Centre research featured at SSMPH EuroEpi 2026
Richmond Opoku represented the Centre for Population Health team last week at the 70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference / European Congress of Epidemiology 2026, held at Queen Mary University of London. Richmond presented findings from the CARELINK Wales study in a poster presentation titled “Timing of Entry into Out-of-Home Care and […]
New HAPPEN Study Explores How Everyday Habits Shape Children’s Behaviour
How do daily routines from sleep and physical activity to dietary habits interact to influence children’s behaviour? Researchers at the Centre for Population Health at Swansea University have released a new preprint offering an early look at key health factors impacting school-aged children across Wales. Using data from over 50,000 children in the HAPPEN Wales […]
Centre Researcher Presents Collaborative Child Welfare Study at DARE Conference
Amrita Bandyopadhyay presented international child welfare findings at the 9th Biennial International Symposium DARE conference in Zurich. Amrita, a researcher from the Centre for Population Health at Swansea University, shared data from a collaborative project titled “Patterns of service contacts for children who have experienced maltreatment and are known to social services: a Linked Routine […]
Steeltown Storybook: Giving Port Talbot’s Children a Voice in Shaping Their Community
Children in Port Talbot have reimagined the future of their town through art and storytelling, transforming an underused space beneath the M4 motorway into colourful murals celebrating identity, belonging, and hope. The Steeltown Storybook: Children’s Chapter Project brought together over 200 children aged 7–11 from local schools to share their ideas for the future of […]
Feeling confident and in control when they’re active boosts children’s wellbeing
Published: July 14, 2025. The Conversation. Authors: Dr Michaela James and Dr Mayara Silveira Bianchim. The wellbeing of children is under the spotlight in the UK, after a 2025 report from Unicef ranked the UK at 21 out of 36 wealthy countries on child wellbeing. With growing concerns about mental health, rising screen time, and fewer chances […]