Latest Past Events

Population Health, Urbanisation and Climate Change Roundtable

Lee Hall, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, Barton Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BB Wolfson College, Cambridge

Over 30 PIs and ECRs from South Africa, Jamaica, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria and Brazil will be in Cambridge attending the Global Diet and Activity Research network annual meeting. This evening round table event at Wolfson College will comprise panel discussions with two of the Principal Investigators from Nigeria and Cameroon, Taibat Lawanson & Felix K. […]

Food for Thought Panel Talk – The Government’s Healthy Eating Strategy: Can we afford to scrap it?

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What harm does junk food really do us? Do we need legislation to control its consumption? All are invited to join a panel discussion organised by Cambridge Global Food Security and Cambridge Public Health, Interdisciplinary Research Centres at the University of Cambridge. A distinguished panel of experts on public health and government policy, behaviour change and the genetics […]

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Wolfson College Seminar – The Continuing Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases as a Major Challenge to Global Health and Development

Lee Hall, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, Barton Road, Cambridge, CB3 9BB Wolfson College, Cambridge

In this seminar, Professor Ala Alwan will describe how the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) impacts on global health and development. Based on his extensive experience as an international public health leader at WHO, he will discuss the global journey to addressing NCDs and the lessons learned. He will discuss barriers to progress and potential […]