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We’re excited to launch our new Policy Modelling for Health Lunchtime Webinar Series, designed to be clear, engaging, and easy to follow. No specialist knowledge required — just curiosity!
Discover how our modelling is shaping healthier, fairer policies, alongside fresh insights from across the policy landscape. For researchers, policymakers, and practitioners - each 30–40 min session includes a live Q&A, and if you can’t make it live, you can always catch up with our event recordings.
Simulation models are increasingly used in policymaking — but which can we trust, and what makes one ‘good’?
In this session, Dr Lisa Garnham University of Strathclyde and Research Fellow in our Appraising Policy Models Work Package, introduces the Quality-Relevance Criteria for Policy Models. Drawing on findings from a systematic review of 26 academic and policy papers. She will outline eleven clear, evidence-based recommendations to provide guidance on what makes a policy model "good" - and how to build or evaluate one effectively.
Whether you’re a policymaker, researcher, or practitioner interested in better decision-making through simulation, this session will equip you with valuable knowledge and tools to appraise models with confidence.
Microsimulation Modelling for Policy Webinar, presented by Dr Corinna Elsenbroich, Model Literacy Lead for Population Modelling for Health, offers a clear and accessible guide to microsimulations - specially curated for our policy partners but relevant for anyone interested in how microsimulations work.
Overview of the TRUUD programme: Trying to tackle root causes upstream of unhealthy urban development. With Daniel Black, Bristol Medical School.
Learn how a Synthetic Population offers researchers and policymakers a powerful new way to understand potential social, economic, and health impacts.
The title of this talk will be confirmed in due course.
