Jacques Wels
@jacqueswels.bsky.social
PhD
Social epidemiology, Public health and Sociology.
UHealth PI
Social epidemiology, Public health and Sociology.
UHealth PI
Reposted by Jacques Wels
Preprint of first PhD paper out now! 👇
Religious minority status is an important social determinant of mental health, but vastly overlooked in the literature. We summarise studies on religious disparities in mental health & propose a conceptual framework for future research.
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Religious minority status is an important social determinant of mental health, but vastly overlooked in the literature. We summarise studies on religious disparities in mental health & propose a conceptual framework for future research.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Preprint of first PhD paper out now! 👇
Religious minority status is an important social determinant of mental health, but vastly overlooked in the literature. We summarise studies on religious disparities in mental health & propose a conceptual framework for future research.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Religious minority status is an important social determinant of mental health, but vastly overlooked in the literature. We summarise studies on religious disparities in mental health & propose a conceptual framework for future research.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
@jasminelee.bsky.social 's great work:
Religious disparities in mental health: a systematic review and conceptual framework osf.io/preprints/ps...
Religious disparities in mental health: a systematic review and conceptual framework osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
@jasminelee.bsky.social 's great work:
Religious disparities in mental health: a systematic review and conceptual framework osf.io/preprints/ps...
Religious disparities in mental health: a systematic review and conceptual framework osf.io/preprints/ps...
One more week to go to apply for a PhD position at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social and the @healthsociety.bsky.social to work on euthanasia data and have an impact on assisted dying policies.
🇧🇪 New job offer for a 4-year PhD position on Assisted Dying at the @healthsociety.bsky.social in Brussels.
Deadline: 31 January 2026
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/395339
Deadline: 31 January 2026
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/395339
4-year PhD Position on Assisted Dying in Belgium using population data
We are recruiting a talented researcher for a 4-year (48 months) PhD at the Health & Society Research Unit (HSRU) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
One more week to go to apply for a PhD position at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social and the @healthsociety.bsky.social to work on euthanasia data and have an impact on assisted dying policies.
Have a look at our new discussion paper on trade unions in Japan with very surprising results: union membership seems to have increased over the past 15 years!
with @alexbryson.bsky.social.
with @alexbryson.bsky.social.
Why is it that union membership density is rising in Japan? Find out here in our new Hitotsubashi Institute of Economic Research Discussion Paper www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp/Common/publi... @sriucl.bsky.social @hitotsubashiu.bsky.social
www.ier.hit-u.ac.jp
January 23, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Have a look at our new discussion paper on trade unions in Japan with very surprising results: union membership seems to have increased over the past 15 years!
with @alexbryson.bsky.social.
with @alexbryson.bsky.social.
Dear all,
You're tired of costly scientific journals that don't treat well your work?
I am considering submitting a project for a new free open access journal in social epidemiology with @scipost.bsky.social.
Let's act! If you are interested joining me in this project, please let me know!
You're tired of costly scientific journals that don't treat well your work?
I am considering submitting a project for a new free open access journal in social epidemiology with @scipost.bsky.social.
Let's act! If you are interested joining me in this project, please let me know!
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Dear all,
You're tired of costly scientific journals that don't treat well your work?
I am considering submitting a project for a new free open access journal in social epidemiology with @scipost.bsky.social.
Let's act! If you are interested joining me in this project, please let me know!
You're tired of costly scientific journals that don't treat well your work?
I am considering submitting a project for a new free open access journal in social epidemiology with @scipost.bsky.social.
Let's act! If you are interested joining me in this project, please let me know!
Reposted by Jacques Wels
🇧🇪 New job offer for a 4-year PhD position on Assisted Dying at the @healthsociety.bsky.social in Brussels.
Deadline: 31 January 2026
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/395339
Deadline: 31 January 2026
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/395339
4-year PhD Position on Assisted Dying in Belgium using population data
We are recruiting a talented researcher for a 4-year (48 months) PhD at the Health & Society Research Unit (HSRU) at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🇧🇪 New job offer for a 4-year PhD position on Assisted Dying at the @healthsociety.bsky.social in Brussels.
