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The fundamental idea was first funded by @UCL_GC UCL Grand Challenge of Global Health UCL Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology - many thanks to @IanScott6 who is Director and his team for supporting us!

📅 Join us on 19 October 2020 for the opening session of Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN SDGs, chaired by @UCL Professor Mariana Mazzucato (Mariana Mazzucato), Director of UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. Find out more and sign up for your free place here: beyondboundaries1.eventbrite.co.uk


As universities re-open for the start of term, we hear from Geraint Rees (UCL Faculty of Life Sciences), Prof Norbert Pachler (Pro-Vice-Provost: Digital Education) and Carol Paige Carol Paige (Students' Union UCL) about how we can return safely to university life 👇. soundcloud.com/uclsound/coron…


In the latest Vice-Provost's View, Professor David Price (UCL Research) discusses the role of @UCL and other universities in achieving the Global Goals - and highlights some of the ways you can get involved👇ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/sep/…

🌍 🇺🇳 See all the Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals sessions and register for your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/ucl-grand-ch… #SDGs @UCL UCL Global Engagement @UCL_GC


In this special episode of our podcast, we're celebrating a decade of the Grand Challenges programme with UCL Vice Provost (Research) David Price and Grand Challenges Director Dr @IanScott6 🎉 Listen below 🎙️👇 #UCLMinds soundcloud.com/uclsound/voice…

🌎Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals In October 2020 UCL Global Engagement & @UCL_GC will host a 2 week virtual conference exploring the role of universities in achieving the UN #SDGs. Find out more and sign up online ✍️👇 bit.ly/2YcKdmC


There's just THREE DAYS to go until the opening session of Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals! Take a look at the event website for more information on sessions, speakers and how to register: ucl.ac.uk/sustainable-de… #SDGs @UCL UCL Global Engagement @UCL_GC

After months of clinical trials, the UK became the first Western nation to roll out COVID vaccinations last week - marking what is hoped to be the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Hear from Prof Martina Micheletti UCL Engineering UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering below 👇 bit.ly/3adrcqL

🎧Ep. 1 of our new podcast #PublicHealthDisrupted out now! Hosts Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️🌈 & Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social are joined by dedicated climate activist Dominique Palmer 🌷 & Prof Paul Ekins OBE (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources), to explore how #climatechange is disrupting #publichealth. 👂👇 bit.ly/3niInem



📢 One week to go! There's just one more week until the deadline for our funding calls! ⏰ Find out more about our Special Initiatives funding, Doctoral Students' Small Grants scheme, and the Green Recovery from COVID call with UCL Environment Domain here: ucl.ac.uk/grand-challeng…



🎧 Ep. 2 of #PublicHealthDisrupted (UCL Health of the Public) out now! Is there space for comedy in public health? Join award-winning comedian Laura Lexx - Touring NOW!, environmental economist & comedian @mattywin85 (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources) & hosts Dr Xand van Tulleken 🏳️🌈 & Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social to find out. 👂👇bit.ly/3bMJNL1

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