Feb 8How will AI shape the Future of Work?By Helena Hollis and Corneila Evers On a bright morning in November, people interested in the intersection of AI and work began filtering into the lecture room of the British Academy. For most of us, it was the first in-person event since the pandemic changed our working practices so radically…Ucl6 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Nov 26, 2021Artificial intelligence and educating our children: A conversation with Professor Rose LuckinProfessor Rose Luckin is Professor of Learner Centred Design at the UCL Knowledge Lab and was the lead for the roundtable on Educating our Children. She sat down (virtually) with roundtable coordinator, Audrey Tan, to share her thoughts on the most salient points of the discussion. …AI6 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Nov 26, 2021Artificial intelligence and equity: A conversation with Professor Parashkev NachevParashkev Nachev is Professor of Neurology in the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and was the lead for the roundtable on Equity. He sat down with roundtable coordinator, Audrey Tan, to share his thoughts on the most salient points of the discussion. …AI5 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Oct 26, 2021Artificial intelligence and emerging epidemics: A conversation with Dr Lele RangakaDr Lele Rangaka is a Clinical Associate Professor in UCL’s Institute for Global Health and lead the UCL ‘AI for People and Planet’ roundtable on Emerging Epidemics. She sat down with roundtable coordinator, Audrey Tan, to share her thoughts on the most salient points of the discussion. Read more about…AI5 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Oct 26, 2021Artificial intelligence and drug discovery: A conversation with Dr Jane KinghornDr Jane Kinghorn is the Director of UCL’s Translational Research Office and was the lead for the roundtable on Discovering New Medicines. She sat down (virtually) with roundtable coordinator, Audrey Tan, to share her thoughts on the most salient points of the discussion. …AI5 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Sep 22, 2021Net Zero Innovation: Using local networks to tackle our most complex challengeBy Luciano Pana Tronca, Katherine Welch, Grace Abel, Sadie Duffell Around 90 per cent of the technology needed to achieve a net-zero world is already available - with the tools, programmes, and delivery mechanisms also accessible to cities and regions around the world. Networks and knowledge sharing amongst these are…Net Zero6 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Jul 29, 2021Local partnerships and policy internships: Exploring how Camden Council and UCL can collaborate to deliver results across the boroughBy Dr Olivia Stevenson, Amy Lightstone and Yelena Bide UCL and Camden Council have a rich history of working together, with both organisations anchor institutions in the borough. The strategic partnership between us strives to enhance our collaboration and close working aligned to our shared goals and priorities. This type…Camden5 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Jul 26, 2021Beyond the lecture theatre: why public policy needs social scientistsBy Nifemi Alonge, UCL Social Research Institute, UCL Institute of Education How does an understanding of inequality help shape the UK’s COVID response? Do big cultural shifts like those that happened under lockdown have lasting policy implications? How can behavioural economics improve public health? …Social Science4 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·Jun 28, 2021How can engineers shape public policy?By Jenny Bird, Head of the Policy Impact Unit, UCL STEaPP The Faculty of Engineering Science’s Policy Impact Unit has been working with researchers to improve policy engagement and work towards delivering policy impact. …Public Policy5 min read
Published in Policy Postings: UCL Public Policy Blog·May 21, 2021How can we ‘build back better’ for Britain’s young people?By Golo Henseke, Francis Green, Ingrid Schoon According to a recent LLAKES briefing paper, 44% of young people believe their learning of job skills worsened because of the pandemic - with the perceived worsening of job skills learning a particular problem for those who remained in education. Loss of job…Young People4 min read
