NHM Global Environmental Challenges seminar - May
Date 09 May 2024
Time 11:30 - 12:30
Location Room G01, L22 London Road, UoR
Event Information
Join the latest research seminar in a Global Environmental Challenges series organised jointly by the University of Reading and the Natural History Museum (NHM).
May’s seminar is titled Tackling global helminth diseases - a veritable can of worms. It will be presented by Dr Tim Littlewood, Executive Director of Science, Natural History Museum.
Dr Littlewood will discuss his DeWorm3 research project which included a series of trials of new ways humans can control the spread of soil-transmitted helminth parasitic worms diseases. It will also highlight some of the challenges in developing a true One Health approach.
Booking is required. To book your place, and for more information, please contact Beth Steiner, Research Facilitation Manager at the University of Reading.
About the seminar series
The seminar series is intended to highlight and support collaborative, interdisciplinary research on global environmental challenges.
Throughout 2024, six cross-institutional seminars on topics of sustainability, biodiversity, and environmental challenges will be presented by researchers from both institutions who have successfully received funding for large, interdisciplinary projects.
All the seminars are hybrid and recordings will be available.
Find out more about the seminars in our news story.