Working Groups
Below are the details of all the current members of each working group for each Grand Challenge.
Cultural Understanding
As the world becomes ever more interconnected, the way we understand each other's religions, politics and heritage will determine how well we adapt to future challenges. °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Grand Challenge of Cultural Understanding encompasses academics from across °×С½ãÂÛ̳ and supports °×С½ãÂÛ̳ researchers to make new and innovativeÌýcollaborations across aÌýrange of disciplines and with external partners. At the same time, the programme'sÌýpurpose is to see knowledge generated by research and scholarship at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ achieve real-world influence. The group is coordinated byÌýEthne James-Souch, e.james-souch@ucl.ac.uk.
Co-Chairs
Professor Doug BournÌýis the Director of the Development Education Research Centre in the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Institute of Education. The Centre acts as the hub for knowledge generation, new thinking and quality output on development education, global learning and global citizenship. Professor Bourn is also the course leader for the MA in development education.
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Professor Audrey ProstÌýisÌýthe Director of the Centre for the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents, at °×С½ãÂÛ̳’s Institute for Global Health. Professor Prost received her PhD in Social Anthropology from °×С½ãÂÛ̳ in 2004, followed by a Career Development Fellowship from the UK's Medical Research Council (2005-2008), during which sheÌýtrained in epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Professor Prost also contributes to the MScÌýin Global Health and Development.Ìý
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Member
Affiliation
Dr Tariq JazeelÌý
Department of Geography,ÌýSocial & Historical SciencesÌý
Professor MonicaÌýLakhanpaulÌý
Institute of Child Health, Population Health SciencesÌý
DrÌýJagjeetÌýLallyÌý
Department of History,ÌýSocial & Historical SciencesÌýÌýÌý
Siobhan MorrisÌý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Grand Challenges, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Dr HélèneÌýNeveuÌýKringelbachÌý
Department ofÌýAnthropology,ÌýSocial & Historical SciencesÌý
DrÌýPritiÌýParikhÌý
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering,ÌýFacultyÌýof the Built EnvironmentÌý
Dr UtaÌýStaigerÌý
European Institute,ÌýLawsÌý
Bryan TaylorÌý
Global Engagement,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Dr HelenÌýTsuiÌý
Innovation & Enterprise,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Katherine WelchÌý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Grand Challenges, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Global HealthÌý
Members of the Working Group are drawn from academic units ranging from Population Health Sciences and Medical Sciences to the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Instititute of Education.ÌýThe group is coordinated byÌýSandhya Seetah,Ìýs.seetah@ucl.ac.uk.
Co-Chairs
Professor Nora Groce, Director of the Leonard Cheshire Disability & Inclusive Development Centre at °×С½ãÂÛ̳, based in °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Epidemiology & Public Health, is a medical anthropologist who works on issues of global health, international development and human rights, with a particular focus on global disability issues. Her research over the years has concentrated on vulnerable groups, with attention to the interface between persons with disability and access to adequate health care and inclusion in international development programs.
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Professor Megan Vaughan is Professor of African History and Health in the Institute for Advanced Studies. Her work, which crosses disciplinary boundaries, has focused on the history of medicine and psychiatry in Africa, on the history of famine, food supply and gender relations and on slavery in the Indian Ocean region. She began her career at the University of Malawi and maintains strong links there and elsewhere in the region. She is committed to working collaboratively with African scholars and institutions and is a past President of the African Studies Association of the UK.
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Professor Sahra Gibbon is Professor ofÌýMedical Anthropology in theÌýDepartment of Anthropology.ÌýShe has a long standing interest in expanding the scope of cross-disciplinary research and teaching, particularly in relation to addressing and intervening on health inequalities.ÌýHerÌýresearch also includes the politics of personalised medicine, genetic ancestry, identity and risk and also more recently rare genetic disease. Professor Gibbon continues to develop a range of collaborative research with colleagues in Brazil and Mexico which includesÌýengaging with diverse traditions of medical anthropology.
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Member Affiliation Ìý
Institute of Health Equity,ÌýPopulation Health SciencesÌý
Helen CraigÌý
Public Engagement, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Institute of Advanced Studies, Social & Historical SciencesÌý
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Institute for Global Health,ÌýPopulation HealthÌýSciencesÌý
Sam MardellÌý
Division of Infection & Immunity, Medical SciencesÌý
Liz Almond
Grand Challenges, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý Ìý
Division of Infection & Immunity, Medical SciencesÌý
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Education, Practice & Society,ÌýInstitute of EducationÌý
Dr James PaskinsÌý
Grand Challenges, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Institute for Global Health, Population Health SciencesÌý
Katherine WelchÌý
Public Policy, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Pharmaceutics, Life SciencesÌý
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Development Planning Unit, Built EnvironmentÌý
Human Wellbeing
Members of the Working Group are drawn from academic units ranging from Population Health Sciences to the study of the built environment. The group is coordinated byÌýSandhya Seetah,Ìýs.seetah@ucl.ac.uk.
