Professor Emma McIntosh announced as new Head of School of Health and Wellbeing
Published: 1 April 2026
Professor Emma McIntosh has been appointed as the new Head of the School of Health and Wellbeing.
Professor Emma McIntosh has been appointed as the new Head of the School of Health and Wellbeing.
Professor McIntosh takes over from Professor Frances Mair who is taking on a new role as Co-Lead of the NIHR Inequalities Challenge Cardiovascular Disease Consortium.
Emma is a Professor of Health Economics, the Director of Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HEHTA) and currently the Deputy Head of School.
Her new role starts on 1st April.
Emma's methodological interests are in the area of health economic evaluation, evaluating public health interventions, stated preference methods and cost benefit analysis more generally. She has applied her economic evaluation methods across a wide portfolio of research grants in multiple disease areas, nationally and internationally, including global health research in Africa, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Emma sits on the NIHR International Trials funding committee and is a past member of the NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) funding committee.
Prof McIntosh said: “I am honoured to take on the role of Head of the School of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow.
“Our School is committed to improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities at local, national and global levels, and informing healthcare decision-making. I very much look forward to continuing to work collaboratively with our talented staff, students and partners to build on our strengths in research, education and community engagement, while creating space for new ideas and approaches.
“A key priority for me will be supporting and nurturing our early career academics, ensuring an inclusive environment in which colleagues can thrive and develop. I also aim to increase the visibility of our School, showcasing the fantastic breadth of our research and teaching activities, as well as our extensive methodological expertise.
“Together, I am confident we can continue to strengthen the School’s impact and reputation, and make a lasting contribution to improving health and wellbeing for communities in Scotland and beyond.”
First published: 1 April 2026
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