni Yanga Nokhepheyi led a very successful and engaging pre-conference workshop on 14th June at @htaiorg.bsky.social HTAi 2025. We are so proud to see our colleagues and alumni driving impact in global HTA – truly inspiring work! 🌍👏
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Wonderful to engage with the public and share what we do at HEHTA!📢📢 On the 3rd annual Community Day ‘Celebrating Connections’ (7 June) @byreshub.bsky.social, we showcased an interactive activity where community members became health decision-makers—exploring cost, fairness & more!
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
THRIVE was a three-arm randomised controlled trial comparing antenatal parenting support programmes. 🤰 Whilst no statistically significant findings, 'Mellow Bumps' shows promise for reducing routine healthcare costs. 📘 ‪@nihr.bsky.social PHR‬ ➡️ buff.ly/ej22erB
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Honorary HEHTA Fellow Prof. Andy Briggs has launched a new blog: Of QALYs and Quandaries. Andy, former holder of UofG’s prestigious William R. Lindsay Chair of Health Economics, draws on his expertise to explore all things health economic evaluation. ➡️ buff.ly/D4jjfKK
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of QALYs and Quandaries | Andy Briggs | Substack
Musings on the uses and abuses of economic evaluation in the health arena. Click to read of QALYs and Quandaries, by Andy Briggs, a Substack publication. Launched 11 days ago.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Our new study shows how HTA can deliver big returns, with India’s HTAIn seeing up to a 9:1 return on investment — and even greater potential with full implementation. 📘 @bmj.com Evidence-Based Medicine ➡️ buff.ly/ecyFah9
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Robert will co-lead a new global network uniting health economists & implementation scientists. ➡️ buff.ly/3uunXul
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We've helped develop a new framework to better support health researchers and decision makers. 💡 ➡️ buff.ly/KenzLUf
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
CRSU, HEHTA's Evidence Synthesis specialists, are guest speakers at @brainhealtharc.bsky.social's webinar next Tuesday 1st April at 1pm. Join us then: buff.ly/5z272GP
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Stephen is the first winner from outside North America. 🏆 Read more: buff.ly/yy53XA3
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UofGNews @uofgnews.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Five researchers linked to the University of Glasgow are among the 2025 cohort of new @RoyalSocEd Fellows. Read more here: gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
Photos of the new Fellows: (l-r) Professor Qammer Abbasi, Professor Todd Ehlers, Professor Lorna Hughes, Professor Olivia Wu and Bruce Adamson.
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School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow @uofgshw.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Congratulations to Professor Olivia Wu - one of the 2025 cohort of Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), Scotland's National Academy. @uofghehta.bsky.social @royalsoced.bsky.social @uofgnews.bsky.social www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...
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UofG academics elected as Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Five researchers linked to the University of Glasgow are among 2025 cohort of Fellows elected to The Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
As part of @royalsoced.bsky.social 2025 cohort of new Fellows, Olivia will share her knowledge and expertise to help tackle the most pressing challenges in our society. Read more: buff.ly/Qr9BLgI
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Can schools help stop gender-based violence? 🏫 Equally Safe at School (ESAS) is a whole-school approach incorporating student-led action & staff training. This study assesses its impact over two years across 36 Scottish schools. 📘 @bmj.com Open ➡️ buff.ly/HTJqQix
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Brucellosis may be silently draining farmers' incomes in Tanzania - and beyond. 🐄 Our new associated study found that 4.4% of livestock income yearly could be lost as a result, meaning further research is urgently needed. 📘 @plos.org NTDs ➡️ buff.ly/GsM4VnC
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Our spring newsletter has arrived! 🗞️ See what we've been up to here: buff.ly/fFpoog1
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚 Did you know that our Co-Director, Emma McIntosh, is an editor of two handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation? What are you reading today?
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Master the stats behind HTA & evidence-based medicine with our online short course. 📊💡 Register here: buff.ly/3CDm3sB
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This weekend, we're trading research for running to support SAMH. 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ Want to contribute? Donate below 👇 buff.ly/4h1kCCD
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HEHTA is running 2025 Supernova Kelpies - Saturday for SAMH
Help James Lewsey raise money to support Scottish Action for Mental Health
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Many UK ethnic minority groups experience low uptake of vital cancer screenings. 📉 EQUITA explores whether specialised workshops, created with and for the Black community, can help encourage participation in these crucial tests. ➡️ buff.ly/4ibzIGz
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in 2003 to improve healthcare access, but how well does it support the fight against hypertension, a leading cause of death and illness in the country? ➡️ buff.ly/4kt7fhB
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HEHTA @uofghehta.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
With a focus on LMICs, our short course provides you with the analytical & critical skills for understanding and applying HTA across jurisdictions. 🌍 Register now: buff.ly/4gjiXYK #HEHTACPD
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