Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, King's

29/06/2023

Registration is still open for annual conference Leeds July 6th and 7th

https://lnkd.in/d5HyKQV8

This year's theme is in and

Building on the theme of the. very successful 2022 conference the 2023 conferences takes an to explore the ethical and legal considerations of , and .

https://ime-uk.org/events-and-news/events/conference/

23/02/2023

Thinking about doing a postgraduate degree from King's?

Join the Postgraduate Virtual Open Week to learn about the courses we offer, and talk to our academics & students about their experiences.

Sign up for the 'Introduction to Global Health & Social Medicine' virtual session on 28 February from 17:00 to 17:45 GMT!

Register: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/pg-open-week-ghsm-28-february-2023

Explore the catalogue of courses offered across King's and their virtual introduction sessions: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/events/virtual-open-week-subject-sessions

Join one of our Postgraduate virtual open week events to discover more about our range of postgraduate taught courses at King's.

22/06/2022

Congratulations &Society

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/biotechnology-society-essay-contest-winners-announced

20/06/2022

There are still places available for tomorrow's workshop now completely online!

Register now here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professionalizing-workshop-and-networking-event-for-pgr-and-pgt-students-tickets-360474879067

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06/06/2022

Today at 1 pm! GHSM Alumni Coffee Break.

Our next guest will be Joel Janhonen



https://www.linkedin.com/in/janhonen/

Joel is a Finnish bioengineer and a recent graduate of Bioethics & Society MSc,. Presently a researcher at the Finnish Institute of Bioethics participating in EdTech development and international collaboration on the psychosocial outcomes of genetic testing for cancer predisposition syndromes. Joel will present a new bioethics EdTech project he’s been leading on, MyBioethics mobile application.

WHEN:

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Monday June 6th

1 to 2:15 pm

WHERE:

Via Teams - Email dr Silvia Camporesi if you'd like to attend!

View Joel Janhonen’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Joel has 10 jobs listed on their profile. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Joel’s connections and jobs at similar companies.

15/04/2022

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/we-are-not-human-all-the-way-down-submit-your-essay-for-the-biotechnology-society-essay-contest

The Biotechnology & Society research group (BIOS) in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine is accepting submissions for its second annual student essay contest.

28/01/2022

Last year, Sara Dahlen won King’s Biotechnology & Society Essay Contest on the theme: "In the future there will be no humans as we know them. So what?”

Her essay, “Notes to No-One”, imagines a future after an ecological collapse where humanity has almost been destroyed by climate change, wildfires and endocrine disruptions.

In this episode, Sara Dahlen, a PhD candidate and Dr Silvia Camporesi, Reader in Bioethics and Health Humanities, discuss this imagined future, humanity’s relationship with nature and technology, and explore some of the bioethical questions facing us today.

Read Sara's essay and find out more about the Biotechnology and Society research group on the King's website.

Listen to In conversation about a future with no humans as we know them from WORLD: we got this. Last year, Sara Dahlen won King’s Biotechnology & Society Essay Contest on the theme: "In the future there will be no humans as we know them. So what?”Her essay, “Notes to No-One”, imagines ...

27/10/2021

📣 Spotlight on alumni success! is celebrating diversity with a series of videos highlighting the talent, leadership and achievements of a number of our fantastic alumni. Read more and watch the videos here:

The Department of Global Health & Social Medicine has produced a series of videos celebrating the achievements of their BAME alumni.

16/08/2021

The recording of Professor Anne Po***ck's new book launch is now available here!

Charis welcomes our friend and community member, Anne Po***ck in conversation with Camara Jones for a celebration of Sickening: Anti-Black Racism and Health Disparities in the United States.

08/07/2021

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/the-pandemic-as-a-portal-how-covid-19-highlighted-the-social-determinatives-of-health-1

A great seminar today at 6 pm with Prof Anne Po***ck, Dr Carlo Caduff and Prof Barbara Prainsack as panelists!

Panel discussion on 'The Pandemic as a portal: How COVID-19 highlighted the social determinatives of health

07/07/2021

Keep an eye on this reading group activities expected to resume after the summer!

Disability+Intersectionality is a fortnightly reading group which meets to discuss key texts in critical disability studies, situating them within the broader context of the humanities and social s…

24/06/2021

Apply by July 30th for a fully funded PhD project with Dr Michelle Pentecost and Dr Silvia Camporesi:

https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/trajectories-the-social-science-of-developmental-pathways-to-health-from-preconception-to-childhood-in-south-africa/?p133408

Trajectories: The social science of developmental pathways to health from preconception to childhood in South Africa

PhD Project - Trajectories: The social science of developmental pathways to health from preconception to childhood in South Africa at King’s College London, listed on FindAPhD.com