UCL Grand Challenges

Want to experience London beyond the tourist bubble this summer?

Join Creative Methods for Real-World Challenges at UCL Summer School. Giving undergrad students the chance to work on a real London challenge while gaining academic credit.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NbAk56

Four ways to tackle health and climate together – and lift millions of people out of poverty Health and climate action can be designed together, supporting and reinforcing each other, instead of being treated as separate priorities.

Climate action is health policy.

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social outlines four ways climate action could improve health and reduce poverty worldwide.

Read via @theconversation.com : tinyurl.com/ucl-four

#ClimateAction #PlanetaryHealth #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk

Out now - new guide to support overseas research partners, especially colleagues in LMICs. Featuring key UCL research processes, contacts, & available support. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed!
Download the report: https://bit.ly/4bfiq9F
Read blog: https://bit.ly/4bx9ePb

UCL-Lancet Lecture 2026: Professor Natalia Kanem ‘Futurecasting’ 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses.

🌍 Futurecasting 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses

We're delighted to announce UCL-Lancet Lecture 2026 with Prof Natalia Kanem

📅 12 March
📍 Cruciform Lecture Theatre LT1
🕓 17:00 to 20:00

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3YWu3MR

The end of information – media, knowledge, and education in a post-truth age Join this event to hear Professor David Buckingham discuss his most recent book, The End of Information.

The end of information – media, knowledge, and education in a post-truth age
11 Mar, 17:00 – 18:15
Join this event to hear Prof David Buckingham discuss his most recent book, The End of Information. Sponsored by the GC theme of Data-Empowered Societies

https://bit.ly/3NvTyCs

How do we tackle today’s biggest societal challenges?
Join us 4–5 June (9am–7pm) at UCL for workshops at UCL East and a full‑day conference at UCL IOE.
📍 20 Bedford Way, London
Register now. https://bit.ly/49KJdd9

The Climate Question - Is cutting methane the quick way to cool the planet? - BBC Sounds How do we tackle a planet-warming gas that's much more powerful than carbon dioxide?

Is cutting methane the fastest way to cool the planet?
Mark Maslin joins the BBC’s Climate Question to explore what we can do about human‑made methane and whether action now could buy us time in the climate crisis.
🎧 Listen: https://bbc.in/3OXHH0u

Funding Opportunities – Huo Family Foundation Funding Opportunities Announcement – Funding Opportunity – Call For Proposals – 2 February 2026 Effects of the Usage of Digital Technology on Brain Development, Social Behaviours and Mental Health in ...

📢 The Huo Family Foundation: New Funding Call
Funding available for research on digital tech, brain development, social behaviours & mental health in children and young people.
📅 Apply by 1 May 2026.
Decisions in Nov 2026; grants start early 2027.
🔗 https://bit.ly/401fDMb

Spaces of Inclusion: Localising Global Strategies to Tackle Inequality An event funded by UCL’s Grand Challenge of Inequalities

🌍 How does space shape inequalities & how can global strategies work locally?
Join Lauren Andres (PVP Inequalities theme) & experts discussing links between climate, migration, urban marginalisation & gendered vulnerabilities.
📆 18 March, 17:30–20:30
👉https://bit.ly/4roHykx

UCL Health of the Public Symposium 2026 Join us on 29 April as we focus on strengthening prevention across public health.

You're invited to the UCL Health of the Public Symposium 2026!

Join us on 29 April, where we will explore the theme, 'Transforming Health: From Sickness to Prevention'.

Join us in-person at UCL or online.

Book your place: health-of-public-2026-symposium.eventbrite.co.uk?aff=SM

UCL Grand Challenges introduces new system to streamline funding processes UCL Grand Challenges is introducing a new system to streamline funding processes and make grant management easier.

UCL Grand Challenges introduces new system, Flexigrant, to streamline funding processes. Aimed to reduce friction, improve consistency and increase transparency for everyone.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4rBG9rr

Read the report and see some of our wonderful student partners talking about our @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social funded project on Students' perspectives of HE in a climate-impacted world. doi.org/10.17605/OSF...
mediacentral.ucl.ac.uk/Play/131252

#climatecrisis #coproduction #HE #studentvoice

Grounded: A climate justice film screening and conversation Join us for a screening of Grounded and a live conversation on climate justice, inequality and representation, exploring how the climate crisis is shaped, translated and voiced.

🌍 Grounded: A climate justice film screening & conversation
📅 11 Mar, 15:00–16:00
📍 UCL East Cinema
Book now for Grounded, a 3‑min animated film funded by GC on climate justice as a lived and unequal reality, followed by a discussion with experts. 🔗https://bit.ly/4tZkrPK

Our February newsletter is out now! Read the latest news, opportunities and upcoming events in our monthly bulletin: https://bit.ly/46rkjys

Make sure you sign up and stay up to date: bit.ly/4a0Fjx2

Apply for Millennium Fellowship to help achieve the UN’s SDGs Undergraduates at UCL are encouraged to apply to the Millennium Fellowship Scheme, a leadership development program through which students can help to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (S...

Applications open for Millennium Fellowship
Undergraduates at UCL are encouraged to apply to the Millennium Fellowship Scheme, a leadership development program through which students can help to address the UN’s (SDGs).

