UCL Global Business School for Health

UCL Global Business School for Health We are the UCL Global Business School for Health, the world's first business school dedicated to health.

Earn a professional doctorate that equips you to solve complex healthcare challenges. Join us online for an information ...
05/06/2026

Earn a professional doctorate that equips you to solve complex healthcare challenges.

Join us online for an information session to find out more about the DBA Health, a professional doctorate designed for senior health leaders and professionals who want to address real-world challenges through applied research and innovation.

📅Wednesday 17 June
⏰ 5-6pm (UK time)
💻Virtual

During the webinar, you will:

→ Hear from our programme director, Professor Simcha Jong, about the vision and structure of the DBA

→ Gain valuable insights into the modules and research opportunities available

→ Learn how the DBA Health equips professionals like you to drive innovation and make impactful contributions to the healthcare sector

Delivered part-time over five years, this flexible degree allows you to pursue rigorous training in research and leadership development while continuing your professional career.

🔗 Book now to secure your place: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/events/2026/jun/dba-health-information-session-online-17-june-2026

It's Student of the Week time! 🎉Meet Jingjing Xu, an MSc Global Healthcare Management (Finance) student at UCL Global Bu...
04/06/2026

It's Student of the Week time! 🎉

Meet Jingjing Xu, an MSc Global Healthcare Management (Finance) student at UCL Global Business School for Health.

Originally from China, with an background in accounting, Jingjing is discovering how finance can create social impact in healthcare while building community far from home 🇨🇳

Reflecting on why she chose the programme, she shared:

💬 “I was particularly drawn to the interdisciplinary nature of the course, combining healthcare and finance. With a background in accounting and prior exposure to finance, I was interested in exploring a new field where these skills could be applied in a more meaningful context. Healthcare stood out to me as an area where what we learn can have a direct and positive impact on society, which was something I found both motivating and rewarding."

➡️ Read the full feature now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/news/2026/jun/ucl-gbsh-student-week-jingjing-xu

➡️ Apply for MSc Global Healthcare Management (Finance): https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/global-healthcare-management-finance-msc

Congratulations to our doctoral students Caitlin Lin, Dr Nicolas Barticevic and Jinjue Yue on their recent research achi...
03/06/2026

Congratulations to our doctoral students Caitlin Lin, Dr Nicolas Barticevic and Jinjue Yue on their recent research achievements 🎉

Caitlin was selected as one of UCL’s final three nominees for the Google PhD Fellowship 2026, recognising the strength and potential impact of her PhD research. She has also published her first paper during her PhD, written in collaboration with her supervisors Dr Sonila M. Tomini and Dr Paul Expert at UCL Global Business School for Health.

Published in Academia Global and Public Health, the scoping review examines the transmission dynamics of antimicrobial-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, helping to map evidence that can support better modelling of AMR and inform future policy on infection control and prevention.

We are also celebrating Nicolas and Jinjue for their excellent performances in the Three Minute Thesis competition at department level, where Nicolas was named GBSH winner and Jinjue runner-up. The competition challenges doctoral candidates to explain complex research to a non-specialist audience in just 180 seconds, using only one static slide.

Together, these achievements reflect the strength, clarity and ambition of our doctoral research community.

➡️ Read the full story: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/news/2026/may/ucl-gbsh-doctoral-students-recognised-research-excellence

➡️ Explore our research degrees: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/global-business-school-health/study/research-degrees

We are looking forward to exhibiting at NHS ConfedExpo 2026, the largest health and care conference of the year.This Jun...
02/06/2026

We are looking forward to exhibiting at NHS ConfedExpo 2026, the largest health and care conference of the year.

This June at Manchester Central, thousands of leaders will come together to explore innovation, digital transformation, and improving care.

📅10-11 June

Meet David Huff, Rachel Breen, Lucy Donaghy, Nicola Cockerton and Dr Raffaella Valsecchi at stand B110 to see how we are helping drive change.

We hope to see you there!

➡️ Learn more: https://www.nhsconfedexpo.org/exhibitors/ucl-global-business-school-health

We are delighted to announce that the UCL Global Business School for Health is partnering with Bupa to widen access to h...
02/06/2026

We are delighted to announce that the UCL Global Business School for Health is partnering with Bupa to widen access to healthcare leadership by supporting a UK student from a disadvantaged background through the UCL Bupa Scholarship.

Now in its second year, the UCL Bupa Scholarship provides funding of £73,305, covering full tuition fees for the UCL MBA Health programme, alongside a living cost allowance. The award is designed to remove financial barriers and enable talented students to access world-class education, regardless of their socio-economic background.

The UCL MBA Health programme equips students with the skills and experience needed to lead complex health systems. From addressing major challenges such as ageing populations to managing large-scale budgets, graduates are equipped for leadership roles across the NHS and healthcare organisations worldwide.

➡️ Apply now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/global-business-school-health/study/scholarships/ucl-bupa-scholarship

🔗 Learn more about the partnership: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/news/2026/may/ucl-and-bupa-partner-support-future-health-leaders

Last week, we welcomed senior healthcare leaders to UCL Global Business School for Health for our Strategic Leadership i...
01/06/2026

Last week, we welcomed senior healthcare leaders to UCL Global Business School for Health for our Strategic Leadership in Healthcare Bootcamp, an intensive Executive Education programme designed to help leaders think, decide and act strategically in increasingly complex health systems.

Across 2.5 days, delegates explored what strategic leadership requires in practice: clarity of positioning, stronger decision-making under uncertainty, crisis leadership, transformation design, board-level communication and the ability to lead through ambiguity.

