Researchers from UCL’s Institute for Global Health have been shortlisted for the AI & Robotics Research Awards - Best Research Project for Impact - for their for their work on The Pissarides Review, together with the Institute for the Future of Work (IFOW).
The nomination recognises the work of Professor Jolene Skordis, Dr Rolando Leiva‑Granados and pre‑doctoral Fellow Xingzuo Zhou, whose research with colleagues from IFOW forms a core part of the Review’s analysis into how automation technologies are reshaping work, wellbeing and the UK economy.
The AI & Robotics Research Awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of researchers, leaders and collaborators driving innovation in AI and Robotics. They are run by Responsible AI UK, an organisation that brings together researchers from across the four nations of the UK to understand how the development of AI should be shaped to benefit people, communities and society.
Winners will be announced at the AI & Robotics Research Awards Ceremony taking place on 18 March 2026.
More information can be found here: https://rai.ac.uk/ai-robotics-research-awards/
The Pissarides Review is a major £1.8m initiative, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and led by Nobel Prize‑winning economist Professor Sir Christopher Pissarides, examining the rapid expansion of AI, algorithmic systems and robotics, and the uneven impacts these technologies have on workers and communities.
More information about the Review is available here: https://pissaridesreview.ifow.org/