Greater Health Equity: Celebrating the work of Sir Michael Marmot and next steps for research and policy

Date and time: Tuesday 17 June 2025 | 13:30 - 18:30

Venue: Kennedy Lecture Theatre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford St, London, WC1N 1EH

The landmark Whitehall Studies, the report of the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and 2010 report Fair Society, Healthy Lives, also known as the Marmot Review, have deepened understanding and action on the social determinants of health across the UK and globally. Yet, challenges to implementing and sustaining action remain. The Marmot Review 10 Years On (2020) found that health inequalities had widened overall, and the amount of time people spend in poor health had increased.

Bringing together leading experts from different disciplines and sectors, this half-day event will examine progress to date on tackling health inequalities in the UK and globally; identify shared challenges and opportunities for research and policy; and ask what’s next for creating a fairer, healthier society for all.

We are privileged to have a distinguished line-up of speakers and experts:

Dr Michael Spence: President & Provost of UCL
Professor Sir Michael Marmot: Professor of Epidemiology at UCL, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, and Past President of the World Medical Association

Prof Ibrahim Ibrahim Abubakar: UCL's Pro-Provost (Health) and Dean of the Faculty of Population Health Sciences
Dr Jessican Allen: Deputy Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity
Professor Johannes Siegrist: Senior Professor of Work Stress Research at Duesseldorf University
Professor Rochelle Burgess: Professor of Global Mental Health and Social Justice at UCL

More speakers and the full programme coming soon; event timings outlined below.

Programme of events (subject to change)

13:30 - Arrival and registration

13:55 - Welcome and introduction

14:10 - Session 1

14:55 - Session 2

15:40 - Comfort break

15:55 - Session 3

16:25 - Session 4

17:05 - Closing remarks by Dr Michael Spence AC and Professor Sir Michael Marmot

17:30 - Drinks reception

18:30 - Event close

This event is made possible by our partners: The Institute of Health Equity, UCL Grand Challenges, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences, and UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care