Through live simulations, applied strategy labs, peer discussion, executive coaching for strategic effectiveness and capstone presentations, delegates were immersed in real organisational challenges, moving from strategic diagnosis to practical plans for transformation and ex*****on.

Convened by Professor Nora Colton and Eva McLellan, the programme reflected a pressing reality for healthcare leaders today: strategy can no longer sit separately from system pressure, workforce constraints, financial challenge, shifting policy environments or the need for innovation. Leaders need the space, tools and peer challenge to step back from day-to-day demands and make clearer choices about the future of their organisations.

A huge thank you to our delegates, guest speakers (Prof Vincent Sai, Dr Meike Schleiff, Dr Paola Zappa, Prof Aneta Tunariu, and Dr Luka Gebel) and the Executive Education team for bringing such energy, insight and commitment to the programme.

At UCL GBSH, our Executive Education programmes are designed to support healthcare leaders to build the strategic capability needed to shape more resilient, effective and future-facing health systems.

➡️ Find out more about UCL GBSH Executive Education: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/global-business-school-health/executive-education

We are pleased to be sponsoring and attending Pathfinder Healthcare Developments CIC’s Digital Transformation Summit thi...
29/05/2026

We are pleased to be sponsoring and attending Pathfinder Healthcare Developments CIC’s Digital Transformation Summit this June.

📅 2nd June
⏰9-5:30pm BST
📍TOGETHER, 88 Wood Street, London (Hybrid)

As the world’s first business school dedicated to health and healthcare management, UCL Global Business School for Health is committed to supporting the development of leaders who can drive innovation, transformation and impact across health systems.

We look forward to bringing an academic and leadership perspective to the conversation on digital transformation, system redesign and the future of healthcare delivery.

If you would like to meet us on the day, Rachel Breen would be delighted to speak with you.

➡️ Register now: https://www.pathfinder-cic.com/digital-transformation-summit-2026

Modality Partnership Prof Vincent Sai

We are excited to announce our Dragons’ Den Competition is back!Join us for an evening of innovation, ambition, and real...
28/05/2026

We are excited to announce our Dragons’ Den Competition is back!

Join us for an evening of innovation, ambition, and real-world impact at our fourth annual Dragons' Den Final.

Finalists from across our courses will pitch their cutting-edge business ideas designed to transform the healthcare ecosystem, from digital health and biotechnology to public health, pharmaceuticals, and beyond.

📅 Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2025
🕠 Time: 17:30–21:00 (Event starts at 18:00 sharp)
📍 Location: UCL East, Marshgate

What’s at stake? 🏆

A total prize fund including a £4,000 award for the winning pitch and a year of expert mentoring from Dr. Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos to help turn these bold ideas into real businesses.

Our panel of Dragons includes leading investors and serial entrepreneurs in the health sector, consisting of new (Lloyd Price and Lars B. Andersen) and returning (Dr Vanessa Dekou PhD, MBA and Dr Ruth Weir Ph.D.) judges. They will be questioning, challenging, and possibly funding the next big thing in healthcare.

Be part of the audience as we showcase the next generation of healthcare innovators.

Cheer on your peers, be inspired, and witness the future of health leadership take shape.

➡️ Secure your place: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/events/2026/jun/dragons-den-grand-final-24-june-2026

Today, we welcomed senior healthcare leaders to UCL Global Business School for Health for the Strategic Leadership in He...
27/05/2026

Today, we welcomed senior healthcare leaders to UCL Global Business School for Health for the Strategic Leadership in Healthcare Bootcamp, an immersive 2.5-day Executive Education programme convened by Professor Nora Ann Colton and Eva McLellan.

The programme focuses on strategic positioning in healthcare systems, encouraging leaders to look beyond conventional competition and think more deeply about mandate, influence, distinctiveness and system role.

Delegates explored strategic leadership in the New Health Economy with Professor Nora Ann Colton, before examining positioning across public and private healthcare. They also heard from Dr Meike Schleiff (Associate Professor, Health Systems and Policy) on the future of health systems, including the implications of workforce shortages, financial pressures and demographic change.

One theme sat at the heart of the discussion:

Strategic leadership in healthcare is not just about setting direction. It is about understanding where your organisation sits in the wider system, what it is truly known for, and where strategic ambiguity or drift may be holding it back.

The session closed with an Applied Strategy Lab, where participants began mapping their current system position, clarifying distinctive value and developing an organisational positioning canvas to take forward into Day 2.

It’s Student of the Week time! 🎉Meet Hanaa Noor, an Executive MBA Health student at UCL Global Business School for Healt...
27/05/2026

It’s Student of the Week time! 🎉

Meet Hanaa Noor, an Executive MBA Health student at UCL Global Business School for Health and recipient of the Future Impact Leaders scholarship.

Originally from Saudi Arabia, Hanaa is currently the Head of Nutrition Care and Quality of Life at Diaverum, one of the world’s leading renal care providers, where she leads a team of 55 clinical dietitians across 40 clinics in 33 cities.

A UCL alumna who previously completed an MSc in Clinical and Public Health Nutrition with distinction, Hanaa returned to UCL to further her mission of transforming healthcare delivery through innovation, strategy and value-based care.

Reflecting on why she chose the programme, she shared:

💬 “I chose the EMBA Health because it bridges health and business in a way that empowers leaders to turn evidence into enterprise and insight into innovation. Receiving the Future Impact Leaders scholarship is an affirmation of purpose and a recognition of the mission to advance integrated, outcome-driven, and equitable care systems.”

➡️ Read the full feature now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/global-business-school-health/case-studies/scholarship-spotlight/hanaa-noor

➡️ Apply for the Executive Health MBA: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/executive-programme-health-mba

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