Considering a next step in population health, public health, life or medical sciences?
Join UCL’s Life & Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening to explore Master’s programmes across population health and the wider life and medical sciences.
📆 10 June 2026 | 5–8pm
📍 UCL, Gower Street, London
Meet academics and students, attend talks, get advice on applications and funding, and join guided campus and lab tours.
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Meet Marcella Ryan-Coker: surgeon, researcher and advocate for equity in global health - part of April's Faces of UCL
As the first female orthopaedic surgeon in Sierra Leone, Marcella is working to build a trauma care system where access to treatment is not determined by a patient’s ability to pay.
It was while studying for a Master’s in Global Health and Development at UCL that Marcella began to develop her powers of advocacy and connect with a global surgery community, an experience she describes as one of the most defining of her life.
When her supervisor encouraged her to publish her dissertation on the economic burden of road accidents in Sub-Saharan Africa, it marked the beginning of a new career path, combining clinical medicine with research and advocacy.
"Being at UCL, surrounded by people from diverse backgrounds, sharing ideas, challenging the status quo, and thinking about how we can come up with solutions, made me realise that my voice is valued."
Moving to Nairobi for her residency, Marcella also completed a fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of England as a Humanitarian Surgery Research Fellow. She continues to publish on topics, ranging from trauma care in Africa and defining humanitarian surgery, to gender‑based barriers in surgical careers and bullying in medical school, an issue she experienced herself in Sierra Leone.
If you work on, or study mental health, join us on the 27th of May, 2026 for a half-day symposium, celebrating past successes, and reflecting on the future of Global Mental Health at UCL, as part of UCL200’s celebrations.
The event will be chaired by Professor Rochelle Burgess, Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice, Institute for Global Health.
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Professor Dame Anne Johnson transformed policy and understanding of sexual health in Britain, working on the HIV front lines and setting up the landmark National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL).
We’re so pleased to see her featured in #FacesofUCL, part of UCL 200.
Alongside her enormous contributions in confronting stigma around sex and sexual health, Anne also played key roles in establishing both @uclglobalhealth and UCL Health of the Public.
Faces of UCL celebrates the people behind 200 years of discovery, progress and impact. Look out for new Faces of UCL, which we will keep sharing throughout UCL’s bicentennial year.
Read the full story about Professor Dame Anne Johnson at the link in our bio.
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A decade of trials, published in The Lancet, is now shaping conversations on health system reform in sub-Saharan Africa.
Earlier this year in Zanzibar, ministers, policymakers and global health leaders met at an @africacdc convening to review evidence on integrating care for HIV, diabetes and hypertension across sub‑Saharan Africa.
They discussed findings from the INTE‑AFRICA and INTE‑COMM trials, led by the UCL Institute for Global Health and partners @nimr.tanzania and UVRI.
The results show integrated care can deliver real benefits:
▪️ HIV outcomes maintained
▪️ Diabetes and hypertension care improved
▪️ Fewer clinic visits and lower patient costs
▪️ Less pressure on health facilities
▪️ Reduced stigma for people living with HIV
#GlobalHealth #HealthSystems #IntegratedCare #HIV #NCDs #ResearchImpact #Africa #ucl
We’re proud to share that the Centre for Advanced Diagnostic Development and Application (CADDA) has been shortlisted for the 2025 BioNow Partnership & Collaboration Award.
CADDA brings UCL together with the Universities of Kent and Manchester, to accelerate innovative diagnostics for human and animal health, strengthening the UK’s ability to deliver faster, more effective diagnostic solutions.
This nomination recognises the power of partnership in transforming diagnostics development, and we’re delighted to see contributions by Professor Jolene Skordis, Gerard Abou Jaoude and the whole CADDA leadership acknowledged.
Here, new courses like our Global Health MSc prepare a new generation of leaders to tackle the global mental health crisis.
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Join us online to hear our expert panel explore what types of health evidence are used in climate litigation, why, and how use could be strengthened in future cases.
The panel will be followed by a Q&A session.
When: Friday 13 March, 12noon-1pm
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'Futurecasting’ 21st Century Global Health: Anticipating Threats and Preparing Responses
The 2026 UCL-Lancet Lecture, delivered by Professor Natalia Kanem, will be a fascinating and wide-ranging talk from a globally recognised leader in public health and philanthropy.
Date: 12 March 2026
Time: 17:00 GMT
Open to the public
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We’re delighted to share that researchers from UCL’s Institute for Global Health have been shortlisted for the AI & Robotics Research Awards – Best Research Project for Impact for their work on The Pissarides Review, delivered in partnership with the Institute for the Future of Work.
The nomination recognises the contribution of Professor Jolene Skordis, Dr Rolando Leiva‑Granados and Xingzuo Zhou, whose research forms a core part of the Review’s analysis into how automation and AI are reshaping work, wellbeing and the UK economy.
Run by Responsible AI UK, the Awards celebrate researchers and collaborators working to ensure AI delivers benefits for people and communities across the UK. Winners will be announced on 18 March 2026.
Our new Global Mental Health MSc will help you develop the skills to work across cultures, systems, and disciplines, and graduate ready to shape policy, research, and care worldwide.
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Infectious disease epidemiology is the study of how infections spread, how they cause ill-health in populations and how they can be controlled. Epidemiologists help track, analyse and combat infectious diseases, preventing outbreaks and improving healthcare strategies. Through this work, they save millions of lives. Our one-year Master’s degree - Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology - draws upon the expertise of UCL's world-leading researchers in both infectious diseases, and in epidemiological methods for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