Deadline: 31 January 2026
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/395339
Deadline: 31 January 2026
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/395339
Reposted by Jacques Wels
New article in @plosmedicine.bsky.social:
"Trends in assisted dying among patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia in Belgium: A health registry study"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
"Trends in assisted dying among patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia in Belgium: A health registry study"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Trends in assisted dying among patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia in Belgium: A health registry study
In this registry study, Jacques Wels and Natasia Hamarat use data on all cases of euthanasia in Belgium between 2002-2023 to assess trends in assisted dying for patients with psychiatric disorders and...
journals.plos.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
New article in @plosmedicine.bsky.social:
"Trends in assisted dying among patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia in Belgium: A health registry study"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
"Trends in assisted dying among patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia in Belgium: A health registry study"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
6 days to go to apply to 2 postdoc positions (3-year and 2-year) at @ucl.ac.uk with @pravpatalay.bsky.social!
For all those interested in employment<->health, trade unions & longitudinal methods.
Feel free to share.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB406/r...
For all those interested in employment<->health, trade unions & longitudinal methods.
Feel free to share.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB406/r...
Research Fellow (x2 posts) at UCL
Apply for the Research Fellow (x2 posts) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
6 days to go to apply to 2 postdoc positions (3-year and 2-year) at @ucl.ac.uk with @pravpatalay.bsky.social!
For all those interested in employment<->health, trade unions & longitudinal methods.
Feel free to share.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB406/r...
For all those interested in employment<->health, trade unions & longitudinal methods.
Feel free to share.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPB406/r...
Reposted by Jacques Wels
Bruxelles mérite mieux que l’indifférence politique
Bruxelles mérite mieux que l’indifférence politique
Face au blocage institutionnel de la Région bruxelloise, voici quelques pistes de réflexion. ... %
www.lalibre.be
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Bruxelles mérite mieux que l’indifférence politique
New publication in BMC Public Health:
Incidence of reported cases of euthanasia adjusted for demographic composition: a study of ten years of Belgian administrative data (2014–2023)
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
With @healthsociety.bsky.social
Incidence of reported cases of euthanasia adjusted for demographic composition: a study of ten years of Belgian administrative data (2014–2023)
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
With @healthsociety.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New publication in BMC Public Health:
Incidence of reported cases of euthanasia adjusted for demographic composition: a study of ten years of Belgian administrative data (2014–2023)
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
With @healthsociety.bsky.social
Incidence of reported cases of euthanasia adjusted for demographic composition: a study of ten years of Belgian administrative data (2014–2023)
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
With @healthsociety.bsky.social
Reposted by Jacques Wels
We are organising a @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Social Statistics Section online event:
Handling survey mode effects
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10.00AM - 12.10PM
Full info and booking: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
Handling survey mode effects
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10.00AM - 12.10PM
Full info and booking: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
RSS Event: Handling survey mode effects
rss.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are organising a @royalstatsoc.bsky.social Social Statistics Section online event:
Handling survey mode effects
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10.00AM - 12.10PM
Full info and booking: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
Handling survey mode effects
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 10.00AM - 12.10PM
Full info and booking: rss.org.uk/training-eve...
Reposted by Jacques Wels
Here's our second HSRU seminar:
@janemaddock.bsky.social was presenting her work "A target trial emulation of retirement and self-rated health and life satisfaction in the UK, US and Germany" at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISW...
@janemaddock.bsky.social was presenting her work "A target trial emulation of retirement and self-rated health and life satisfaction in the UK, US and Germany" at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISW...
HSRU 2025-26 seminars: Jane Maddock (UCL)
YouTube video by Health & Society Research Unit
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Here's our second HSRU seminar:
@janemaddock.bsky.social was presenting her work "A target trial emulation of retirement and self-rated health and life satisfaction in the UK, US and Germany" at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISW...
@janemaddock.bsky.social was presenting her work "A target trial emulation of retirement and self-rated health and life satisfaction in the UK, US and Germany" at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AISW...
