Global Health

Imperial is a world leader in public health research (SDG 3) and is now also helping to equip the future leaders of this field through an innovative education programme. In 2019 the College launched the Global Master of Public Health, its first fully-online degree in the health field, which provides ‘inclusive quality education’ (SDG4) across the college.

Professor Helen Ward, who is leading the team tasked with developing the new course said: "We face growing epidemics of long-term conditions such as diabetes and obesity, the emergence and re-emergence of some serious infectious diseases, and developing health impacts of climate change, environmental hazards and inequality. Public health tools exist to mitigate many of these threats, but there are far too few people with the expertise to use these to best effect across the world. The Global Master of Public Health is helping to train a cadre of public health leaders to meet these needs.

MSc Environmental Technology

Applying a sound understanding of science and technology to develop practical policy and manage solutions to contemporary sustainability issues is the foundation of Imperial’s MSc in Environmental Technology. For over four decades students from across the world and from a variety of professional backgrounds have come together to focus on the intersections between science, technology and policy. Tania Castillo Guido, a recent alumnus of the course from Peru says “through a combination of lectures, field trips and practicals, the MSc allowed me not only to learn how to identify and mitigate potential environmental impacts but also how to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to create environmental strategies. 

MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance

Partnering with prominent Imperial initiatives the Grantham Institute and the Centre for Climate Change and Investment, the MSc Climate Change, Management & Finance programme focuses on climate change and sustainability knowledge tailored for the business world, aligning with SDGs 7, 8, 9 and 13. A recent graduate of the course, Sudhiksha Unnikrishnan says “the faculty are actively engaged in climate change in one way or another which means that the kind of insights they are able to give in class are unparalleled…the cohort is also extremely diverse, both in terms of nationality and cultures but also in terms of academic background, which means that team work is very exciting.”