Research centre led from University College London focused on tackling and reducing health inequalities. Supported by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and a wide range of health equity focused advocacy groups.
Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
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Young carers (16–18) have worse mental health than their peers: higher anxiety, depression & chronic illness. This pattern holds across gender, ethnicity & income. 📣 General support isn’t enough: we need targeted interventions. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Heavy caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 & over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people’s mental abilities, new research led by Dr @baowenxue.bsky.social from @ucliehc.bsky.social finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Yesterday at @glasgow.ac.uk we brought together partners and collaborators for our Equalise Centre Day, sharing ideas, updates (and dinner!) as we continue working towards health equity. Huge thanks to our speakers including @publichealthscot.bsky.social @swbg.bsky.social @vhscotland.bsky.social.
New European evidence on informal care (ELSA & SHARE):
Care is rising, unevenly distributed, and shaped by gender, SES & care systems. Impacts on health, work & participation vary widely. 👉 Policy must reflect this complexity. link.springer.com/collections/...
#CarersWeek #CarePolicy #HealthEquity
📢 Young carers are the forgotten group in NEET policy. They’re 119% more likely to be persistently NEET, and far less likely to complete FE/HE - a new study by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social shows. www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/u... @ucliehc.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org
🎧 New Oral Health Matters podcast episode asks: how can evidence really lead to fairer policy?
@yvonne-kelly.bsky.social, Co-Director of Equalise, joins the discussion on the pro-equity policy agenda and what it would take to move from evidence to action.
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
'Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring.' 👈 The Guardian wrote about a new study by #ESRC Equalise's @baowenxue.bsky.social, out today!
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Read the full paper📖 academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
Becoming a carer in later life has mixed effects on cognition.
✔️ Lower-intensity care → slower decline
⚠️ High-intensity care → faster decline
The policy priority is clear: preventing carer overload with targeted support. academic.oup.com/ageing/artic...
#CarersWeek #Ageing #CarePolicy #HealthEquity
Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect
NEET may be an administratively useful category but it can stigmatise young people, flatten diffs & obscure conditions shaping lives. We've written a short @equalise.bsky.social briefing. One small shift: avoid 'NEETs', say 'young people in the NEET category' equalisehealthequity.org/2026/05/12/b...
Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity
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Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect
Abstract. The influence of becoming a carer on cognitive function presents a complex picture. Variations in intensity, recipients and locations of caring m
