Welcome to the Health Economics Research Unit website. HERU has been at the cutting edge of economic research into health for over thirty years. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our empirical and methodological research. Our research aims to make a real difference both to the effectiveness and delivery of health services and to the health of populations in Scotland and other countries…
Research Assessment Exercise 2008
Staff from HERU made a major contribution to the University's submission to Unit of Assessment 7 (UoA 7), Health Services Research by being returned with the highest scoring return for the University of Aberdeen. With a grade point average of 3.05, HERU was joint top of the UK league in health services research. For further information click here.
The main office in HERU is manned Monday - Friday, 0830 - 1630
Latest News
16/04/13, 1-2pm, level 7, IMS Building, Jose Luis Pinto Prades, Chair in Health Economics at the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health and Glasgow School for Business & Society, Glasgow Caledonian University, Title: Sequence effects in the evaluation of health states
07/05/13, 1-2pm, Level 7, IMS Building, Dr Sandy Tubeuf, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Title: Income patterns according to teenage birth: is the baby to blame?
Changing health professional roles across Europe studied
Researchers are to look at how the roles of health professionals across Europe have changed and extended to meet today's healthcare needs. Click here for more details
Gavin Mooney MSc studentships are available for full-time UK/EU students. To be eligible to apply for the studentships you need to hold an unconditional offer for the MSc in the Economics of Health. Further information is available at the MSc Economics of Health page..
'HERU's Mandy Ryan ranked top in the UK'
In a recently published article in the Journal of Health Economics, Professor Mandy Ryan, who has been with the Health Economics Research Unit (HERU) at the University of Aberdeen since 1987, is ranked amongst the top health economists in the world. To read more click here
quit4u Smoking Cessation Final Report
The final report on the evaluation of the quit4u smoking cessation scheme, which combines structured behavioural support and pharmacotherapy with financial incentives, is now available in the publications pages of the NHS Health Scotland website.
A copy of the HERU 2011 Annual Report is available in pdf format here
HERU together with the Department of Economics will be offering a new MSc in the Economics of Health at the University of Aberdeen starting in the 2012/13 academic year. Click here to read more...
Mode effects in stated preference survey research
Researchers from HERU were recently awarded a grant by the MRC Methodology Research Panel to investigate mode effects in stated preferences survey research. This 30 month project will be led by Dr Verity Watson in collaboration with Dr Terry Porteous (Academic Primary Care and Prof. Mandy Ryan (HERU). For more information click here.
Latest edition of HERU News is now available... download here now (pdf)
3 day workshop - Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics: Theoretical and Practical Issues, Aberdeen November 2013. For more information click here.
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