2024 Event Reports

• Addressing International Public Health Emergencies

  Dr Douglas Noble (HF 2012-13), Global Lead for Public Health Emergencies for UNICEF, explains how UNICEF sets priorities and responds to public health emergencies. 

• The NHS to 2040: scenarios and options

  Dr Jennifer Dixon DBE, HF 1990/91, Chief Executive of the Health Foundation since 2013, spoke about the long term future of the NHS and considered the different models that would be possible.

• ‘Invisible Everywhere’: Poetry and Science

  The Harkness Fellows Association were delighted to hear Katrina Porteous, Harkness Fellow in 1983/84 share her approach to her poetry and read some of her inspiring poems to us.

• Trump and the Triumph of Popular Entertainment

  John Gapper shared his analysis of the impact of media and celebrity on Trump’s success.

• Professor Satvinder Juss

  Professor Satvinder Juss considered the impact of recent media and political actions on the judicial system.