UCL Global Engagement

How ready is the world for the next health threat? @ProfIAbubakar, Vice Provost (Health) at @ucl, discussed regional health disparities, the safe use of AI in public health, and global health equity with #NextGen, contributing to solutions for shared health challenges.

📢 Call for applications: Global Engagement Funds & Strategic Partner Funds 2026/27 Apply by 19 June to build or grow international collaborations at @UCL GEF: ucl.ac.uk/global/funding… Partner Funds: ucl.ac.uk/global/funding… More partner funds open in autumn 2026.

On May 11, @CUHKMedicine welcomed Professor Ibrahim ABUBAKAR, Vice-Provost (Health) of University College London (@ucl ), at the @CUHK_MC .

Dr Anwar Musah @UCLgeography used @UCL_Global Engagement Funds to help tackle the risk of waterborne disease from drains in Accra, Ghana⬇️ #UCLandAfrica ucl.ac.uk/global/case-st…

What impact does community-owned land have on urbanisation? Dr Alexandra Panman @TheBartlettUCL used Global Engagement Funds to find out more in eThwekini Municipality (Durban), South Africa 🇿🇦 #UCLandAfrica ucl.ac.uk/global/case-st…

How can lived experience experts shape better healthcare? Dr Rakhshi Memon (@UCLEngineering) used @UCL Global Engagement Funds to explore this in Pakistan, India, and Nigeria, highlighting why their voices must be central to research and decision-making⬇️ bit.ly/49sN9jm

Across the world, teachers feel unprepared to work in diverse classrooms. Dr Daisy Loyd @IOE_Londonand @drzacharywalk have been collaborating with partners in Africa and beyond to help change this. #UCLandAfrica bit.ly/4tAdjYX

UCL’s final full day in Nairobi 🇰🇪 brought together partners across urban health, public health research, policy and innovation, including @UNHABITAT, @APHRC, Kenya’s State Department for Science, Research and Innovation, and @MastercardFdn Research Lab Africa. #UCLandAfrica

Do you know someone doing outstanding work in knowledge exchange or innovation at UCL? Or perhaps that someone is you? Nominate them for a UCL Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Award: uclenterprise.org/KEIAwards1 #UCLKEIAWARDS

📍 Nairobi 🇰🇪 @UCL met partners at the @uonbi, the @UKinKenya, and @StrathU, discussing shared priorities across urbanisation, entrepreneurship, health systems, AI and applied technologies, aligned with the UK–Kenya science and technology partnership. #UCLandAfrica

.@UCL met with the @UCT_news to discuss strengthening and scaling our strategic partnership, with leadership discussions identifying new opportunities for collaboration. #UCLandAfrica #UCLHealth

@UCL met with the @UCT_news to discuss strengthening and scaling our strategic partnership, with leadership discussions identifying new opportunities for collaboration. #UCLandAfrica #UCLHealth

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This week, a UCL delegation has been in South Africa, strengthening partnerships and exploring new opportunities. We’re spotlighting UCL-supported business Unibuddy, co-founded by UCL alumnus Kimeshan Naidoo and Diego Fanara.

Nineteen58, co-founded by UCL alumna Dani le Sueur, originally from Durban, South Africa, has developed a platform to build omnichannel AI agents that handle complex customer conversations for large businesses. #UCLandAfrica

Prof @profgeraintrees met Prof Brando Okolo, Head of Science, Technology and Innovation at @NEPAD_Agency. Discussions focused on the African Union’s STISA 2034, including priorities in entrepreneurship, emerging technologies and capacity strengthening. #UCLandAfrica

A warm welcome to Johannesburg with a lunch hosted by Deputy Vice‑Chancellor for Research and Innovation at @WitsUniversity Productive discussions with Wits colleagues over the past two days, alongside visits to Tshimologong, the Health Sciences Campus and Biohub #UCLandAfrica

This week, @UCL is visiting South Africa and Kenya to strengthen partnerships and explore collaboration across health, climate and AI. Led by @profgeraintrees, the visit brings together universities, policy partners and innovation actors. #UCLandAfrica

Senior @UCL leaders and academics visited mainland China and Hong Kong to strengthen research collaboration, engage in global dialogue and launch Here, it will happen in the region. #UCLandChina #UCLHealth 🔗⬇️bit.ly/4t9726g

Led by @ProfIAbubakar, @UCL, @Tsinghua_Uni and @MedTsinghua strengthened their global health partnership through a high‑level visit to Beijing, advancing collaboration in health, medicine and technology. #UCLandChina #UCLHealth bit.ly/4tDuXM2