Apply by 31 March: https://bit.ly/3MxEFzj

Join the EXPeditions online base camp! 🏕️

Each month, we explore innovative ideas featured on our platform: luma.com/ixsuzd1h?tk=...

​The first idea we will explore at Base Camp is engaging in the arts for health. 🎨

@ucl-sbb.bsky.social
@uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
@leverhulme.ac.uk

🎙️ New Disruptive Voices episode!

This month, we explore a UCL Grand Challenges‑funded project tackling Body Dysmorphic Disorder in students, why early detection is crucial and how co‑designed tools are making a real impact.

Listen: https://bit.ly/4qQPmuU

Future London: Technology & Sustainability · Luma Future London is an event series focused on debate and discussion, hosted by the Knowledge Quarter and The London Society. Future London: Technology &…

Future London: Tech & Sustainability
24 March | 17:30–19:30 | Impact Hub, Triton Sq
Join the Knowledge Quarter to explore how tech is shaping climate action in Camden & Islington.
Book now: https://luma.com/gj3a2clp

📣 #Registration is #OPEN! Early Bird until 30 April! 🎯

Join #publichealth & #digitalhealth leaders for:
💡 Inspiring keynotes
🛠️ Hands-on #workshops
🌐 Global #networking
🚀 Latest #innovations

🎟️ Register now: dphconf.org/attending-2/...

#AI #IoT #UCL #Barcelona
@uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social

UCL-Lancet Lecture 2026: Professor Natalia Kanem ‘Futurecasting’ 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses.

🌍 Futurecasting 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses

We're delighted to announce UCL-Lancet Lecture 2026 with Prof Natalia Kanem

📅 12 March
📍 Cruciform Lecture Theatre LT1
🕓 17:00 to 20:00

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3YWu3MR

Masterclass on Understanding the UN through the SDGs Practice-focused masterclass on how the UN works, using SDG 11 to connect urban sustainability research with policy.

📣 @ucl.ac.uk academics: Want a practical intro to how the UN works, and how researchers can engage with UN policy processes?

Free masterclass: Understanding the UN through the SDGs (focus on SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities)

2 Mar 2026 | 13.00–16.00 | Darwin Building (B15), UCL

🔗⬇️

How do we tackle today’s biggest societal challenges?
Join us 4–5 June (9am–7pm) at UCL for workshops at UCL East and a full‑day conference at UCL IOE.
📍 20 Bedford Way, London
Register now. https://bit.ly/49KJdd9

Improving interventions for children’s & young people’s mental health 🧠
🗓️ 13 May | 9am–5pm

Join our conference during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek showcasing cutting‑edge research, NHS partnerships & new approaches to prevention and early intervention.

https://bit.ly/4qDQClV

Geospatial Engagement Initiative The UCL Social Data Institute’s Geospatial Engagement Initiative seeks to drive an expansion of geospatial engagement across the University.

🌍 Geospatial Initiative – Call for Projects
Want support with mapping, geospatial analysis or data? UCL’s Social Data Institute have launched their 1st call for projects, open to research funded by UCL Grand Challenges. Express your interest by 3 Mar.🔗 https://bit.ly/3O5ZylH

UCL-Lancet Lecture 2026: Professor Natalia Kanem ‘Futurecasting’ 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses.

🌍 Futurecasting 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses

We're delighted to announce UCL-Lancet Lecture 2026 with Prof Natalia Kanem

📅 12 March
📍 Cruciform Lecture Theatre LT1
🕓 17:00 to 20:00

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/3YWu3MR

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Accelerating the SDGs. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Our world is grappling with more obstacles to sustainable development than ever before. Against this backdrop are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a universal blueprint for addressing pove...

How do we speed up SDG progress?
Join SDSN on 10 March, 1pm for strategies on integration, finance reform & better planning.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3M1dEnv

Future London: Technology & Sustainability · Luma Future London is an event series focused on debate and discussion, hosted by the Knowledge Quarter and The London Society. Future London: Technology &…

Future London: Tech & Sustainability
24 March | 17:30–19:30 | Impact Hub, Triton Sq
Join the Knowledge Quarter to explore how tech is shaping climate action in Camden & Islington.
Book now: https://luma.com/gj3a2clp

EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant Supporting organizations improving youth safety and wellbeing in the age of AI.

Applications are open for the EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant — up to €500k available.
We’re funding NGOs and researchers exploring how AI can support youth safety, wellbeing and development.
Apply by 27 Feb → https://openai.com/index/emea-youth-and-wellbeing-grant/

🌟GC Poster Exhibition – UCL Academy x UCL 🌟
We’re inviting colleagues to book a 20‑min slot to meet the students, see their work & celebrate their brilliant ideas plus prize giving ceremony with Prof Alan Thompson
2 Mar | 10am to 2pm | UCL Cloisters
https://bit.ly/4anhIXz

Apply for Millennium Fellowship to help achieve the UN’s SDGs Undergraduates at UCL are encouraged to apply to the Millennium Fellowship Scheme, a leadership development program through which students can help to address the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (S...

Applications open for Millennium Fellowship
Undergraduates at UCL are encouraged to apply to the Millennium Fellowship Scheme, a leadership development program through which students can help to address the UN’s (SDGs).

Apply by 31 March: https://bit.ly/3MxEFzj