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In this special live recording of Public Health Disrupted , Xand van Tulleken and Professor Rochelle Burgess are joined by STS's historian Dr Cristiano Turbil to explore how protest, activism and resistance have shaped public health over the past 200 years, and what these stories can teach us about today's health challenges.

youtube.com/watch?si=E4cS9YdVJm96JQo5&v=p9XVCFElfAc&feature=youtu.be

We’re hiring! We are recruiting for a Lecturer in Philosophy of Science to join our Department from September 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3Q7do8w

Closing date 21-Jun-2026.

The UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS) is pleased to run a series of one-day workshops in practical science communication.

Our first workshop is Science writing: How to write clearly for an audience run by Helen Pearson, award-winning science journalist at Nature and European Science Journalist of the Year 2025.
When/where: Tuesday 16 June, University College London
Cost: £150 UCL staff/students, £200 non-UCL attendees
To find out more information and to book, please visit this page https://bit.ly/4dVIrMt

Our second in the series is Science Multimedia Storytelling - Produce a video in a day run by Noah Baker, a multi award winning science filmmaker, podcaster, journalist and educator.
When/where: Wednesday 17 June, University College London
Cost: £150 UCL staff/students, £200 non-UCL attendees
To find out more information and to book, please visit this page https://bit.ly/4dVIrMt

Our final workshop in the series is Science Communication and AI: How to use AI tools smartly, critically, ethically run by Richard Fisher, science journalist and senior commissioning editor at Aeon magazine.
When/where: Friday 19 June, University College London
Cost: £150 UCL staff/students, £200 non-UCL attendees
To find out more information and to book, please visit this page https://bit.ly/4dVIrMt

Last night we threw a party for our Undergraduate Finalists as they reach the end of their studies with us.
Huge congratulations to you all!

Eid al-Adha Mubarak

We’re hiring! We are recruiting for a Lectureship in Global History of Science to join our Department from September 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3R94V58

Closing Date: 9th June 2026

Catch STS’s Jean Baptiste on BBC One’s Points of View (10 May, 13:55) as he shares insights into the making of Sir David Attenborough’s iconic Life on Earth

We’re delighted to share that STS MSc student Dylan Kawende has been selected as an AI for Good Scholar in the UN sponsored ITU Innovate for Impact programme. 🌍🤖
The initiative supports AI solutions tackling global challenges and advancing the UN SDGs.
https://aiforgood.itu.int/innovate-for-impact/become-an-ai-for-good-scholar/

Happy Orthodox Easter

Wishing everybody a very happy Easter!