Location: Online

Event information: Topic: “Solving the complex challenges puzzle: a multi-disciplinary perspective”. We often hear that modern societies are currently facing complex global challenges, which trespass boarders and are not easy to solve or even tackle. But what are the most pressing problems? How do we identify them and whose job is it to try to solve them? Join us for a thought-provoking session where we will explore how science and engineering can help address these challenges when combined with the social sciences and public policy. We will bring in the Sustainable Development Goals framework of the United Nations and explore the topic from an interactive and multidisciplinary perspective. Tackling complex issues from multiple angles ensures that we can come up with technologically-sound sustainable solutions that are equitable and can be implemented on a large scale in society. Masterclasses are online, subject-specific hour-long sessions for students in Year 12 to get an opportunity to have a taste of university. The masterclasses are designed to introduce you to subjects that can be studied at university. The hour-long sessions will feature a lecture on a specific topic from UCL academics or students.

This event is suitable for: Year 12.

How to book a place:All eligible applicants who meet at least one of the shortlisting criteria specified in points 2 to 6 on the Who We Work With webpage will be offered a place on this programme. Further information on the UCL masterclasses and application form can be found here.

Recording your attendance on the RO student hub: Please email Ms Vathani Mariampillai at srs.realisingopportunities@ucl.ac.uk to confirm your attendance after the event. Please include your full name, RO ID number, the date/time and title of the event.

Please note that uploading attendance to the RO student hub after the event is a manual process so can take some time – please do not worry about this.