Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The University of St Andrews Population and Health Research Group is one of the largest groups in the United Kingdom researching the geographies of population, health, and housing. We actively collaborate with colleagues both internationally and in the UK in disciplines throughout the social and medical sciences.
Our work uses quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches to the census, survey, and administrative data. Our research is notable for its applied policy relevance and our record of attracting fundings from research councils, charities, the European Union, and central and local governments (see our Research page for more information).
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mary Abed Al Ahad
- School of Geography & Sustainable Development - Associate Lecturer in Population and Health Geography
- Bell-Edwards Geographic Data Institute
- Population and Health Research
- Population and Behavioural Science Division
Person: Academic - Teaching
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Projects
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Inclusive Survey Futures: building on EVENS toimprove representation, robustness and feasibility of web-based social surveys
Finney, N. (PI)
1/07/24 → 31/01/26
Project: Standard
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For Freedom: Scotland and the Making of a Decolonized World
Banerjee, M. (PI), Hale, J. M. (PI) & Robinson, I. (PI)
1/06/22 → 31/05/23
Project: Standard
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Disease trajectories of multimorbidity in Scotland: a data science approach
Manataki, A. (PI), Papathomas, M. (CoI), McCowan, C. (CoI) & Keenan, K. (CoI)
STAIRS - St Andrews Interdisciplinary Research Support
1/08/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Standard
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Complex families in the United Kingdom: mapping children’s diverse family pathways and their correlates from birth to age ten
Šťastná, M., Mikolai, J., Finney, N. & Keenan, K. L., 19 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. Early View, 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disentangling social isolation, loneliness, and later-life cognitive function for older adults in the United States: evidence from causal inference modeling
Hale, J. M., Lorenti, A. & Cunningham, S. A., 1 Mar 2026, In: Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 81, 3, 12 p., gbaf254.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do welfare regimes matter? A comparative analysis of area‐level inequalities in life expectancy in Germany and the United Kingdom, 2003–2021
Mühlichen, M., Höhn, A., Lomax, N., Meier, P. & Grigoriev, P., 3 Apr 2026, In: Geographical Analysis. 58, 2, 16 p., e70040.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Loneliness, Social Isolation and Social Capital of Ethnic Minority/Immigrant Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Investigation (Thesis Data)
Joshi, M. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 29 May 2028
DOI: 10.17630/b7b67910-1612-407c-80c3-b444de9e26d4
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)
Finney, N. (Creator), UK Data Service, 13 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-9116-1, https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=9116
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Prizes
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Enterprise Week: What's the big idea?! Competition winner in the Circular Economy category
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 14 Oct 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Green House Lebanon initiative
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Recipient), 25 Jun 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Children & Youth Wellbeing in the Digital Era
Liu, C. (Organiser)
28 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public lecture/debate/seminar
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Supporting Youth Wellbeing in the Digital Era
Liu, C. (Organiser)
28 Mar 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organising a public festival/exhibition/event
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Housing Studies Association (External organisation)
van der Lijn, C. (Participant)
Oct 2025 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
Press/Media
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Balancing Work, Family, and Care Responsibilities
1/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
Impacts
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Evidence of the Health Impacts of Outdoor Air Pollution for Policy Makers in the UK Parliament.
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact
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Written evidence submitted by Mary Abed Al Ahad for Defra Recall: Environmental protection. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. DEP0001.
Abed Al Ahad, M. (Participant)
Impact: Public Policy Impact