UCL Global Business School for Health

UCL has been ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in Europe in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking. 🌍

This recognition reflects the strength of our academic research and global reputation, evaluated across more than 2,250 institutions worldwide.

We are proud to be a university that drives progress through knowledge, innovation, and global collaboration. 💡🌐

Learn more: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings

Last week, we witnessed the incredible creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of our postgraduate and MBA Health students at the Global Business School for Health’s third annual Dragons' Den Competition.

Five finalist teams pitched their ideas to an esteemed panel of Dragons who are leaders in healthcare investment and entrepreneurship. From digital mentoring platforms to smart biomarker socks, each idea aimed to solve real challenges in global healthcare.

🏆 Congratulations to our winners, Team Lumina: Beatrice Xu, Danyaal Kazmi, Grace Hall, Yiyi Li, and Yuhong Shu, for their hybrid AI platform transforming how perinatal mental health risk is detected and managed. The Dragons were especially impressed by its scalability, clinical relevance, and early adoption in the US.

Beyond the competition, students gained valuable experience in pitching, innovation development, and mentorship from industry experts.

We’re so proud of all the participants who showcased that the future of healthcare is not only bright but driven by purpose, innovation, and passion.

Read more: https://lnkd.in/eK5agNbW

We are pleased to share that two alumna from the first cohort of our Global Health Management Analytics MSc course had their abstracts accepted for the Health Services Research UK (HSR) Conference, and will be presenting this week! 🎉

Huiying Long's abstract is titled 'Enhancing Patient Outcomes Through Analysis of England's Discharge Delay National Graph' and she will be giving a poster presentation.

Jinjue Yue's abstract is titled 'Infection Prevention Control and Patient Movements', and she'll be presenting her research as part of the Pecha Kucha presentation.

We are so proud of them and look forward to seeing what they do next.

If you’re considering accelerating your career in healthcare leadership, don’t miss these exclusive one-to-one coffee chats with our MBA and EMBA team at UCL’s Global Business School for Health!

Interested in the Executive Programme Health MBA?

Chat with our Programme Director, Anjali Bakhru, to explore how the EMBA combines senior-level insights with flexible learning options ☕

🗓 9 July 2025, 14:00–16:00
📍 UCL East (Marshgate) or join us online
➡️ Book now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/events/2025/jul/executive-programme-health-mba-one-one-coffee-chats-online-and-person-9-july-2025

Interested in the MBA Health?

Join Dr Oksana Gerwe (Director of the MBA Health) and Dr Preethi John (Deputy Director of the MBA Health) to discover how this programme empowers future leaders at the intersection of business and health ☕

🗓 15 July 2025, 09:00–12:00
📍 UCL East (Marshgate) or join us online
➡️ Book now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/events/2025/jul/mba-health-one-one-coffee-chats-online-and-person-15-july-2025

Why attend?

You'll gain personalised insight into programme structure, alumni outcomes, funding, and entry requirements, get tailored advice from experts in health leadership education, and there is no cost, just good conversation and clarity on your next step!

Be sure to also share with anyone who might benefit.

See you soon!

This week’s Student Spotlight is on Andrews Asante, Research Manager at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and UCL GBSH DBA Health student, who is on a mission to advance equitable access to the medical innovations that are shaping the future of global healthcare.

When reflecting on why he chose to pursue our professional doctorate degree, he remarked:

"What sets this DBA apart is the combination of world-class academic mentorship and a practice-oriented approach that empowers leaders to turn ideas into real-world impact. So far, the DBA Health journey has enriched my strategic thinking, enhanced my methodological expertise, and provided a vibrant platform to connect with other health leaders around the world.

With a phenomenon of interest focused on improving access to medical innovations in underserved regions, this programme is a vital step toward fulfilling my aspiration of becoming a global health leader, one who shapes policy, drives innovation, and ensures no community is left behind."

Read the full feature now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/news/2025/jun/ucl-gbsh-student-week-andrews-asante

We are pleased to announce that we have appointed Dr Anjali Bakhru as our new Executive Programme Health MBA Director.

She brings a wealth of experience as an MBA Programme Director at institutions including Imperial College Business School and has more recently focused on emerging tech, providing strategic and investment support to cleantech startups and is the former Multidisciplinary Engagement Lead in the Faculty of Engineering at UCL.

As Executive Programme Health MBA Director Dr Bakhru will bring a proven track record in strategy, innovation and leadership to drive forward GBSH’s exceptional Executive MBA student offering as the world’s first business school dedicated to healthcare leadership and management.

