The 10 March 2026 found me in Wuhan, with colleagues at our inaugural workshop of the UK–China Health Research Alliance (UKCHRA). The alliance brought together over 20 leading universities and research institutes from the UK and China, along with other key stakeholders, to set up a platform for engagement of academic researchers, industry professionals, and […]

This February I was back at the PHPUK conference in London. The venue this year was 1 America Square with a historic wall through the middle of one of the rooms. There were three tracks to follow so unfortunately we couldn’t go to all the talks, but managed to cover two thirds. It Depends – […]

 What does it feel like to be truly seen — through a screen?   In online therapy, we meet through a camera.  We see each other — and often, we also see ourselves.   But what happens to the feeling of being seen?  Does it change when the connection is mediated by a screen?   […]

The Chernobyl accident, which occurred on 26th April 1986, was one of the most catastrophic nuclear disasters in history. A sudden failure during a safety test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine released a massive amount of radioactive material into the atmosphere. The disaster resulted in immediate fatalities, long-term health consequences, widespread environmental […]

peer review Apr 19, 2026

1.From Scale to Intimacy This semester has been a journey of recalibrating my curatorial gaze. In Week 1, I was preoccupied with institutional scale and the cold authority of grand galleries. However, the ECA exhibition confirmed that successful curation is not about filling space, but about managing relationships. Whether through the Ji Ju Collective’s “Our […]