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.
Latest news
Welcome Professor Oluwole Daramola
We welcome Professor Oluwole Daramola, Africa Oxford (AfOx) Visiting Fellow 2025/26 to GCHU. Professor Oluwole Philip Daramola is a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, where he currently serves as Head of Department. His research work focuses on advancing sustainable urban development in the Global South through policy-relevant, empirically grounded research. His scholarship addresses critical urban challenges such as water supply and sanitation, environmental health, urban governance, disaster resilience, and infrastructure deficits in Nigerian cities.
"Can the Arts Heal?" Video available
GCHU public seminar was held on April 29th, on the topic "Can the arts heal?". Growing evidence suggests that the arts can improve our wellbeing. Many propose that arts have the potential to bring communities together, bridge division, and enrich everyday lives. The four short presentations explored how participation in arts and culture can support health and well-being, how arts can be used to engage clinicians with difficult conversations, and the enduring disparities in access to arts and culture. If you missed the seminar, click below to watch the video recording of the seminar.
Upcoming GCHU Public Seminar- 17th June
Join our next public seminar on " What can we learn from villages and small towns for tomorrow’s sustainable cities? " on 17th June at the Kellogg College. Gathering places, such as villages halls or pubs, open public spaces and town squares underpin many aspects of what might be seen as traditional design, but are also central to sustainable urban development. This seminar explores what we can learn from historic villages and small towns which largely evolved without formal sustainability strategies or policies?
Speakers: To be announced shortly
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.