UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care

Get your ticket to join Daisy Fancourt in conversation with award-winning playwrights 🎭

📍The Other Palace theatre, London, Mon 23rd March 7pm

The evening promises a rich discussion on the health impact of arts, pioneering social prescribing programmes & the importance of arts funding.

Art Cure: An Evening with Daisy Fancourt - The Other Palace Theatre Professor Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning scientist and world-leading expert discusses the life-enhancing power of the arts

On the 23 March Professor Daisy Fancourt, an award-winning scientist and world-leading expert will discuss the life-enhancing power of the arts and how engaging with them can improve our health, make us happier and even help us live longer.

Find out more theotherpalace.co.uk/art-cure/ ⬅️

Proportion of Americans reading for pleasure fell by 40% over 20 years The proportion of people reading for pleasure daily in the United States has declined by more than 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Flor...

"The research is clear: reading is a vital health-enhancing behaviour for every group within society, with benefits across the life-course.” - Professor Fancourt

#WorldBookDay www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/au...

How dance classes for older people could help society as a whole Wales’ Future Generations Commission has recommended the creation of a culture bill

A report found every £1 of arts council money delivered a £11.08 return on investment in terms of the impact on health, wellbeing & productivity benefits.

"Alongside diet, sleep, exercise, and nature, art stands as a vital fifth pillar of health." - Prof Fancourt www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...

Undergraduate Student Internship Programme

The @nihrspcr.bsky.social has launched the Undergraduate Student Internship Programme for 2026, a fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research!

Applications close at 1pm on Wed, 11 March. www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

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

UCL200 Find out about how the Faculty of Population Health Sciences is contributing to UCL's 200th anniversary celebrations.

2026 marks 200 years since UCL was founded as the first university in London!

Find out how the Faculty of Population Health Sciences is contributing to our 200th anniversary celebrations: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h... ⬅️

Academic to champion 'daily creativity' in ambassador role - Arts Professional A charity that supports people to be creative in their "everyday lives" has named an academic at University College London as one of its ambassadors.

Prof Daisy Fancourt has recently become an Ambassador of @creativelivescl.bsky.social!

Working together we aim to raise the profile of everyday creativity, and achieve a step change in public and policy recognition of the importance of arts participation.

www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fac...

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

UCL Health of the Public Symposium 2026 Join us on 29 April 2026 as we explore the theme 'Transforming Health: From Sickness to Prevention'.

Join us at the UCL Health of the Public Symposium to explore the theme 'Transforming Health: From Sickness to Prevention'.

📅 29 April 2026
⌚ 10:30 am–5:00 pm
📍 Online and in-person at the Kennedy Lecture Theatre

www.ucl.ac.uk/health-of-pu...

Population Health Sciences at UCL (UC29453) At this taster event you will learn more about UCL’s Population Health Sciences BSc and MSci and Population Health Sciences (Data Science) BSc and MSci.

Calling all Year 12s - Taster course Population Health Sciences at UCL 👋 🗺️

At this taster event you will learn about studying the factors shaping our health, including the social and physical environment, healthcare systems, our lifestyles and genes.

www.london.ac.uk/study/taster...

Episode 2 is of the second series of Oral Health Matters is out next Tuesday (3rd March) and seeks to deconstruct the high-stakes political diplomacy behind the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).

Listen to a clip from the episode here.

#OralHealthMatters

Students passing through the main library entrance barriers.

The entrance to the Main Library has now reopened following the completion of the bicentennial refurbishment works. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

Dentistry feels as wobbly as our teeth after a decade of ... A lack of funding is pushing practices into more private and cosmetic work, leading to ‘dental deserts’ in some parts of the country, and worsening oral health

"NHS dentists now concentrate on low-value treatment, seeing healthy adults too frequently, and providing scaling and polishes, rather than dealing with pain," said Professor Richard Watt (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health)

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

PhD student Ghada Bin Suwayyid awarded funding to deliver innovation in women’s health Ghada’s project will offer insights from UK-based, Muslim ethnic-minority women undergoing menopause to promote inclusivity in menopause digital platforms.

