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How can universities integrate the United Nations #SDGs into their models? “Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals” will bring together leading experts from across the globe to develop a framework to address the SDGs. Register below 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-bound…

Hosted by UCL Global Engagement and @UCL_GC, “Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals” is a virtual conference taking place in October 2020, which aims to discuss the role of universities in achieving the United Nations #SDGs 🌎 Register below 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-bound…

We’re delighted to be joined by UCL Professor and former UN Environment Programme Chief Scientist Jacquie McGlade, former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark, Dr Sunita Narain and Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng @UCT_VC for the opening session of Beyond Boundaries. Register here 👉 beyondboundaries1.eventbrite.co.uk


Join us for the opening session of Beyond Boundaries, held in partnership with UCL Global Engagement! We’ll be joined by incredible speakers from around the world to discuss how we can build back better and achieve a more sustainable world by 2030. Find out more 👇

In our first session of Beyond Boundaries, we'll be exploring how we can build and sustain a just and sustainable planet impacted by a pandemic that has caused individuals and nations to turn away from global connectedness. Register for your free place 👇 beyondboundaries1.eventbrite.co.uk

In this special episode of our podcast, we're celebrating a decade of the Grand Challenges programme with UCL Vice Provost (Research) David Price and Grand Challenges Director Dr @IanScott6 🎉 Listen below 🎙️👇 soundcloud.com/uclsound/voice…


The fundamental idea was first funded by @UCL_GC UCL Grand Challenge of Global Health UCL Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology - many thanks to @IanScott6 who is Director and his team for supporting us!

As universities re-open for the start of term, we hear from Geraint Rees (UCL Faculty of Life Sciences), Prof Norbert Pachler (Pro-Vice-Provost: Digital Education) and Carol Paige Carol Paige (Students' Union UCL) about how we can return safely to university life 👇. soundcloud.com/uclsound/coron…


In the latest Vice-Provost's View, Professor David Price (UCL Research) discusses the role of @UCL and other universities in achieving the Global Goals - and highlights some of the ways you can get involved👇ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/sep/…

🌍 🇺🇳 See all the Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals sessions and register for your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/ucl-grand-ch… #SDGs @UCL UCL Global Engagement @UCL_GC


In this special episode of our podcast, we're celebrating a decade of the Grand Challenges programme with UCL Vice Provost (Research) David Price and Grand Challenges Director Dr @IanScott6 🎉 Listen below 🎙️👇 #UCLMinds soundcloud.com/uclsound/voice…


Sign up for Session 11: Achieving Inclusive Wealth to hear from Prof Anthony Costello (Anthony Costello), Carole Cadwalladr (The Guardian), Prof Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics), Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL Global Health) and Dr Aisha Dasgupta (UNECE). Register 👉 beyondboundaries11.eventbrite.co.uk


On 23rd October, hear from Prateek Madhav, Wendy Walker, Shona McDonald, Prof Monica Lakhanpaul, Prof Cathy Holloway 💜 and Chapal Khasnabis on how to boost development of assistive technologies via transnational partnerships in Session 5 of Beyond Boundaries. 👉 beyondboundaries5.eventbrite.co.uk


Join us on 26th October for Session 6 of Beyond Boundaries to hear about the importance of transforming infrastructures to tackle the #climatechange emergency with Prof Mark Swilling, Sam Mason, Cllr Adam Harrison, Dr Professor Priti Parikh & Sarah Colenbrander 👉 beyondboundaries6.eventbrite.co.uk


There's just THREE DAYS to go until the opening session of Beyond Boundaries: Realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals! Take a look at the event website for more information on sessions, speakers and how to register: ucl.ac.uk/sustainable-de… #SDGs @UCL UCL Global Engagement @UCL_GC