ASPHER office is pleased to bring you another Newsflash! Be sure to reach out to the secretariat to learn more, get involved, and share your news.
ASPHER 60TH ANNIVERSARY & MILAN2026
ASPHER 1st European Congress on Public Health Education and Training - Milan2026
Abstracts Submission and Registration are open for the ASPHER 1st European Congress on Public Health Education and Training, 15-18 July in Milan! Secure your place now! Submit your abstract and Register here!
ASPHER Teaching & Practice Excellence Award - call for nominations
ASPHER is calling for nominations for the 2026 Teaching & Practice Excellence Award. The aim of the award is to promote excellence in public health education and training by encouraging ASPHER member schools to share their best practices and success stories. Don’t miss out on sending your nomination during this exceptional anniversary year! Deadline for nominations is Tuesday 31 March. Contact community@aspher.org to register your interest.
MEMBER NEWS
Let the ASPHER community know what is happening at your school! Send your news and events to lore.leighton@aspher.org.
University of Zurich: 4th International Meeting on Teaching Epidemiology - 19-20 January
The 4th International Meeting on Teaching Epidemiology is hosted by the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) of the University of Zurich from 19-20 January. Three innovative teaching workshops are planned on Teaching Epidemiology When GenAI Is in the Room; Embracing a Creative Classroom: Active Learning and Critical Thinking; and Learning by Doing: A Full-Day Simulation of Epidemiology in Action. Learn more here.
UK Faculty of Public Health: Europe Special Interest Group Joint Meeting and Online Events
The Europe Special Interest Group of the UK Faculty of Public Health (co-Chaired by Prof Alison McCallum, University of Edinburgh; and Prof Judit Simon, Medical University of Vienna) will hold a joint meeting on Continuing Professional Development with overseas members on 20 January. Contact alison.mccallum@ed.ac.uk to join the meeting.
The UK Faculty of Public Health has a series of upcoming online events open to non-UKFPH members. Recordings are usually made available to those who register, but cannot attend the live event. See the schedule of events and register here.
Congratulations Tiago Correia! New Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Public Health
ASPHER heartily congratulates Tiago Correia, Associate Professor of Global Public Health at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, NOVA University Lisbon on his appointment as Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Public Health. In addition to his extensive academic and leadership experience at the intersection of public health research, policy, and practice, ASPHER welcomes his focus on workforce capacity as head of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Health Workforce Policy and Planning, vice-president of EUPHA and IANPHI workforce sections, and member of the Board of Directors of EHMA. Prof Correia also currently coordinates a consortium of ASPHER Members on the EU4Health programme funded VAX-Action project aiming to reduce vaccine hesitancy through evidence-based interventions.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
XiA Open Learning Session on 22 January on cybersecurity and interoperability in the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
Through ASPHER Digital Public Health Task Force, ASPHER is an associated partner to the XiA Project addressing challenges of interoperability in digital health within the EHDS. As Europe moves towards large-scale health data sharing, this XiA open learning session (15:00-16:00 CET, 22 January) focuses on preparing professionals to anticipate risks, secure systems, and build trustworthy data ecosystems. Register for the learning session here.
18th World Congress on Public Health - Call for Abstracts Deadline 31 January
The Call for Abstracts deadline is fast approaching for the 18th World Congress on Public Health. ASPHER will be there for continued 60th Anniversary celebrations under the GNAPH umbrella. Join us for WCPH in Cape Town, South Africa from 6-9 September! Submit your abstract here by 31 January.
ASSETS Public Health Mentoring Summer School, week of 6 July - Save the date
ASPHER’s Mentoring Summer School (ASSETS) will be held during the week of 6 July 2026 hosted by the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb School of Medicine. Watch for the official announcement soon! Interested early career professionals should contact assets@aspher.org.
Lore Leighton
Brussels, Belgium