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Centre for Health Economics

A ground-breaking research institute with global impact.

With around 70 economists, the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) is a research institute with an international profile, producing policy-relevant research that advances the use of health economics to improve population health and wellbeing.

CHE publishes widely and disseminates its research in accessible ways. The Centre seeks to develop health economics through innovative methods research and a series of training courses. We carry out cutting-edge methodological and applied research. We have excellent staff and offer popular workshops and short courses in all aspects of health economics.

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We provide evidence and new ways of thinking which help policymakers allocate limited resources effectively. Health economics isn’t just about evaluating the costs and benefits of a new drug, service or policy. It’s also about understanding the impact of these decisions on patients who miss out when resources are allocated elsewhere, and how the costs and benefits of health and social care are distributed across the population.

Professor Mark Sculpher, Head of Department for the Centre for Health Economics

Shaping health economics since 1983
Policy influence in all continents
We hold the Athena Swan silver award
We are developing the tools of research

Research themes

The health and social care sectors are a major part of society, touching everybody’s lives at some time, employing thousands of people and consuming considerable resources. Investigating the factors that determine our health and well being is key to ensuring the appropriate provision of care.

Difficult decisions have to be made on a daily basis, including: the choice of treatments provided; the way the health and social care system should be organised, paid for and monitored; how to reward the workforce; the role of patients and the public in the health and social care system.

CHE’s research provides analytical frameworks and evidence to guide these decisions, organised across several key themes:

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Our impact

Find out how CHE's research is making a real difference to patients and health practitioners across the world:

Study with us

We offer a range of study options including workshops and short programmes for continuous professional development, and opportunities to study for a PhD.

Find out about our short courses

Find out about our postgraduate programmes

Events and seminars

Event

Thursday 17 September 2026 3pm

Speaker: Victoria Cholette, Public Health Department of Santa Clara County/University of California-Berkeley

Event

Thursday 8 October 2026 2pm

Speaker: Martina Repetto, University of Melbourne

Event

Thursday 12 November 2026 11.15am

Speaker: Peter Murphy, LSE

News

News

8 September 2026

The latest issue of Health Economics News from CHE showcases recent successes, new research and opportunities to engage with us.

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7 September 2026

The summer placements give postgraduate students in health economics the opportunity to gain hands-on research experience, working on projects under the supervision of experienced health economists.

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4 September 2026

Professor Andrea Manca recently travelled to Japan, to deliver the Centre for Health Economics’ Statistical Methods for Economic Evaluation in HTA (SMEEHTA) short course.

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3 September 2026

The European Health Economics Association (EuHEA) Conference 2026 took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, from 15 to 17 July, with pre-conference sessions and a welcome reception held on 14 July.

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1 September 2026

Read the latest Research Summaries of CHE's recently published research.

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1 September 2026

Thanzi Programme Manager Alex Rollinger shares her career journey from event coordination at a major motor-racing circuit to becoming one of CHE’s first Project Coordinators and leading the Thanzi Programme, a major global health research programme co-led by CHE and partners in East, Central & Southern Africa.

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25 June 2026

CHE was recognised with a top sustainability award at the University of York Green Impact Awards.

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24 June 2026

After eight years as Involvement@York’s (I@Y) Academic Director, Professor Rowena Jacobs is stepping down from the role to be replaced by the University’s first Faculty Champions for Public Involvement & Participatory Research.