The 2007 Lancet Lecture was given on 9 November by Professor Adenike Grange, Minister of Health for Nigeria, in the UCL Cruciform Lecture Theatre 1.

The Spring 2008 UCL Institute for Global Health Symposia series began on 12 February 2008. The first symposium, ‘Global Health: What’s justice got to do with it?’, explored some of the questions of justice and morality underlying the global-health agenda. A brief presentation by Professor...

Members of the UCL Institute for Global Health talk about their experiences and issues of global health at UCL.

This year over 450 students met at UCL for two days of debate on the theme of Power and Politics in Global Health. The conference included presentations from Clare Short MP (Former Minister for International Development), Elizabeth Pisani (Author, 'The Wisdom of Whores'), Professor Nancy...

This year over 450 students met at UCL for two days of debate on the theme of Power and Politics in Global Health. The conference included presentations from Clare Short MP (Former Minister for International Development), Elizabeth Pisani (Author, 'The Wisdom of Whores'), Professor Nancy...

A major report on managing the health effects of climate change, launched jointly by ‘The Lancet’ and UCL today, says that climate change is the biggest global-health threat of the 21st century.

Rhona MacDonald, Senior Editor at 'The Lancet', presented 'Fatal Neglect: Forgotten issues in child health' beginning by highlighting that there are 10 million child deaths every year and asked, "How is this acceptable?" Lack of access to clean water and improved sanitation is responsible for a...

'Evidence-based policy and practice' tends to assume a direct relationship between the gathering of evidence (through research for example) and the use of that evidence in public policy making. In reality the relationship between evidence and policy is much more complex. On 10th February 2010 our...

UCL marks World TB Day with the symposium: ‘The challenge of TB: UCL’s contribution’. The event commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). Hosted by the UCL Institute for Global Health,...

We now live in a 'risk society', pre-occupied with hazards to life and heath. Risk is both negative and positive: risk is both danger and innovation. What is the appropriate balance? Under what circumstances is it acceptable for individuals to be exposed to risks to which they have not...

In the last 18 months Peter Head has visited 23 countries discussing a transition from the industrial model of city development to an ecological one based on efficient use of renewable resources, including energy. He will present both retrofit and new development scenarios which are emerging, and...

Mihir Shah is currently a Member of the Indian Planning Commission in charge of the Rural Development and water resources and the states of the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and the Maharashtra. He is also a member of the Samaj Pragati Sahayog, one of India’s largest grass-roots initiatives for...

Mihir Shah is currently a Member of the Indian Planning Commission in charge of the Rural Development and water resources and the states of the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and the Maharashtra. He is also a member of the Samaj Pragati Sahayog, one of India’s largest grass-roots initiatives for...

The interdisciplinary seminar offered varying perspectives on practical treatment issues in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Along with presenting her research findings, key speaker Professor Marie-Louise Newell of the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies (seconded...

From international terrorism to foreign crises, natural hazards to cybercrime, Britons hear much about the numerous and impending threats to civil society. Recent events have put these issues on centre stage again, provoking anxious discussion at all levels about what can or should be done. But...

From international terrorism to foreign crises, natural hazards to cybercrime, Britons hear much about the numerous and impending threats to civil society. Recent events have put these issues on centre stage again, provoking anxious discussion at all levels about what can or should be done. But...

A candid look at what goes on inside the world's most prestigious scientific journal. Dr. Henry Gee joined Nature in 1987 as a news reporter on a three month contract. Twenty-four years later, he's still there, and is now a senior member of the editorial team. The author of several books...

A candid look at what goes on inside the world's most prestigious scientific journal. Dr. Henry Gee joined Nature in 1987 as a news reporter on a three month contract. Twenty-four years later, he's still there, and is now a senior member of the editorial team. The author of several books...

Benoît Battistelli's keynote speech to 350 guests at UCL's Institute of Brand and Innovation Law event and his first UK appearance as President of the EPO. This year, the EPO welcomed Serbia, its 38th member state. Mr Battistelli noted: “This means that with a single European Patent application,...

Benoît Battistelli's keynote speech to 350 guests at UCL's Institute of Brand and Innovation Law event and his first UK appearance as President of the EPO. This year, the EPO welcomed Serbia, its 38th member state. Mr Battistelli noted: “This means that with a single European Patent application,...

This seminar examines some of the many issues that surround the interpretation of a patent's claims in Germany, the UK and US. Patents operate as a breakwater from competition, enabling control of the supply and use of a certain type of information; information that would otherwise be freely...

Special Guest Lecture, Wednesday 1 December 2010 Hon Mike Rann CNZM MP, Premier of South Australia and Minister for Sustainability and Climate

Special Guest Lecture, Wednesday 1 December 2010 Hon Mike Rann CNZM MP, Premier of South Australia and Minister for Sustainability and Climate

Representational art - painting, cartoon film, etc makes myths appear real; with mythological creatures and objects often placed within familiar and naturalistic scenes. One of the myths is that of flying beings. Angels, putti, fairies and dragons are all shown as having wings and an otherwise...

Immersive virtual reality is the research tool those of us who study human perception and action have been waiting for, because it enables us to perform rigorous experimental studies of natural behaviour. First off, it allows us to easily manipulate realistic visual environments while collecting...

Immersive virtual reality is the research tool those of us who study human perception and action have been waiting for, because it enables us to perform rigorous experimental studies of natural behaviour. First off, it allows us to easily manipulate realistic visual environments while collecting...