Co-Chairs
Professor Luiza CamposÌýis Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering. Luiza's research is centered in three main areas: design and evaluation of innovative water & wastewater/sanitation treatment technologies; adaption of sanitation/wastewater infrastructure to climate change; development of tools for sanitation systems risk assessment and decision making on wastewater/sanitation technology use/application.
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Professor Helene JoffeÌýis ProfessorÌýof Psychology with research interests in how people conceptualise science, various risks and the liveability of cities. HeleneÌýutilises social representations theory in many of her studies and is a mixed methods researcher - using both qualitative and quantitative methods, sometimes in a complementary way, depending on the research question.
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Member Affiliation Ìý
Social Sciences, Institute of EducationÌý
Sally Belcher Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Vice-President (Operations)Ìý Dr HenrietteÌýBruunÌý
Research Coordination and Planning,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Centre for Behaviour Change, Brain SciencesÌý
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Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, Population Health SciencesÌý
Dr Karen GrootÌý
Populations and Lifelong Learning DomainÌý
NiccolaÌýHutchinson-PascalÌý
Centre for Co-production in Health Research, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Institute of Epidemiology & Health, Population Health SciencesÌý
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Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, Brain SciencesÌý
Dr James PaskinsÌý
Grand Challenges, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Education, Practice & Society,ÌýInstitute of EducationÌý
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Scandinavian Studies, Arts and HumanitiesÌý
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Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, EngineeringÌý
Katherine WelchÌý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Public Policy,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, EngineeringÌý
Justice and Equality
Since itsÌýlaunchÌýin 2016, °×С½ãÂÛ̳'s Grand Challenge of Justice &ÌýEquality has worked toÌýaddressÌýhow societal structures limit justice and sustain inequalitiesÌýwhile considering radical solutions to tackle inequalities and change the status quo. The programme encompasses academics from across °×С½ãÂÛ̳ and supports °×С½ãÂÛ̳ researchers to make new and innovativeÌýcollaborations across aÌýrange of disciplines. At the same time, the programme'sÌýpurpose is to see knowledge generated by research and scholarship at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ achieve real-world influence.ÌýThe group is coordinated byÌýThe group is coordinated byÌýEthne James-Souch, e.james-souch@ucl.ac.uk.
Co-Chairs
Professor Louise ArcherÌýis theÌýKarl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at °×С½ãÂÛ̳ IOEÌýand co-chair of the Centre for Sociology of Education and Equity. HerÌýresearch focuses on educational identities and inequalities, particularly in relation to gender, ethnicity and social class. Louise hasÌýpreviously undertaken studies on topics such as British Muslim students' identities and educational experiences; working-class access and non-participation in higher education;Ìýthe factors behind British Chinese students' educational success; urban students' who are at risk of 'dropping out' of schooling and more recently research on inequalities in science participation.
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Professor Nick GallentÌýis Professor of Housing and Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning.ÌýHe is a geographer by training and was elected a Chartered Member of both the Royal Town Planning Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 2002 and 2007 respectively. He became a RICS Fellow in 2014, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2015 and a Fellow of the RTPI in 2017. He maintains a range of professional interests and wasÌýHead of the Bartlett School of Planning for 8 years between 2011 and 2019.
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Member
Affiliation
Briony Fleming Ìý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Culture,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
ProfessorÌýMyriam Hunter-HeninÌý
Faculty of LawsÌý
Niccola Hutchinson-Pascal CoProduction Collective, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ LLCOS Professor Gill LivingstonÌý
Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain SciencesÌý
Lucie MarchÌý
Widening ParticipationÌý
Siobhan MorrisÌý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ÌýGrand Challenges, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Dr Konrad MiciukiewiczÌý Institute of Global Prosperity, Faculty of Built Environment
Dr Tom PegramÌý
Department of Political Science/School of Public Policy, Social & Historical SciencesÌý
Dr MagdaÌýRaczynskaÌý
Faculty of LawsÌý
Dr Kartikeya TripathiÌý
Department ofÌýSecurity and Crime Science, Faculty of Engineering ScienceÌý
Dr HelenÌýTsuiÌý
Innovation & Enterprise,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Katherine WelchÌý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Public Policy, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Sustainable Cities Working Group
Research expertise in the working group comes from centres of expertise as diverse as education, engineering, urban planning and the environment.ÌýThe group is coordinated byÌýLisa Juangbhanich, a.juangbhanich@ucl.ac.uk.Ìý
Co-Chairs
Professor Peter JonesÌýisÌýProfessor of Transport and Sustainable Development in the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering. Before joining °×С½ãÂÛ̳ in 2005, Peter was director of the Transport Studies Group at the University of Westminster.ÌýHe is a member of the Independent Transport Commission, the London Roads Task ForceÌýand Chair of the RGS-IBG Transport Geography Research Group. He is an Overseas Special Advisor to the International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Japan, and a member of the International Steering Committee for the International Travel Survey Conference and a member of the Technical Committee of the South Africa Transport Conference.ÌýHe has also acted as a consultant to Transport for London, the European Commission and several national and local governments.
