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UCL launches second series of Unlocking the SDGs podcast

27 November 2023

The Unlocking the SDGs: A Blueprint for the Future podcast is back for second series. The podcasts bring together experts from across UCL and beyond to explore the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Following the successful first series of Unlocking the SDGs, co-hosts Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health) and Professor Priti Parikh (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) are back with a wide range of experts to take a deep dive into the UN SDGs

The 17 SDGs, also known as the Global Goals, are the core of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, they provide a framework for the world’s ongoing economic growth, while protecting the environment and addressing societal inequalities. The UN aims to achieve the Goals by 2030.

“We were fortunate to be able to draw on academics from across UCL, who contributed their expertise and opinions’ said Simon Knowles UCL’s Head of Coordination (SDGs). “The result is six fascinating discussions around how the SDGs relate to a diverse range of issues, from the contributions of the arts and humanities to addressing the SDGs, to what should follow the Goals in 2030, when the world is due to have achieved them.“

Over six episodes, the series considers issues including the role of culture and humanities in the SDGs, how the SDGs can be more inclusive, and what will follow the SDGs. Guests from across UCL’s faculties will bring new perspectives and understanding, while UCL students share what the SDGs mean to them.

Episode 1: Culture and the SDGs, with Professor Nicola Miller (UCL Institute of Advanced Studies) and Dr Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp, (UCL Institute of Archaeology). Listen here

Episode 2: Mental Health and the SDGs with Dr Norha Vera San Juan (Institute for Global Health) and Dr Keri Wong (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society). Listen here.  

Episode 3: The Economics of the SDGs, with Dr Ida Kubiszewski (Institute for Global Prosperity) and Dr Kate Roll (Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose). Listen here.  

Episode 4: How Responsive are the SDGs? with Dr Simon Chin-Yee (Department of Political Sciences) and Dr Louisa Acciari (Institute for Disaster & Risk Reduction). Listen here.  

Episode 5: What Comes Next?: Part One, with Professor Ruth Morgan (Security & Crime Science) and Professor Andrea Rigon (The Bartlett Development Planning Unit). Listen here

Episode 6: What Comes Next?: Part Two, with Professor Sean Fox and Dr Jessica Espey from the University of Bristol. Listen here

Thank you to everyone who took part in the series. Listen to the latest episodes out now on SoundCloud and Spotify