Welcome to my new webpage and my first blog. A lot has happened since the closure of the Centre for Men’s Health and my new role as a retired Emeritus Professor started. I will not dwell on the closure of the Centre, but suffice to say that it was a difficult period for all of us and a sad loss to men’s health. The support we were offered from around the world was incredible and my hope is that the work we started can continue in other academic groups and in my new capacity I will certainly not be stopping my work. Over the last few months there has been a great deal happening – my future blogs will be more topic focused, but for this first one I have tried to give an insight into the kind of activity that fills my time. September saw the start of the WHO (European Region) Men’s health report and strategy in Copenhagen, this is a huge development and so important for the international recognition of men’s health. It was an excellent meeting, with representatives from across the