SDGs: A Blueprint for the Future

S3, Episode 5: The SDGs and India

In this special episode, The SDGs and India, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh are joined by Professor Sumit Malhotra, from the Centre of Community Medicine at AIIMS and Professor PVM Rao from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi. In this episode, we’re going overseas to take a special focus on the role of the SDGs on research in India, and how Indian researchers are contributing to reaching the goals. Date of episode recording: 2024-10-28 Duration: 00:28:49 Language of episode: English Presenters: Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh Guests: Professor Sumit Malhotra, from the Centre of Community Medicine at AIIMS and Professor PVM Rao from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi Producer: Front Ear

S3, Episode 4: The SDGs and Education

In this episode, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh are joined by Anoushka Jain, a student from UCL Dept of Political Science and Vasiliki Kioupi from University of Leeds. They’re focusing on education and the role of Education for Sustainable Development, or ESD, exploring how sustainable development can be integrated into the curriculum, and what that might mean for the next generation of students. Date of episode recording: 2024-07-23T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:43:51 Language of episode: English Presenter:Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor Priti Parikh Guests: Anoushka Jain, Vasiliki Kioupi Producer: Front Ear

S3, Episode 3: The SDGs and Climate Crisis

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh are joined by Professor Catalina Turcu, Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, Bartlett School of Planning and Professor Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health in the UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction. Today they’re discussing the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals and climate change. Goal 13 calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts, and many people have argued that tackling climate change should be the highest priority of the goals because of its impact on all of the other targets. Date of episode recording: 2024-07-23T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:44:36 Language of episode: English Presenter:Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor Priti Parikh Guests: Professor Catalina Turcu, Professor Ilan Kelman Producer: Front Ear

S3, Episode 2: The SDGs and Mental Wellbeing

Professor Priti Parikh are joined by Professor Essi Viding and Professor Argyris Stringaris, from the UCL Division of Psychiatry and Psychology and Language Sciences and joint PVPs to the UCL Grand Challenge of Mental Health and Wellbeing. Following initial discussions from series 2, they’re taking a deeper dive on the issue of mental health and wellbeing relating to education and research. Date of episode recording: 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:38:46 Language of episode: English Presenter:Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh Guests: Professor Essi Viding and Professor Argyris Stringaris Producer: Front Ear

S3, Episode 1: The SDGs and AI

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Professor Priti Parikh are joined by Dr Maria Perez Ortiz, from the UCL Department of Computer Science, and Professor Jack Stilgoe, from the UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies. They’re taking a look at the role of technology and artificial intelligence, or AI, in supporting the implementation of the goals. AI is a rapidly evolving field, but what is its role in sustainable development? How can it enable progress to a fairer world – or will it prove more of a hindrance? What are the practical and ethical issues that researchers and policy makers need to take into account? Date of episode recording: 2024-06-25T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:35:47 Language of episode: English Presenter:Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor Priti Parikh Guests: Dr Maria Perez Ortiz, Professor Jack Stilgoe Producer: Front Ear