Meet the speaker🎤 Professor Linda Bauld be joining our forthcoming webinar to share her thoughts on why the social sciences matter in today’s world, to mark the launch of our forthcoming report, The contemporary relevance of the social sciences. Linda is the Bruce and John Usher Chair in Public Health in the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh and Chief Social Policy Adviser to the Scottish Government. She leads two research consortia: SPECTRUM - funded by the MRC that focuses on the commercial determinants of health; and Behavioural Research UK (BR-UK) - funded by the ESRC as a leadership hub for behavioural research. She is a former Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Health and Cancer Research UK on prevention and public health. Linda will join fellow panellists Michael Davis (Chief Executive, National Centre for Social Research), Gavin Kelly (Chief Executive, Nuffield Foundation) and Professor Rosie McEachan (Director, Born in Bradford) to reflect on the essential role played by the social sciences in harnessing the key opportunities and mitigating the many and varied challenges we face in our contemporary human world. Following contributions from each of our speakers, there will be an opportunity for attendees to engage in a Q&A which will be chaired by the Academy’s President Will Hutton FAcSS. Event details: 📅 12 November 2025 â° 12.30pm-2pm 💻 Online Register nowâž¡ï¸ https://lnkd.in/etQyeTZQ
