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UKHSA Presents

UKHSA Presents is a new webinar series profiling the science behind how we prevent, prepare for and respond to infectious diseases and environmental hazards to keep all our communities safe.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
18 September 2024
Last updated
12 May 2025 鈥� See all updates

How to join UKHSA Presents

UKHSA Presents is open for any of our stakeholders or partners with an interest to attend. All the materials from each webinar will be added to this page. Sign up to our Stakeholder Cascade to receive a weekly newsletter with the latest events, news, updates and guidance from UKHSA.

Next event: July 2025: Vaccine Development Evaluation Centre (VDEC)

Our next edition of UKHSA Presents will be in early July and will focus on the work of our Vaccine Development Evaluation Centre (VDEC). This edition will look into the vital work they are doing with many partners in the UK and internationally to rapidly bring to market vaccines and countermeasures against pathogens with pandemic potential.

We will announce the date and registration details shortly.

Previous editions

May 2025: AI Application in Health Security

On Thursday 8 May, we showcased UKHSA鈥檚 AI developments, demonstrated real-world applications already enhancing health security and discussed future possibilities and ethical considerations. Attendees discovered how UKHSA has been responsibly harnessing AI鈥檚 power to stay ahead of emerging threats, while navigating the complex balance of innovation and risk.

The recording and slides will be available to view shortly.

February 2025: mSCAPE Genomics

On Wednesday 19 February, our UKHSA Presents webinar explored UKHSA鈥檚 groundbreaking work in the use of pathogen genomics.鈥�疧ur panel of speakers focused on the world-first metagenomics Surveillance Collaboration and Analysis Programme (mSCAPE), which has been developed to aid in the rapid detection of infectious diseases that could threaten the UK.

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PDF, 1.39 MB, 17 pages

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November 2024: Antimicrobial Resistance

On聽Thursday 14 November, the second webinar in our series explored聽UKHSA鈥檚 work on tackling聽antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Our panel of speakers discussed the challenges of聽AMR听补苍诲听UKHSA鈥檚 work on health surveillance, tracking and analysing resistance, developing evidenced-based interventions and raising public awareness.

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PDF, 5.06 MB, 31 pages

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September 2024: Vector-borne diseases

On Thursday 5 September 2024, we held the first edition of UKHSA Presents on vector-borne diseases.

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MS PowerPoint Presentation, 10.3 MB

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For any queries about UKHSA Presents, email:聽externalaffairs@ukhsa.gov.uk

Updates to this page

Published 18 September 2024
Last updated 12 May 2025 show all updates

  1. Replaced text for July edition and added May edition details.

  2. Added upcoming AI event.

  3. Added upcoming mSCAPE event.

  4. Added video and slides for November 2024 event.

  5. Updated the next and previous editions to reflect that the 14 November 2024 event has now happened.

  6. First published.

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