Rhiannon Tudor Edwards BSc. Econ, M.A., D.Phil., Hon. MFPH is Professor of Health Economics. She is co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University, and leads the Public Health and Prevention Economics Research Group (PHERG) at CHEME. She is a member of Council and a trustee of Bangor University. Rhiannon is also a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool. At an all-Wales level she co-directs Health and Care Economics Cymru (HCEC), funded by Health and Care Research Wales through Welsh Government, is a Health and Care Research Wales Senior Research Leader and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Research interests and expertise are in the design, conduct and reporting of economic evaluations of public health and preventative interventions, within and beyond the health sector as often these are multi-sectoral. Rhiannon has co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed articles and is co-editor of the established course textbook "Handbooks in Health Economics – Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research” published by Oxford University Press. She is currently leading Bangor University as a partner in the Invest4Health (I4H) study funded by Horizon Europe.

Rhiannon is a Commonwealth Harkness alumnus, graduate of Aberystwyth University, the University of Calgary and the University of York, and is an Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM, Level 7) qualified executive coach.

Founding director of health economics research at Bangor University. Co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University.

In a global analysis of bibliometrics in health economics (1975-2022), Rhiannon was listed among the most important authors in health economics. She was ranked in the top five most collaborative authors, with Bangor University in the top 10 most collaborative institutions in health economics. See: Barbu, L. Global trends in the scientific research of the health economics: a bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2022. Health Econ Rev 13, 31 (2023).

Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 383 712

E-mail: r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk

Address: Room 103, Ardudwy, Normal Site, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ

X (formerly known as Twitter): @ProfRTEdwards

Recent Publications

Research interests: health economics; public health; prevention.

  • Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Bryning, L., Anthony, B. F., Charles, J. M., & Weeks, A. (2023). Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: Economic evaluation of the novel butterfly device in a UK setting. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 283, 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.02.020
  • Weeks, A. D., Cunningham, C., Taylor, W., Rosala-Hallas, A., Watt, P., Bryning, L., Ezeofor, V., Cregan, L., Hayden, E., Lambert, D., Bedwell, C., Lane, S., Fisher, T., Edwards, R. T., & Lavender, T. (2023). A mixed method, phase 2 clinical evaluation of a novel device to treat postpartum haemorrhage. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 283, 142-148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.01.018
  • McGregor, G., Powell, R., Begg, B., Birkett, S. T., Nichols, S., Ennis, S., McGuire, S., Prosser, J., Fiassam, O., Hee, S. W., Hamborg, T., Banerjee, P., Hartfiel, N., Charles, J. M., Edwards, R. T., Drane, A., Ali, D., Osman, F., He, H., Lachlan, T., Haykowsky, M. J., Ingle, L., Shave, R. (2023). High-intensity interval training in cardiac rehabilitation (HIIT or MISS UK): A multi-centre randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 30(9), 745-755. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad039
  • Casswell, E. J., Cro, S., Cornelius, V. R., Banerjee, P. J., Zvobgo, T. M., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B., Shahid, S. M., Bunce, C., Kelly, J., Murphy, E., & Charteris, D. (2023). Randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma: The ASCOT study. British Journal of Ophthalmology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2022-322787 

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  • PublishedHealth Impact Assessment and Health Economics
    Edwards, R. & Boland, A., May 1998, Health and Environmental Impact Assessment: An integrated approach. Association, B. M. (ed.). Earthscan Ltd, (Health & Environment).
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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  • PublishedPharmacoeconomics
    Edwards, R., 1995, Prescribing in General Practice. Harris, C. (ed.). CRC Press
    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

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  • Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research

    Building on 20 years of our experience in research and teaching health economics to public health practitioners and those undertaking research in public health, we offer this two-day free online short course showcasing our research portfolio at the Public Health and Prevention Economics Research Group (PHERG) at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME). Through recorded presentations and live breakout rooms with you, the delegates, and our faculty of researchers at PHERG CHEME, we will be asking and discussing collaboratively:

    What additional challenges does applying methods of economic evaluation to public health and prevention initiatives within and outside of traditional health care systems pose and how can we address them?

    What methods are we, as health economists, using (diversifying our portfolio) to address these challenges and add to the evidence base of the relative cost-effectiveness and social value of public health and prevention interventions across sectors and across the life-course?

    How can such interventions be paid for in future and how do these methods relate to overarching policy approaches to sustainability and climate change?

    This short course accompanies the textbook: Edwards, R. T., & McIntosh, E. (Eds.). (2019). Applied health economics for public health practice and research. Oxford University Press.

    12 Mar 2024 – 13 Mar 2024

    Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Director)
  • The Value of Greenspace for Health and Well-being

    This workshop was an opportunity to consider the connection of public health and local greenspace, sharing insights, findings and perspectives. We explored needs,

    priorities, perceptions and preferences of stakeholders including Local Council officers and facilitators of community initiatives and discussed these alongside relevant academic expertise.

    Our guiding question for the day was:

    “What do people across various levels of experience think about managing greenspace on a local council level, through the lens of health and wellbeing?”

    26 Feb 2024

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    Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar (Speaker)
  • Health economics for environmental, sustainability and well-being projects within the context of One Health and Places of Climate Change research

    Building on growing research collaboration on One Health and Places of Climate Change (PloCC) across Bangor University and with outside partners, we hosted a face-to-face workshop exploring how health economics methods can be incorporated into grant applications for research.

    6 Feb 2024

    Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Organiser)

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  • Valuing the health and wellbeing benefits of NHS Scotland estate

    Natural Capital Solutions - 3 days

    Mar 2023

    Activity: Consultancy (Consultant)
  • Let's Chat Dental - podcast

    I took part in the third episode of the Let’s Chat Dental podcast. In this episode, I discussed what health economics is and its relevance to dental careers. Listen to the podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LuryMnA5urNEvZnUGcL0i?si=uHWLcqs2QR63bo9mQ7DQuQ

    20 Feb 2023

    Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

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