The latest health of the public related events from across UCL.
The Unequal Pandemic Documentary - screening and panel discussion
24 October 2024 | 18:30-20:30 | B40 Lecture Theatre, UCL Darwin Building
This pre-release screening and panel event offers a crucial opportunity to reflect on what went wrong and what must be done moving forward. It will explore how the Government should respond to the Covid Inquiry’s recommendations to ensure the UK is better equipped to handle future pandemics.
UCL Creative Health Community Event | Guided tour of The Wellcome Collection's new exhibition - Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights
31 October 2024 | 14:00-16:00 | The Wellcome Collection
The Wellcome Collection’s powerful new exhibition Hard Graft: Work. Health and Rights tells a compelling history of undervalued work and its effects on the body. Following the tour, there will be a reflection session led by Prof Virginia Mantouvalou (Professor of Human Rights and Labour Law) and Dr Humera Iqbal (Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology).
Data and Diversity: Using health data science to address health inequity
6 November 2024 | 09:30-15:30 | Leolin Price Lecture Theatre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
Join the Data Science Strategic Initiative and the Race Equity Group at UCL GOS Institute of Child Health for an enlightening day of talks, exploring how health data science can help tackle health disparities.
Growing up Digital: How Today's Youth Navigate Life on Screens and at School
6 November 2024, 18:30-19:45 | Room G06 Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor, Roberts Building, Malet Street
In this talk, Professor Jessica Ringrose introduces the idea of ‘postdigital’ teens, offering a lens to understand how teens’ digital networks intersect with their offline school-based peer dynamics.
Lunch Hour Lecture | Future Families: how climate change concerns are shaping reproductive choices
7 November 2024, 13:00-14:00 | Online
In the lead-up to COP29, please join Hope Dillarstone and Elaine Flores for an insightful lecture exploring the complex nexus between climate change, mental health, and reproductive decision-making.
UCL Prize Lecture in Life and Medical Sciences 2024
13 November 2024, 17:00-19:30 | Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, Wilkins Building, UCL
The next UCL Prize Lecture in Life and Medical Sciences will be given by Professor Sarah Gilbert, discussing 'Vaccine development during and after the pandemic'.
From threat to opportunity: putting health at the centre of our response to climate change
19 November 2024 | 13:00-14:00 | Online
This lunch hour lecture will cover the latest findings of the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change, a UCL-led project bringing together over 300 researchers from around the globe.