HEARTH Launch Event

When: Tuesday 6 May 2025 | 9.30am – 1.30pm

Where: Oxford Brookes University, Oxford

Agenda

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Professor Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University

Professor Joe Tah, Oxford Brookes University

Overview of HEARTH Research Hub

Professor Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University

Keynotes

Chair: Professor Isabel Oliver, Chief Medical Officer for Wales

Realising the health co-benefits of the transition to net zero

Dr Graham Campbell, Medical Research Council

Protecting health from adverse heat at UKHSA

Dr Mo Davies, UK Health Security Agency

Bridging Research and Policy: Navigating the Policy Landscape

Dr Sarah Robinson, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

HEARTH Work Streams and Cross-cutting themes

Professor Cathryn Birch, University of Leeds

Dr Clare Heaviside, University College London

Professor Shakoor Hajat, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Professor Mike Davies, University College London

Professor Ruth Doherty, University of Edinburgh

Professor Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University

Panel Discussion: Net Zero, Health and Extreme Heat in the context of Vulnerable Settings

Chair: Professor Mike Davies, University College London

Dr Graham Campbell, Medical Research Council

Jennifer Ekelund, National Institute for Healthcare and Research

Professor Shakoor Hajat, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Dale Hoyland, Oxfordshire County Council

Professor Anna Mavrogianni, University College London

Susie Vernon, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Closing Remarks

Professor Rajat Gupta, Oxford Brookes University