RIP Robert Redford. I got the same jacket, the same shirt and the same glasses because of you.
September 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
RIP Robert Redford. I got the same jacket, the same shirt and the same glasses because of you.
Reposted by Jacques Wels
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Alex Bryson, Ryo Kambayashi, Susumu Kuwahara, Akie Nakamura, and @jacqueswels.bsky.social examine trends in union density in Japan and how workforce composition has shaped its growth. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
July 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Alex Bryson, Ryo Kambayashi, Susumu Kuwahara, Akie Nakamura, and @jacqueswels.bsky.social examine trends in union density in Japan and how workforce composition has shaped its growth. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...
Reposted by Jacques Wels
Euthanasie : quel est le profil socioéconomique des demandeurs et leurs motivations?
Dans @france.theconversation.com les chercheurs Jacques Wels et Natasia Hamarat s'intéressent à l’augmentation des demandes d'euthanasie depuis 20 ans, en Belgique.
Dans @france.theconversation.com les chercheurs Jacques Wels et Natasia Hamarat s'intéressent à l’augmentation des demandes d'euthanasie depuis 20 ans, en Belgique.
Augmentation du nombre d’euthanasies en Belgique, que révèle cette statistique ? - Actualités de l'ULB
actus.ulb.be
May 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Euthanasie : quel est le profil socioéconomique des demandeurs et leurs motivations?
Dans @france.theconversation.com les chercheurs Jacques Wels et Natasia Hamarat s'intéressent à l’augmentation des demandes d'euthanasie depuis 20 ans, en Belgique.
Dans @france.theconversation.com les chercheurs Jacques Wels et Natasia Hamarat s'intéressent à l’augmentation des demandes d'euthanasie depuis 20 ans, en Belgique.
Interesting to compare UK/French readership of our article on euthanasia. Of course, many variables play a role but more readers in France. The UK seems quite not keen at looking at other countries when it comes to implementing assisting dying.
May 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Interesting to compare UK/French readership of our article on euthanasia. Of course, many variables play a role but more readers in France. The UK seems quite not keen at looking at other countries when it comes to implementing assisting dying.
Reposted by Jacques Wels
Marie Dauvrin, Céline Ricour (KCE),“Propositions for reinforcing and expanding the Belgian palliative care offer”
Yesterday's seminar on the state of palliative care in Belgium is now available on YouTube. Feel free to have a look. @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOs...
Yesterday's seminar on the state of palliative care in Belgium is now available on YouTube. Feel free to have a look. @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOs...
HSRU 2025-26 seminars: Marie Dauvrin, Céline Ricour (KCE)
YouTube video by Health & Society Research Unit
www.youtube.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Marie Dauvrin, Céline Ricour (KCE),“Propositions for reinforcing and expanding the Belgian palliative care offer”
Yesterday's seminar on the state of palliative care in Belgium is now available on YouTube. Feel free to have a look. @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOs...
Yesterday's seminar on the state of palliative care in Belgium is now available on YouTube. Feel free to have a look. @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOs...
Another article, this time in The Conversation France on the rising number of euthanasia cases in Belgium.
Augmentation du nombre d’euthanasies en Belgique, que révèle cette statistique ?
theconversation.com/augmentation...
Augmentation du nombre d’euthanasies en Belgique, que révèle cette statistique ?
theconversation.com/augmentation...
Augmentation du nombre d’euthanasies en Belgique, que révèle cette statistique ?
Selon une étude publiée dans une revue de référence, l’augmentation de l’euthanasie observée en Belgique depuis sa légalisation s’explique essentiellement par le vieillissement de la population.
theconversation.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Another article, this time in The Conversation France on the rising number of euthanasia cases in Belgium.
Augmentation du nombre d’euthanasies en Belgique, que révèle cette statistique ?
theconversation.com/augmentation...
Augmentation du nombre d’euthanasies en Belgique, que révèle cette statistique ?
theconversation.com/augmentation...
