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Artificial Intelligence Systems in Brain Health
The Centre for Science and Policy held a Policy Leaders Fellowship Lunch discussion led by Professor Zoe Kourtzi, Professor of Experimental Psychology in the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, on 10 March 2023 at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. The lunch discussion explored "Healthy Minds: AI for better brain & mental health", followed by a discussion on the challenges in artificial intelligence systems in healthcare with contributions from CSaP Policy Leaders Fellows.
14 December 2022
The challenges and opportunities of reaching net zero in the health service
Dr Nick Watts, Chief Sustainability Officer for NHS England, met with the Cambridge Zero Policy Forum to discuss how the NHS can approach achieving net zero carbon emissions.
21 October 2022
The digitisation of health and social care
The Capabilities in Academic Policy Engagement (CAPE) team at the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) hosted a day of talks for members of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to discuss the digital transformation of healthcare services.
19 August 2022
Equitable collaborations
This year, CSaP partnered with the Wellcome Sanger Institute for a series of workshops on equity in international research collaborations––a fair distribution of responsibilities, benefits, and kudos between low and middle-income country (LMIC) researchers and high-income country (HIC) researchers.
19 July 2022
Horn Fellowship: AI, supply networks and geopolitics
Members of CSaP's Horn Fellowship gathered together at Sidney Sussex College for a day of talks with University of Cambridge academics on AI, supply chain networks and current geopolitical issues, such as the reclassification of the “Great Powers” in Europe.
22 June 2022
Bioelectronic medicine: developing neurotechnology and wearable electronics to improve human health
Researchers from the University of Cambridge's Bioelectronics Laboratory guided CSaP's Policy Leaders Fellows on a tour of their cutting-edge facilities, demonstrating how recent advances at the interface of electrical engineering and clinical neuroscience have the potential to transform treatment approaches across healthcare.
6 April 2022
Science advice and government: Ebola
For CSaP's Science and Policy Podcast, the Centre's Executive Director Dr Rob Doubleday was joined by Sir Oliver Letwin, a former Cabinet Minister, Professor Melissa Leach, Director of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, and Professor Dame Sally Davies, former Chief Medical Officer for England, to discuss how science advice was used by decision-makers during the Ebola Outbreak in 2014.
22 March 2022
Prevention and early intervention to improve outcomes for children and families
A Psychology and Education Professor from the University of Cambridge outlined the importance of addressing and treating mental health problems early on, to help improve childhood outcomes and opportunities later in life. Gordon Harold delivered a seminar for CSaP’s Policy Leaders Fellows at Newnham College, Cambridge in March 2022.
4 March 2022
Global Pandemic Response, Public Health and Sustainability
The University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor's Lecture was held on 01 March 2022 and was delivered online by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization. The lecture series, which engages partners from CEENRG and CSAP as well as CISDL and others, is driven by the urgency to inspire and innovate the world’s best and brightest minds.
16 February 2022
The sciences of ageing and improving dementia care
Dr Martina Zimmermann, Lecturer in Health Humanities and Health Sciences at King’s College London, discussed her work on the cultural perceptions of ageing and her project - The Sciences of Ageing and the Culture of Youth (SAACY) –as part of CSaP’s Future Leaders Fellows seminar series.