In July our Mentoring Officer, Dr Eleanor Winpenny, attended and presented at the SSM Early Career Researcher Summer Event which was focussed on Networking. As we approach the SSM conference we would encourage you to take this opportunity to link up with your mentor/mentee, and arrange to meet in person if you are both going to the conference!

In case you missed it, or would like to reminisce on the event, here’s a recap of the UK & Ireland Public Health Science conference in Newcastle - the first year of our partnership together.

Raquel Lucas is a Principal Researcher at the University of Porto and the IEA representative at the joint 2026 SSMPH/EuroEpi conference.

Oyinlola Oyebode is a Professor of Public Health at Queen Mary University of London, and co-chair of Local Organising Committee for the 2026 SSMPH Annual Conference

Rohini Mathur is a Professor and Chair of Health Data Science at Queen Mary University of London, and co-chair of Local Organising Committee for the 2026 SSMPH Annual Conference

In case you missed it, or would like to reminisce on the event, here’s a recap of #SSM2025 in Bradford!

Hear from some of this year's recipients of the Free Place Scheme and their experiences in Bradford at #SSM2025

Read a summary of the pre-conference ECR day in Bradford at #SSM2025

Danny Bradford is a PhD candidate at the University of Glasgow, and Chair of the UK Public Health Science Conference Organising Committee.

Caroline Kienast Von Einem is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. University of Cambridge PhD candidate (Viva passed, Degree Award Pending)