Reflecting on her decision to join UCL, Dr Bakhru shared:

💬 “Global healthcare is at exciting inflection point where innovation in healthtech — with advances in life sciences, AI and robotics — is progressing rapidly to meet the scale of the challenges facing the sector from ageing populations to workforce shortages. Healthcare business models need to respond to a changed and changing reality and, consequently, the leadership challenge has never been greater. Today’s healthcare leaders are architects in this transformation, and UCL’s GBSH is at the forefront of preparing them to not only manage but also define the sector’s future and, more broadly, the wellbeing of society.”

Learn more about Dr Bakhru’s plans and our Executive Programme Health MBA programme: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/news/2025/jun/ucl-gbsh-appoints-new-executive-programme-health-mba-director

Are you an overseas student planning to apply for one of our master’s programme starting in 2025 & will require a visa? 🧳🎓

TOMORROW is your last chance to submit an application (27 June 2025 by 5pm) ⏳

Explore our world leading postgraduate programmes & find out how to apply here 👉 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/global-business-school-health/study/postgraduate-taught-degrees #:~:text=You'll%20benefit%20from%20UCL's,in%20transforming%20health%20systems%20worldwide.

Join the Conversation on Health Misinformation next Thursday!

On 3 July 2025, the GBSH Transforming Health Systems: Conversations that Matter is hosting a must-attend interactive panel on:

🧠 “Health-related Misinformation and Disinformation and Their Impacts on Health Service Utilisation”

📅 3rd July
🕒 Time: 14:00 BST
📍 Location: Hybrid (UCL East Marshgate & Online)

This timely discussion brings together senior UK (UK Health Security Agency) and Vietnamese policymakers, WHO (World Health Organization and Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research) experts, and leading academics from UCL Global Business School for Health and beyond to explore how misinformation is reshaping health service utilisation, and what can be done about it.

Expect:

✅ Insightful panel discussions
✅ Interactive Q&A
✅ Networking with global health leaders

Open to students and professionals alike, especially those passionate about policy, advocacy, and global health in Asia and LMICs.

🔗 Register now:

In-person: https://tinyurl.com/GBSH-in-person

Online: https://ucl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7UByaSbxQwaA0kB3H06hAg

The countdown is ON! 🚨

Join us this Wednesday for an evening of innovation, ambition, and real-world impact at UCL Global Business School for Health for our third, annual, Dragons Den Pitching event.

Finalists from across our postgraduate and MBA Health programmes will pitch their cutting-edge business ideas designed to transform the healthcare ecosystem, from digital health and biotechnology to public health, pharmaceuticals, and beyond.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
🕠 Time: 17:30–21:00 (Event starts at 18:00 sharp)
📍 Location: UCL East – Marshgate, 7 Sidings Street, London, E20 2AE

🌟 What’s at stake?

A total prize fund including a £4,000 award for the winning pitch and a year of expert mentoring to help turn these bold ideas into real businesses.

🔥 Our panel of Dragons (Jamal Butt FRPharmS, Vanessa Dekou PhD, MBA, Paul Tomasic and Ruth Weir Ph.D.) includes leading investors and serial entrepreneurs in the health sector. They will be questioning, challenging, and possibly funding the next big thing in healthcare.

Be part of the audience as we showcase the next generation of healthcare innovators.

Cheer on your peers, be inspired, and witness the future of health leadership take shape.

Book now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/events/2025/jun/gbsh-dragons-den-final-live-pitching-event

We are delighted to share that UCL has been ranked 9th in the world in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for the third consecutive year 🌍🎉

This marks our 14th year in the global top 10, a testament to the strength of our academic and employer reputation, where UCL ranks within the top 5% of institutions worldwide.

We have also retained our second-place global ranking for international research networks, reinforcing our role as a hub for globally connected research.

Additionally, a U.S. News & World Report released this week placed UCL seventh in the world in its 2025-2026 Best Global Universities ranking, which evaluates more than 2,250 institutions based on academic research and reputation. UCL was named the third-best university in Europe, after Oxford and Cambridge.

We are so proud to be part of UCL, and look forward to marking 200 years since it was founded during the UCL200 Bicentennial celebrations next year.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/ucl-ranked-among-top-10-universities-two-major-global-rankings

Our Executive Education Manager, Rachel Breen and MBA Programme Manager, Nicola Cockerton will be attending HLTH Europe on behalf of UCL GBSH.

Say hello to them at stand B129 by the Provider Stage at Europe's #1 healthcare innovation event!