At the Centre for Population Health (CPH), we research how early experiences shape future well-being, from pregnancy to adolescence.

Wales, United Kingdom
Joined February 2016
📣Big news! 🎉 We are expanding @HAPPEN_Wales! The new 'Little HAPPEN' network is here to support the health, well-being, and development of nursery & reception children.🧸 It's 100% FREE & open to all schools & nurseries in Wales!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Read here 👉 centreforpopulationhealth.or…
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A new paper in the @AMIAinformatics Journal explores @ukserp's #datafederation solution, Five Safes Task Execution Service (TES), an approach that enables approved analyses across multiple TREs without moving sensitive data from where it is held. 🔗popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/five-s…
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“Their enthusiasm and fresh perspective have allowed us to progress in areas we would otherwise struggle to do without the intern programme”. We caught up with @EmmaSquires9 at our Summer Intern Showcase, who spoke about the value of hosting interns. Hear more from Emma👇
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“It’s a fantastic platform to allow people to take off into their own careers.” Last month, at our Summer Showcase, we spoke to Dr @emma_v_gordon and asked why it’s important to give young people opportunities to work on real-world projects. 🎧Hear what Emma had to say.
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"The activities are going to add value directly back into the research projects” Programme Director, @AshleyAkbari, shares with us the benefit of joining our internship programme and how the work our interns undertake contributes directly to ongoing research projects👇
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Do you have skills and experience in routine data analysis? We have a new #jobopportunity for you! Research Officer & Data Scientist 📌£39,906 to £46,049 per annum | Fixed Term | Full Time For more info and to apply, visit: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swanse…
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Congratulations to Jiahui Guo, winner of the Best Presentation Award at our Summer Intern Showcase 2026👏 Catch up with Jiahui as she shares the skills she gained, the benefit of networking with our teams, and tips for future interns. 📽️youtube.com/watch?v=pvnvLrcX… #PDSInterns2026
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Well done to Dylan Allen, who won the Technical and Development Award at our 2026 Summer Intern Showcase. Hear from Dylan as he chats about the skills he has learned, the benefits of applying to the programme, and his future plans. 🎦youtube.com/watch?v=LqT3m6F1… #PDSInterns2026
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Congratulations to Gwenllian Davies, winner of the Research Award at this year’s Summer Intern Showcase Hear from Gwenllian as she shares the best parts of her experience, advice for future interns, and her career goals. 📹youtube.com/watch?v=IhFV5OZy… #PDSInterns2026
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👏 @DrHelenD gave a great presentation at #IMS2026 in Rio! 🇧🇷 Helen presented research she led on sociodemographic inequalities in #HRT prescribing in Wales using @SAILDatabank. Vital research advancing healthcare equity in women’s health.👏
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New study from @SwanseaUni and @cardiffuni, shows that care-experienced children show higher proportions of neurodevelopmental condition. The paper is published in memory of Dr Helen Hodges, who led the analysis before her passing in January 2026. 🔗popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/care-e…
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Last month, we celebrated the 2026 Summer Intern Programme with a showcase event to highlight the impactful projects this year’s cohort have been working towards and to recognise their achievements. 📽️Watch highlights from the day below: youtu.be/YhsmmVzHsp8 #PDSInterns2026
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In a new blog, Prof Anthony Charles shares how the BREACH Project links court, health, education & social care data to support vulnerable youth. Continuing the late Dr Helen Hodges’ vital legacy for fairer youth justice 🔗 popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/unders…
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Centre for Population Health retweeted
In this new blog, Esther Awofadeju shares her experience of working with the @UKMSRegister, exploring the link between #multiplesclerosis and #mentalhealth through the @HDR_UK Black Internship Programme. Read Esther’s reflections: hdrwales.org.uk/building-car…
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📢 CALL DEADLINE EXTENDED There’s now more time to submit to the IJPDS Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence for Population Data Science 📅 New deadline: 11 December 2026 AI + population-level data + real-world societal challenges? Call Details: ijpds.org/index.php/ijpds/ca… #AI
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A new population-scale research resource in the @SAILDatabank is bringing together data from across health, education and social care to help researchers better understand the factors that shape children’s health and wellbeing in Wales. Learn more: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/new-sa…
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📢 Women in Wales - we want to hear from you! @SwanseaUni and @ResearchWales are inviting women from across Wales to help shape how we measure the success of the Women’s Health Plan for Wales. For more information and to take part, visit: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/…
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The latest Data Insight from the ADR Wales Housing & Homelessness research team has highlighted the extent to which young people in Wales experience severe disadvantage during the transition into adulthood. Learn more: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/study-…
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Do you have substantial experience of managing complex cohort or health research data? We have a job opportunity you might like! Data Manager - Neurological Data Platform (NDP) 📌£39,906 to £46,049 per annum | Fixed Term Interested? Apply here: swansea.ac.uk/jobs-at-swanse…
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How are Women’s Health Hubs in Wales helping to address health inequalities? Dr @DrHelenD spoke with Dr Helen Munro, Clinical Lead for Women’s Health in Wales, about how these hubs bring specialists together & what early rollout data tell us. Read more: popdatasci.swan.ac.uk/womens…
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Centre for Population Health retweeted
🏫 Join 'Little HAPPEN'! We're inviting Wales nursery & reception schools to our early years wellbeing network. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Share a quick parent survey (ages 3–5) & get: 📊 Free reports 💡 Wellbeing insights & resources Sign up 👉 sites.swansea.ac.uk/happen-w… @CentrePopHealth
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