Professor of Social Epidemiology at UCL, Co-Director of Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equityhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3mwllahlhy225Congratulations to @enricopfeifer.bsky.social on this first academic publication showing the impact of transitions into and out of unpaid caring on changes in health behaviours. @equalise.bsky.social https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827326000777?via%3Dihub28 Sep 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwllahlhy225https://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3mo2sky76yk27Pleased to share the final output from our Eurocare JPI MYBL project. A European Journal of Ageing Special Collection taking a lifecourse perspective on unpaid caring in Europe. https://link.springer.com/collections/gdaggbgead12 Jun 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2sky76yk27https://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3mncqirbgnk2ePleased to share this new work on young carers risk of not being in education, training or employment led by @rebeccalacey.bsky.social and @alisonnicoll.bsky.social https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Young-Carers-NEETs-policy-brief.pdf02 Jun 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncqirbgnk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3mmbqrbe5zk2xToday our research on the mental health of young carers during and after the pandemic is published. We find that young carers are 69%more likely to report a chronic mental health condition and report more symptoms of depression and anxiety than young non-carers. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-026-03111-620 May 2026 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbqrbe5zk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3mbvnu3lgb22neur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... Pleased to share this work showing the impact of caring on educational outcomes for young carers. Uses national pupil database linked to UKHLS. https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me%2FL0%2Fhttps%3A%252F%252Fauthors.elsevier.com%252Fsd%252Farticle%252FS0883-0355(25)00400-8%2F1%2F0102019b9c089177-77fdcd91-3438-418d-96f2-bbbfbafd84ad-000000%2F6KkCGJHi53qSFauif6LjGNGIYdI%3D460&data=05%7C02%7Ca.mcmunn%40ucl.ac.uk%7C359802db705648558a6008de4e7506bd%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C639034461961408631%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=L6DsYzmoljEdhp7XmuskedAhL7Yg%2BqTNff5kZ%2BxHJu8%3D&reserved=008 Jan 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbvnu3lgb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lqcjywfd5c2xThoroughly enjoyed the launch of our new ESRC Centre @equalise.bsky.social yesterday! Thanks to all the attended!29 May 2025 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcjywfd5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lpcaqhsaj22thttps://jobs.sgul.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=443-25-R we are recruiting a Research Fellow to work on our Nuffield-funded project investigating outcomes for young carers. Please share with your networks.16 May 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcaqhsaj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lkgtxg4bok2nI am disappointed that a key access concern raised in the discussion I was involved in at the London meeting was not included in this report. Namely, the funding models for certain LPS are a barrier to access for ECRs in particular. https://pruk.ac.uk/2025/03/11/unlocking-the-future-of-longitudinal-population-studies/15 Mar 2025 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgtxg4bok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3likmt7iso22uWe are advertising for a Communications Officer for Equalise our new ESRC funded research centre on Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details19 Feb 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3likmt7iso22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lgiuert4kk2xFinal UCL PhD opportunity as part of new centre Equalise: ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details24 Jan 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgiuert4kk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lfmpkysfvk2wDelighted to share this publications from Whitney Well's MSc dissertation showing ethnic differences in the health of unpaid carers in the UK with @baowenxue.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social https://jech.bmj.com/content/79/2/9413 Jan 2025 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmpkysfvk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lfmgr3gl3k2aWe are recruiting an Impact Manager for our new ESRC Research Centre, Equalise. Please share widely. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details13 Jan 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmgr3gl3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lf55odgnnk27Our work published today shows the psychological distress associated with combining care of both the younger and older generations with lead author @baowenxue.bsky.social and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 07:44 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf55odgnnk27https://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lcimitgow22kExcited to be recruiting 3 5-year Research Fellow posts to work in new ESRC Centre Equalise. Please share widely. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcimitgow22khttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lchuqr2kpc2iThis work with Alejandra Letelier Rodríguez and @rebeccalacey.bsky.social suggests caring has become more common for young people since the pandemic. More awareness and support is required. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2024 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchuqr2kpc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lbigvyg2ms26Indeed! Thanks Mel @zetkin.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:2p5fceuuyk2mtnv5bcodwcx4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbigvyg2ms26https://bsky.app/profile/anne-mcmunn.bsky.social/post/3lbf2anakb227We’re advertising 3 new PhD Studentships within Equalise our new ESRC Centre for Lifecourse Health Equity. Please share widely.. 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