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Home   /   2018
Global Migration, Local Impact – Lives on Hold in Lampedusa

Global Migration, Local Impact – Lives on Hold in Lampedusa

December 4, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Justice and Equality

In 2017 UCL’s Grand Challenge of Justice & Equality contributed to the funding of a research project entitled, Global migration and local lives in the Italian…

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Free Speech in the Age of Social Media

Free Speech in the Age of Social Media

November 27, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Justice and Equality

On Monday 3rd December, UCL’s Grand Challenge of Justice & Equality will host an evening of discussion on Free Speech in the Age of Social Media,…

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Water colour and stitch on Hahnemühle Leonardo paper, 2017.

The Science and Culture of Insomnia

November 22, 2018
by Nina Quach
Adolescent Lives, Human Wellbeing

This fourth post in the Adolescent Lives series showcases the wonderful initiatives exploring sleep and sleeplessness, led by Clinical Scientist Kimberley Whitehead, from the UCL…

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Teen Views on Adolescence

Teen Views on Adolescence

November 19, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the latest feature showcasing Grand Challenges’ Adolescent Lives initiative, Siobhan Morris discovers more about teenagers views on what exactly is meant by the term…

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160 Characters: Peer-to-peer support via text message for adolescents living with HIV

160 Characters: Peer-to-peer support via text message for adolescents living with HIV

November 9, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the second example drawn from Grand Challenges’ recent Adolescent Lives initiative, Siobhan Morris reveals the impact of the 160 Characters project and its role in providing…

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How can we tackle inequalities embedded in society?

How can we tackle inequalities embedded in society?

November 5, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Funding Opportunities, Justice and Equality

UCL Grand Challenges invites proposals to address the theme of Embedded Inequalities. Despite the demographic, socio-economic, and cultural transformations that have occurred over the past decades, vast inequalities…

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Thrown Away or Fresh Start? Life After Permanent School Exclusion

Thrown Away or Fresh Start? Life After Permanent School Exclusion

October 31, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Adolescent Lives

In the first of a series of posts reflecting on Grand Challenges’ recent Adolescent Lives initiative, revealing the impact of the research undertaken on this…

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New funding opportunity for doctoral students

New funding opportunity for doctoral students

October 22, 2018
by Nina Quach
Funding Opportunities

As part of our collaboration with the UCL Doctoral School, UCL Grand Challenges invites proposals to support activities relating to two recently-created Research Domains: Space and Microbiology. We…

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Tackling Inequalities: A way forward

October 22, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Justice and Equality

Grand Challenge of Justice & Equality coordinator Siobhan Morris reports on the recent launch of the UK2070 Commission into city and regional inequalities in the UK. This post originally appeared…

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UCL BiLingo: A Bilingualism/Multilingualism Information and Education Service

UCL BiLingo: A Bilingualism/Multilingualism Information and Education Service

October 2, 2018
by Siobhan Morris
Cultural Understanding

In the second example drawn from our recent Showcase event, Grand Challenges coordinator Siobhan Morris finds out about UCL’s information and education service for childhood bilingualism and multilingualism….

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