Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity

Equalise is the ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity, dedicated to generating rigorous, interdisciplinary research that drives policy change, for a fairer, healthier society.

Our mission is to produce and share multi-disciplinary research tackling and reducing health inequities from a lifecourse perspective, and provide evidence-based solutions for policy makers.

Find out more on the Equalise website 

Our people
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Our people

UCL Professors Anne McMunn and Yvonne Kelly are the Co-Directors of Equalise, leading a collaboration spanning across HEI, third sector, and government partners.

Research
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Research

Our research themes focus on tackling unfair and avoidable health inequities across four key themes: Learning, Work, Care, and Place.

Policy
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Policy

Our research helps shape evidence for national and international health policymaking and practices, informed by our Theme Advisory Groups (TAGs) and Scientific Advisory Group (SAGs).

Contact
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Contact

If you’re interested in learning more or collaborating with Equalise, please don’t hesitate to contact us at equalise@ucl.ac.uk

Publications
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Publications

Recent Publications and Outputs.

Blogs
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Blogs

Explore our latest blogs

Events
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Events

Upcoming and Past Events

Newsletter
Newsletters

Newsletter

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ESRC International Centre For Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health

ESRC International Centre For Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health

ICLS was an ESRC funded research centre based at UCL, with additional expertise from researchers at the University of Manchester and the University Hospital Orebro in Sweden.

Equalise key contacts

General: equalise@ucl.ac.uk

Co-Directors: Yvonne Kelly  y.kelly@ucl.ac.uk, Anne McMunn a.mcmunn@ucl.ac.uk

Learning theme: Becca Lacey rlacey@citystgeorges.ac.uk, Charlotte Constable-Fernandez charlotte.fernandez@ucl.ac.uk, Yvonne Kelly y.kelly@ucl.ac.uk, Katie Harron k.harron@ucl.ac.uk, Hollie Henderson Hollie.Henderson@bthft.nhs.uk, Josie Dickerson Josie.Dickerson@bthft.nhs.uk

Work theme: Baowen Xue baowen.xue.10@ucl.ac.uk, Niamh Bridson Hubbard Niamh.hubbard@ucl.ac.uk, Kat Smith katherine.smith.100@strath.ac.uk, Katharine Timpson katharine.timpson@strath.ac.uk, Anne McMunn a.mcmunn@ucl.ac.uk

Care theme: Anne McMunn a.mcmunn@ucl.ac.uk, Enrico Pfeifer enrico.pfeifer@ucl.ac.uk, Becca Lacey rlacey@citystgeorges.ac.uk, Baowen Xue baowen.xue.10@ucl.ac.uk, Yvonne Kelly y.kelly@ucl.ac.uk

Place theme: Katie Sarah Taylor katie.s.taylor@ucl.ac.uk, Stephen Jivraj stephen.jivraj@ucl.ac.uk, Emily Murray emily.murray@essex.ac.uk, Yvonne Kelly y.kelly@ucl.ac.uk