UCL Institute for Global Prosperity

✅ Are you providing shelter, care, food, transport, digital, education or legal services? ✅ Are you working in local government, research, policy, academia on service provision, public services, social justice, inequality and sustainability? Join us at our Flourish Forums across the UK in London, Liverpool and Edinburgh which is based on our innovative work on Universal Basic Services (UBS) and food. (Learn more about UBS: https://lnkd.in/eHBk7Xka) The fora will bring together service delivery organisations, local government, researchers, think tanks and academia with the aim of creating a platform from which UBS pilots can be designed and launched. We want to hear your views on where you see the additional value of combining services that make up the portfolio of UBS and how we can improve the lives of residents. Join us for an exciting two days exploring opportunities to work together across services and communities to maximise reach and impact by sharing meals, experiences and activities in an open and organic format. 🔗 Find out more about UBS, our ambitions and registration: https://lnkd.in/e-v2Bu5k 📅 London, 7-8 May | 📅 Liverpool, 15-16 May | 📅 Edinburgh, 5-6 June #FlourishingTogether #UniversalBasicServices #UBS #Prosperity #Food #LivelihoodSecurity

Huge congratulations to IGP PhD candidate Natalie Garland on her recent feature in the Financial Times. In the interview, Natalie talks about launching Lamsa - a community-based fashion brand from Bekaa, Lebanon developed in partnership with Syrian-led NGO Multi-Aid Programs. Natalie founded Lamsa in 2021 during her doctoral field research in Bekaa, Lebanon where she experimented with impactful and creative methodologies for capturing the lived experience of refugeehood. Lamsa, which means 'touch' in Arabic, leverages the power of craft as a pathway towards dignity in displacement. https://lnkd.in/ehTtMSbR

📚 IGP Book Club | Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies: The Politics of Saving the Planet 🗓️ Tuesday, 6 May | 6:30 – 8:30 PM (GMT+1) 📍 The Gilded Acorn, Portsmouth Street, London Join us for a thought-provoking evening hosted by @The Gilded Acorn and the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP) as we dive into Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies with author Dr. Neil McCulloch. We’ll explore the hidden costs of fossil fuel subsidies, their deep political entrenchment, and how real reform could unlock a more sustainable future. 🔍 With: Dr. Neil McCulloch – Author & Director, The Policy Practice Dr. Nikolay Mintchev – Principal Research Fellow, IGP 📖 Expect: A signed copy of the book Networking Insightful discussion on climate justice, policy, and global reform Let’s unpack the politics of saving the planet together. 🌍 👉 Tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ey7d6b7y #IGPBookClub #ClimateAction #FossilFuelSubsidies #Sustainability #EnergyPolicy #PoliticalEconomy #GlobalProsperity #UCL UCL Arthur Kay Selin Yigitbasi-Ducker 🌍 Solveiga Pakštaitė JP Dallmann Amrit Chandan Anaïs Engelmann Henrietta Moore Ignacio G.

Shaping the future of AI governance. In this new opinion piece for UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, William Hynes, A/Professor Jo-An Occhipinti (née Atkinson) and Ante Prodan argue that as generative AI reshapes labour markets, we need a new social contract where technological progress is governed in service of collective quality of life. From rethinking taxation to investing in social infrastructure, how can we ensure AI works for everyone? Let's reimagine prosperity in the age of AI. #AI #AIGovernance #Innovation https://lnkd.in/e2AAvE39

Wishing everyone celebrating a very happy Easter!

How can built environment practitioners make cities safer for women? In this episode of The Bartlett Review podcast, IGP's Dr Hanna Baumann and Professor Priti Parikh and Dr Margarita Garfias Royo (The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) explore the impact of urban infrastructure on women's safety. Listen: https://bit.ly/3RRtQaa #UrbanPlanning #WomensSafety #BartlettReview

Fossil fuel subsidies are killing both people and the planet: by encouraging excessive consumption of fossil fuels, they exacerbate pollution and climate change. Yet for years there has been minimal progress in eliminating this financial support. Drawing on real-world case studies, 'Ending fossil fuel subsidies: The politics of saving the planet' explores why they persist despite the harm they inflict. Join us for IGP Book Club where author Dr Neil McCulloch will present key insights from his book, along with a group discussion and networking opportunities. 🕡 Tuesday 6 May, 6:30pm 📍 The Gilded Acorn 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ey7d6b7y

What does a career in global prosperity look like? Here’s how our alumni are leading the way. 🎓 Meet Amanda Kartikasari and Oluwafunke Iroko—two alumni from the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity who’ve carved out powerful careers in digital entrepreneurship and international development since graduating. 📽️ Watch their journeys and see how IGP can shape yours. Our graduates go on to work in: ✅ UN and policy think tanks ✅ Social enterprises and innovation hubs ✅ NGOs and international development ✅ Academia and global research #SustainableCareers

✅ Are you providing shelter, care, food, transport, digital, education or legal services? ✅ Are you working in local government, research, policy, academia on service provision, public services, social justice, inequality and sustainability? Join us at our Flourish Forums across the UK in London, Liverpool and Edinburgh which is based on our innovative work on Universal Basic Services (UBS) and food. (Learn more about UBS: https://lnkd.in/eHBk7Xka) The fora will bring together service delivery organisations, local government, researchers, think tanks and academia with the aim of creating a platform from which UBS pilots can be designed and launched. We want to hear your views on where you see the additional value of combining services that make up the portfolio of UBS and how we can improve the lives of residents. Join us for an exciting two days exploring opportunities to work together across services and communities to maximise reach and impact by sharing meals, experiences and activities in an open and organic format. 🔗 Find out more about UBS, our ambitions and registration: https://lnkd.in/e-v2Bu5k 📅 London, 7-8 May | 📅 Liverpool, 15-16 May | 📅 Edinburgh, 5-6 June #FlourishingTogether #UniversalBasicServices #UBS #Prosperity #Food #LivelihoodSecurity

Calling all IGP alumni 🎓 You're invited to our annual IGP Alumni Day on Wednesday 14 May 2025, coinciding with summer graduation for the 2023–24 cohort. Join us for a morning of reflection, connection and inspiration from 9am–12pm, including a welcome breakfast, a year in review lecture and a keynote lecture by Professor Robert Costanza, in which he will reprise elements of his Blue Planet acceptance speech. It’s a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with fellow alumni and celebrate the IGP community. 🔗 Register here https://bit.ly/3Elujyw Henrietta Moore