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In memory of Brenda Leese, a much valued former colleague

Thursday 26 March 2026

CHE recently heard the very sad news that our former colleague, Brenda Leese, passed away on the 12th February 2026.


Tackling hypertension through global collaboration

Tuesday 24 March 2026

Professor Simon Walker and Research Fellow Naomi Gibbs joined global health researchers at the COPE-BP Annual Meeting in Turkey, contributing to efforts to improve hypertension care in low-income urban communities.


Master NHS England patient data analysis

Monday 23 March 2026

Join CHE for an intensive 2-day workshop on managing and analysing complex NHS England datasets, including Hospital Episode Statistics, Emergency Care Data Sets, and Patient Reported Outcome Measures.


Remembering Ken Wright, CHE’s former Deputy Director

Friday 20 March 2026

It was with great sadness that CHE learned that our former colleague, Ken Wright, passed away on 15th March.


Advance your skills in Statistical Methods in Economic Evaluation for Health Technology Assessment

Tuesday 17 March 2026

Join CHE for an intensive three-day advanced course on applying statistical methods to analyse individual patient-level data for cost-effectiveness analysis at the University of York.


University of York awards Emerita Professorship to Anne Mason

Friday 13 March 2026

The University of York has awarded an Emerita Professorship to Anne Mason from CHE, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to health economics research and policy following her retirement in December 2025.


CHE News & Highlights Winter 2025-26

Wednesday 11 March 2026

CHE’s latest updates showcase a season of innovation, discussion, and opportunities in health economics.


CHE Spotlight: Itamar Megiddo

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Reader in Global Health, Dr Itamar Megiddo, reflects on his journey into health economics and his research on incorporating health system complexity into economic evaluation at CHE.


Winter 2025-26 CHE Research Summaries

Tuesday 10 March 2026

Read the latest short summaries of CHE's recently published research.


CHE Spotlight: Tracy Dancer

Monday 9 March 2026

CHE Project Manager Tracy Dancer shares her career journey across higher education and her work supporting the NIHR-funded Support2Work project.


CHE Spotlight: Jinhyun Kim

Friday 6 March 2026

Research Trainee Jinhyun Kim shares his journey into health economics and his current research at CHE on healthcare expenditure and outcomes.


Advance your skills in decision modelling for health economic evaluation

Wednesday 4 February 2026

Take your health economics expertise to the next level with CHE and LSHTM’s 5.5-week Decision Modelling Foundations course, offering flexible online learning, live Q&A sessions, and hands-on practical exercises in Excel or R.


CHE part of £11m NIHR Mental Health Award

Monday 2 February 2026

Major new NIHR investment is expanding community-led mental health research in high-need areas, with CHE researchers playing a key role in tackling mental health inequalities through health economics.


How financial incentives shape hospital behaviour

Monday 26 January 2026

Our latest CHE research paper is now published


Professor Karen Bloor appointed as new Head of CHE

Friday 23 January 2026

Professor Karen Bloor will succeed Professor Mark Sculpher as Head of CHE.


CHE hosts the HESG Winter 2026 Meeting

Monday 19 January 2026

CHE welcomed researchers from across the UK and beyond for the Health Economists’ Study Group Winter 2026 Meeting.


CHE researcher appointed Visiting Professor at Australian University

Tuesday 6 January 2026

Professor Rowena Jacobs shared expertise in mental health economics in Australia.


Recognition in New Year’s Honours for Professor Brian Ferguson

Monday 5 January 2026

Professor Brian Ferguson was a colleague in CHE between 1995 and 1999 and Deputy Director from 1995 to 1997, has been honoured with an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours for services to public health research and his work with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).