Comment: Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ‘slippery slope’ argument
via @ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
via @ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
Comment: Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ‘slippery slope’ argument
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jacques Wels (UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing) explores Belgium’s euthanasia trends and the lessons that can be learned, from regulation to the importance of ...
www.ucl.ac.uk
April 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Comment: Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ‘slippery slope’ argument
via @ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
via @ucl.ac.uk
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...
"Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ‘slippery slope’ argument – new study"
Have a look at our @theconversationuk.bsky.social piece:
theconversation.com/belgiums-eut...
Have a look at our @theconversationuk.bsky.social piece:
theconversation.com/belgiums-eut...
Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ‘slippery slope’ argument – new study
What two decades of euthanasia in
Belgium really tell us.
theconversation.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Belgium’s euthanasia trends dispute ‘slippery slope’ argument – new study"
Have a look at our @theconversationuk.bsky.social piece:
theconversation.com/belgiums-eut...
Have a look at our @theconversationuk.bsky.social piece:
theconversation.com/belgiums-eut...
Reposted by Jacques Wels
Check our new article in @jama.com network open if you want to know more about full trends (!) of Euthanasia in Belgium since the implementation of the law back in 2002.
In short: nothing alarming.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In short: nothing alarming.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Incidence and Prevalence of Reported Euthanasia Cases in Belgium, 2002 to 2023
This cross-sectional study examines patterns in euthanasia incidence and prevalence in Belgium since its legalization in 2002.
jamanetwork.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Check our new article in @jama.com network open if you want to know more about full trends (!) of Euthanasia in Belgium since the implementation of the law back in 2002.
In short: nothing alarming.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In short: nothing alarming.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Jacques Wels
One year later ... a major update to our manuscript showing that most Alzheimer's disease is attributable to the gene APOE. We expanded it to analyses of four studies, now with data on about 460,000 people in total.....
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#Alzheimers #Dementia #Epidemiology #EpiSky
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#Alzheimers #Dementia #Epidemiology #EpiSky
The proportion of Alzheimer's disease attributable to apolipoprotein E
Objective To estimate the proportions of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and all-cause dementia burden attributable to the common risk alleles ε3 and ε4 in the APOE gene Design Genetic association analyses i...
www.medrxiv.org
April 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
One year later ... a major update to our manuscript showing that most Alzheimer's disease is attributable to the gene APOE. We expanded it to analyses of four studies, now with data on about 460,000 people in total.....
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#Alzheimers #Dementia #Epidemiology #EpiSky
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
#Alzheimers #Dementia #Epidemiology #EpiSky
Reposted by Jacques Wels
"New" Paper : Associations between different measures of SARS-CoV-2 infection status and subsequent economic inactivity: A pooled analysis of five longitudinal surveys linked to healthcare records.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Using @ukllc.bsky.social data
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Using @ukllc.bsky.social data
Associations between different measures of SARS-CoV-2 infection status and subsequent economic inactivity: A pooled analysis of five longitudinal surveys linked to healthcare records
Introduction Following the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, a record number of people became economically inactive in the UK. We investigated the association between coronavirus infection and sub...
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
"New" Paper : Associations between different measures of SARS-CoV-2 infection status and subsequent economic inactivity: A pooled analysis of five longitudinal surveys linked to healthcare records.
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Using @ukllc.bsky.social data
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Using @ukllc.bsky.social data
Have a look at our 2025-2026 seminars.
It's open, It's free, it's online.
hsru.phisoc.ulb.be/upcoming-sem...
It's open, It's free, it's online.
hsru.phisoc.ulb.be/upcoming-sem...
April 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Please, feel free to attend our online seminars at @healthsociety.bsky.social
Please find below the list of our HSRU seminars for the year 2025-26.
Online, open and Free to attend!
hsru.phisoc.ulb.be/upcoming-sem...
@ulbrecherche.bsky.social
Online, open and Free to attend!
hsru.phisoc.ulb.be/upcoming-sem...
@ulbrecherche.bsky.social
Upcoming seminars - Health and Society Research Unit - Centre de recherche PHISOC
hsru.phisoc.ulb.be
March 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Please, feel free to attend our online seminars at @healthsociety.bsky.social