Previous grant winners include PhD student Ghada Bin Suwayyid, who's project offers insights from UK-based, Muslim ethnic-minority women undergoing menopause to promote inclusivity in menopause digital platforms: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

Back to basics: Re-centring women’s health in the age of big tech Join us this International Women’s Day for an exploration of women’s health innovation in the era of big tech.

Join @uclenterprise.bsky.social this #IWD for an exploration of women’s health innovation in the era of big tech.

Following the event, UCL researchers can apply for seed funding to work with external partners on a defined challenge in women’s health technology. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/back-to-ba...

Dean’s List of top performing students for 2024/25 announced Congratulations to our students who have earned a spot on the Dean's List for the highest achievers of the 2024-25 academic year.

Congratulations to our students who have earned a spot on the Dean's List for the highest achievers of the 2024-25 academic year!

www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

Two Centuries Here: The UCL200 exhibition Explore UCL’s past, present and future in Two Centuries Here, a major new exhibition marking 200 years since UCL's founding as the first university in London.

Explore UCL’s past, present and future in Two Centuries Here, a major new exhibition marking 200 years since UCL's founding as the first university in London. www.ucl.ac.uk/about/events...

Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out Israel accused of denying doctors re-entry into territory after they gave first-hand testimony on conflict

Medics in the UK and US believe they have been denied re-entry to Gaza after speaking out on the conflict.

Among those recently denied entry is Dr James Smith (UCL IEHC), an emergency doctor who has not returned to Gaza since June 2024. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Exciting opportunity! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme 2026 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research. Apply now: https://bit.ly/46ebrfu #PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

Exciting opportunity! The @nihrspcr.bsky.social Summer Internship Programme 2026 has launched. A fantastic chance for UK undergraduate students to gain hands-on experience in primary care research.

Apply now: bit.ly/46ebrfu

#PrimaryCare #Undergraduate #Internship

So well-deserved to see Marcia Jacks, Institute Manager of @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social profiled in Faces of UCL, as part of #UCL200.

New Faces of UCL will launch every month throughout 2026.

Read the full story about Marcia Jacks: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

📷: Jørn Tomter

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

We were so proud to be part of UCL Illuminated last week 💜

Visitors even got the chance to step inside a human heart and explore its structure using VR, thanks to the 'VheaRts' activity.

Learn more about UCL200 at our Faculty: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

📷️: Lucy Pope, Claudio Capelli

📢 It's LAUNCH DAY! 📢

🎙️ Episode 1 of the second series of our podcast Oral Health Matters drops today! 🎙️

Public health in an unstable political environment - listen here: lnkd.in/e_4v8zd9

#OralHealthMatters #GlobalPublicHealth #OralHealth #AcademicPodcasting #Research #Impact

SPCR Studentships in Primary Health Care

NIHR School of Primary Care Research (SPCR) #PhDStudentship opportunity at UCL 📣

Applications are invited from individuals with a strong academic record who wish to develop a career in primary care research.

Deadline: Monday 23rd March at 12pm. www.spcr.nihr.ac.uk/career-devel...

The growing evidence miracle fat jabs CAN cause harm by WILL STODDART More than 1.6 million adults in ­England, Wales and Scotland used weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro between early 2024 and early 2025.

In this article Professor Sarah Jackson comments on the discussion around weight-loss injections, explaining that rarer harms caused by drugs don't emerge until they are used more widely.

www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Smoke-free law could see use drop below 5% in young people Smoking is responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths in the UK

“Smoking will continue to cause tens of thousands of cancers and deaths a year without bold new policies to radically reduce smoking prevalence” - Professor Jamie Brown
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Arts for health | Daisy Fancourt YouTube video by EXPeditions - The living library of knowledge

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