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ProfessorÌýJoanna WilliamsÌýis Professor of Sustainable Development inÌýThe Bartlett School of Planning in the Faculty of the Built Environment.ÌýShe has 21 years of research experience in environmental sustainability. She has worked on projects focussed on low carbon experiments and urban transitions; resource sharing and collaborative lifestyles; circular urban resource systems; the translation of eco-innovation to new contexts; ecological foot-printing and eco-system services; smart cities; eco-neighbourhoods and community resource provision. She is particularly interested in the dynamic process of change in complex urban systems, with particular reference to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption. She is the Director of the Circular Cities Hub at °×С½ãÂÛ̳, an international network of cities, professionals, and academics working on delivering circular cities.
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Member Affiliation Ìý
°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Environment Domain,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
Dr Sabina Andron
The Bartlett School of Architecture, Faculty of the Built Environment
The Bartlett School of Planning,ÌýFaculty of the Built EnvironmentÌý
Andrew HuddartÌý
Principal Partnerships Manager (New Technologies, Energy & Engineering Sectors)Ìý
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Sustainable °×С½ãÂÛ̳, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ EstatesÌý
ProfessorÌýPeter Jones
Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, Engineering SciencesÌý
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Education, Practice & Society, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Institute of Education School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS) Ìý
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Culture,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Innovation and Enterprise,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
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The Bartlett School of Planning,ÌýFaculty of the Built EnvironmentÌý
Education, Practice & Society, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Institute of Education
Transformative Technology
The working group is drawn from academic units ranging from Engineering to Life Sciences and Fine Arts.ÌýThe group is coordinated by Lisa Juangbhanich, a.juangbhanich@ucl.ac.uk.
Co-Chairs
Professor Patty KostkovaÌý(°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction) is Professor in Digital Health and the Director of °×С½ãÂÛ̳ IRDR Centre for Digital Public Health in Emergencies. Patty was appointed ISI Foundation Fellow for her research into digital epidemiology. She was a consultant at WHO, ECDC, Telefonica and Foundation Merieux. Over two decades, Prof Kostkova is an internationally leading researcher in the novel interdisciplinary domain of digital public health.
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Professor Marc-Olivier CoppensÌý(°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Chemical Engineering)ÌýisÌýRamsay Memorial Professor in Chemical Engineering and Head of Department. HeÌýdirects the EPSRC Frontier Engineering Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering at °×С½ãÂÛ̳, which applies this approach to engineering challenges related to sustainability and scalable manufacturing, in collaboration with colleagues from a broad variety of disciplines.
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Professor Jack StilgoeÌýconducts research on the governance of emerging technologies, including genetically modified crops, nanotechnologies, geoengineering, machine learning and self-driving cars. HeÌýis a Senior Lecturer in Social Studies of Science at °×С½ãÂÛ̳. He has spent his professional life in the overlap between science policy research and science policy practiceÌýat °×С½ãÂÛ̳, the think tank Demos, the Royal Society andÌýthe University of Exeter.
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Member Affiliation Ìý
Science & Technology Studies,ÌýFaculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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GDI Disability Hub & °×С½ãÂÛ̳ICÌý
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eResearchÌýDomainÌý
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TheÌýBartlettÌýSchool ofÌýArchitecture,ÌýFaculty of the Built EnvironmentÌý
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Chemical Engineering, Engineering SciencesÌýÌý
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ÌýInstitute of EducationÌý
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Science & Technology Studies,ÌýFaculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction,ÌýFaculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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Institute of MakingÌý
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Culture,Ìý°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Research Innovation & Global EngagementÌý
The Slade School of Fine Art, Arts & HumanitiesÌý
Science & Technology Studies,ÌýFaculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ìý
Evolution and Environment, Faculty of Life Sciences