Alumni spotlight: Luxi Wang

Can you tell us who you currently work for, and what they do?

I currently work as a Research Assistant at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. The school is one of Asia’s leading public health institutions, dedicated to advancing research, education, and practice in public health across the region and beyond. My work focuses on research aimed at improving health outcomes for Singapore’s aging population, with emphasis on the health economics dimensions. It’s a role that keeps me closely connected to both the academic rigour and the real-world policy relevance of public health research.

What did you study at the UCL Institute for Global Health, and when did you graduate?

I studied MSc Health Economics and Decision Science at the UCL Institute for Global Health during the 2024–2025 academic year, and I graduated in August 2025.

What aspects of the academic experience at IGH did you find most valuable or distinctive?

What I valued most was the breadth of knowledge the programme exposed me to. I essentially learned a bit of everything, which gave me a strong theoretical foundation that I’ve been able to put into practical use now that I’m working. But beyond the curriculum, what truly made the experience distinctive was the teaching team. They were incredibly patient, supportive, and genuinely caring. They didn’t just teach, they actively reached out to check in on how you were doing, both academically and personally. That level of warmth and guidance made a world of difference, especially as an international student adjusting to life in a new country.

In one sentence, how would you describe UCL IGH to a prospective student from your hometown?

It’s truly an eye-opening experience to study health economics in the very city where Dr John Snow traced the Broad Street cholera outbreak, you’re learning in the place where modern epidemiology was born, and that history is woven into everything you do.