The Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation (GCHU) at Kellogg College seeks to make urban centres environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable, and to provide an environment that supports and sustains health and wellbeing.
Our interdisciplinary approach embraces sustainable urban development and evidence-based healthcare to undertake research, education and foster collaboration in these disciplines.
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“Is Oxford an Age-Friendly City? A Student Perspective”. In this blog, GCHU intern, Stefania Malos reflects on the lessons she learnt from the Age-Friendly Oxford project during her internship at the GCHU. One of the most valuable lessons was recognising how closely the design of a city influences people’s ability to age well. Access to green spaces, safe walking routes, and suitable housing all influence how people experience ageing. Yet issues such as affordability, transport limitations and accessibility continue to create barriers.
Processes, Practices and Possibilities- Video available
Africa Oxford (AfOX) Visiting Fellow, Prof Oluwole Daramola delivered a hybrid seminar on "Processes, Practices and Possibilities: Can Urban Planning Deliver Healthy Cities in Africa?" on 15th June. Africa’s rapid urbanisation has intensified pressures on infrastructure, public health, and everyday urban life, raising an urgent question: can current urban planning systems deliver healthy, inclusive, and resilient cities? This seminar examines the widening disconnect between formal planning processes and the lived realities of African urbanism. If you missed the seminar, click below to watch the recording.
Urbanisation Without Cities-Video available
Dr. Fabio Zuker’s hybrid seminar on "Urbanisation Without Cities? Hydraulic Infrastructure and the Ecologies of Vulnerability in the Amazon" was held on 12th June. The seminar explored how hydraulic infrastructure built to sustain industrial agriculture is reshaping Indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon, with profound consequences on health, food security, and ecological life. This talk argues that these transformations constitute a distinct form of infrastructural urbanisation. If you missed the seminar, click below to watch the video recording.
GCHU Public Seminars
The Centre hosts a series of seminars – open to the public – throughout the year. These lively discussions bring together a panel of speakers to address contemporary, and often controversial, issues in healthcare and urbanisation.