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Advancing Women's Health with Dame Lesley Regan

This exclusive Women’s Giving Circle Breakfast will feature a talk from Professor Dame Lesley Regan DBE, Newcastle University honorary graduate, internationally renowned women's health expert, and the UK Government's first Women's Health Ambassador.

Date Time Location
Tuesday 6 October 2026 08:00 - 09:30 (BST) University Women’s Club, 2 Audley Square, London, W1K 1DB
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Webinar: Free will writing service provided by the Taylor Lucas Partnership

October is Free Wills Month, and we are hosting a webinar to remind our friends, alumni, and supporters that Newcastle University provide a FREE will writing service through the Taylor Lucas Partnership.

Date Time Location
Wednesday 14 October 2026 12:00 - 12:30 (BST) Online via Microsoft Teams
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A picture of health

Join us for an afternoon of inspiring discussions exploring the factors that shape health and wellbeing in modern society, featuring a keynote address from Professor Sir Chris Whitty.

Date Time Location
Friday 16 October 2026 11:45 - 17:00 (BST) The Catalyst, 3 Science Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TG
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Unlocking Talent in the North East 

This exclusive breakfast event, hosted by Newcastle University with Fenwick, will bring together business leaders from across the North East to explore how, together we can unlock talent and create opportunities for the next generation in the region.

Date Time Location
Wednesday 4 November 2026 09:15 - 10:30 (GMT) Fenwick, 39 Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7AS
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No Title, No Permission, No Problem: Harnessing the Power of Influence

In this Sensible Media webinar, management professor Dr Suzanne de Janasz shows how you can get things done in complex organisations even when you lack power.

Date Time Location
Thursday 5 November 2026 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT) Online event
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Prevention is better than a cure (or is it?)

Join our panel of Newcastle University graduates and colleagues for a thought-provoking debate to explore whether prevention is better than a cure.

Date Time Location
Tuesday 10 November 2026 18:00 - 21:00 (GMT) The View in The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE
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Will AI save global healthcare or break it?

Join our panel of Newcastle graduates and colleagues to explore the future of healthcare through the lens of AI’s most transformative and most troubling possibilities.

Date Time Location
Tuesday 17 November 2026 17:45 - 18:45 Herschel Building, Newcastle University
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Climate and eco-distress: The mental health crisis we’re not talking about

Join our webinar to explore the fast-growing phenomenon of climate and eco-distress — the chronic fear, grief, and uncertainty triggered by our awareness of a warming world.

Date Time Location
Thursday 19 November 2026 12:30 - 13:30 (GMT) Online via Zoom
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Webinar: How to Choose a (New) Career Fast

Many of us assume that choosing a new career requires deep soul-searching or a flash of inspiration. The result? We overthink our options and delay taking action. Discover the 'fast prototyping' approach in this Sensible Media webinar.

Date Time Location
Thursday 3 December 2026 13:00 - 14:00 (GMT) Online event
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Trusting stories: Health, power and profit in a communication jungle

Join our webinar with Professor Darren Kelsey to examine trust, power, profit and storytelling in contemporary health communication.

Date Time Location
Thursday 11 February 2027 12:30 - 13:30 (GMT) Online via Zoom
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From NHS to TikTok: How politics, markets and social media are reshaping health

From the rise of health tourism, weight‑loss drugs and beauty trends to the growing health discourse of social media ‘influencers’. Join our panel of Newcastle graduates to unpack what these shifts reveal.

Date Time Location
25 February 2027 Evening Central London venue
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Is health inequality a policy failure or a societal choice?

The discussion will unpack the evidence behind persistent disparities, explore the political narratives that sustain them, and ask what it would take to build a fairer health landscape — and whether we are willing to choose it.

Date Time Location
April 2027 Evening Newcastle University
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