Environmental and Social Epidemiology Section
The Environment and Social Epidemiology section, led by Professor John Gulliver focuses on life course and environmental epidemiology, including research on the effects of air quality and noise on health, and early life adversities, informal/unpaid caregiving and lifecourse mental health. We undertake consultancy and provide expert advice to support policy in UK Government and organisations overseas.
Section Head: Professor John Gulliver
Equal-Life
The EU-funded Equal-Life project, funded by Horizon 2020, will develop and utilise the ‘exposome’ concept in an integrated study of the external exposome and its social aspects and of measurable internal physiological factors and link those to a child's development and life course mental health. The Equal-Life consortium is made up out of more than 100 members, working at 22 partner institutes and from 11 different European countries.
Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (LLC)
UK LLC’s mission is to provide a data linkage resource to our partner studies (up to 24 cohorts) and to provide a clear and efficient route to accessing linked longitudinal data to the research community. City St George’s lead on modelling, harmonisation, and linkage of outdoor environmental health indicators (air quality, noise, green/open space). Partners are University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, UCL, University of Leicester, Swansea University, SeRP UK. Funded by MRC and ESRC (2023-2028).
Joint Impacts of the Built Environment (JIBE)
Funded by the UK Medical Research (UKRI) and the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), this project brings together research linking the built environment, transport and other health behaviours to develop computer models that can better inform urban and transport planning policy and practice in Australia and the UK. In partnership with RMIT University, University of Cambridge, Monash University, University of Melbourne, University of Queensland, Imperial College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of Leicester.
The Long-term Effects of Being a Young Carer
This Nuffield Foundation funded project investigates the longer-term health, education, employment and social participation outcomes of UK young carers. In addition, the team are examining whether there are inequalities by gender, socioeconomic position and ethnicity. The project is a collaboration between City St George’s, University of London, UCL and Carers Trust.
Young Carers Project
The long-term effects of being a young carer - Nuffield Foundation
Eurocare
Inequalities in informal caregiving over the adult lifecourse in Europe
This project is looking at associations between unpaid caregiving and health, social relationships and employment and whether these vary across the UK, Germany, Spain and Norway. The project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is a collaboration between City St George’s, University of London, UCL, Carers Trust, Autonomous University of Barcelona, TU Dortmund University, Heinrich-Heine University of Dusseldorf, and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Physical Punishment and Child Outcomes in the UK (PACO study)
This Nuffield Foundation funded project takes a mixed-methods approach to examine the impact of physical punishment on children’s health and development, how law reform in Scotland and Wales was achieved, and bringing in children and young people’s voices to this important topic. The project is a collaboration between St George’s University of London, UCL and the NSPCC.
Physical punishment and child outcomes in the UK - Nuffield Foundation
Phasespace Mindset Study
The Phasespace Mindset Study- A trial of Virtual Reality (VR) Hypnotherapy in perceived stress in healthcare students
We are studying whether a specially designed virtual reality (VR) hypnotherapy intervention can help with stress reduction in students. A previous iteration of the experience was successfully trialled as a pilot on 15 students at City St George's in July 2022. We will test the intervention over five days compared to a control arm , standard welfare support at SGUL, with fifty students in each arm. Funded by INNOVATE.