The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit permanently closed on 31st March 2026. For ongoing research projects and staff contacts, please visit the School of Health & Wellbeing.
At MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, we conducted high quality research that had a real impact on health and wellbeing, and on reducing health inequalities – both at home and across the globe.
We had a particular focus on developing and using cutting-edge methods to understand how social, behavioural, economic, political and environmental factors influence health. We worked with decision makers, practitioners and the public to identify interventions and policies that can have an effective and sustained impact on health and wellbeing, particularly among those most in need.