2024 Higginson Lecture

APOLOGIES THIS HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED (posted 19/11/24)

	Title
	The Role of Engineering and Computer Sciences in Overcoming Healthcare Challenges
	Speaker
	Professor Rebecca Shipley OBE FREng FIET Professor of Healthcare Engineering, UCL Mechanical Engineering Chief Research Officer, UCLPartners
	Event Sponsor
	Institution of Engineering and Technology

Abstract:

Prof. Shipley’s research develops computational models to simulate and optimize diagnostic tools and treatments. She has developed modelling-imaging platforms to better understand the role of vascular architecture and function on tissue behaviours in health and disease, with application areas including cancers, nervous system injury and cardiovascular disease. Prof. Shipley is a passionate advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration and the translation of scientific discoveries into clinical practice. She established and led the UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering (2018-2024), which brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to tackle healthcare challenges and has received numerous awards and honours for her contribution to the field of healthcare engineering (including an OBE for pandemic services). In 2024, Becky joined UCLPartners, a health innovation partnership which spans North London and Essex, as Chief Research Officer.

The Speaker