Welcome to the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory at the University of Glasgow

About SLDO

We are a multidisciplinary research group focused on understanding the causes of poor health and health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and developing, evaluating and implementing evidence-informed interventions to address these challenges. Alongside this, we deliver a programme of world class, post-graduate teaching.

Our latest research projects

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Inequalities in oral health and access to dental services in children and young people with learning disabilities
Oral Health 21 August 2025
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Pregnancy outcome following prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal anomaly - a record linkage study of 26,261 pregnancies
Multimorbidity 21 August 2025
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Avoidable mortality in adults with learning disabilities
Life Expectancy & Mortality 21 August 2025

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A guest blog from Norwegian researcher Kjersti Wessel Jevne
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News | 01 October 2025

Launch of new eLearning Resource: 'Understanding PBS'
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News | 05 October 2025

SLDO to become leading research and teaching centre

Related events

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Event In-Person | 17 Sep, 2025 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Pain Care for People with Learning and Developmental Disabilities
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Event In-Person | 17 Sep - 24 Sep, 2025

In-Person Event Hosted By SLDO
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Event Online | 17 Sep - 15 Sep, 2026

Remote Event Hosted By The Scottish Learning Disabilites Observatory

We deliver a programme of world class, post-graduate teaching.

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