The demand for strong population health evidence has never been greater, and methods for producing, appraising, synthesising and translating evidence are developing rapidly. The MRC Population Health Sciences Research Network, UKCRC Public Health Research Centres of Excellence and the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy are covening the first UK conference on population health research methods, with a focus on the big challenges facing translational research in population health. The emphasis will be on generic methods and issues, and the conference will appeal to the whole range of producers and users of population health evidence, including researchers, analysts, research funders and policymakers. Target Audience: - An internationl audience, to include health researchers and users of population health