Join us at our brand new masterclasses and learn what science has to say about health and wellbeing. Our team of experts will help you cut through the myths and sensational headlines with up-to-date research and real-world advice around personalised nutrition, exercise, low-carb diets, sleep, your immune system and how to be happier.
The morning session will focus on diet and exercise and the afternoon on how to live better and improve your wellbeing. Join us for one session or the whole day and start your journey towards a healthier you.
Topics covered will include:
Morning session: diet and exercise
- Personalised nutrition
- Exercise and diet
- Weight loss medicine
Afternoon session: wellbeing
- How to sleep
- Your immune system
- How to be happy
Morning session: Diet and exercise, talks and speakers:
Personalised nutrition
Kate Bermingham, Research Associate, King's College London
What role does our individual microbiome play in shaping our unique responses to food relative to ‘what’ we eat, ‘who’ we are and ‘how’ we eat?
Can you outrun a bad diet?
Dylan Thompson, Professor of Human Physiology, University of Bath
What is the role of exercise in keeping us healthy? Is it possible to eat a ‘poor’ diet, with excess calories but offset it by increasing your amount of physical exercise?
New obesity drugs- what's the evidence?
Simon Cork, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
Semaglutide (also known by brand names such as Wegovy and Ozempic) is a medication for type 2 diabetes that has recently been approved to treat obesity. Results have been dramatic, showing a 15 per cent reduction in body weight over a year, when combined with exercise and eating healthily. In this talk we’ll explore how this medication works, what side effects it has and if it is really the solution to the obesity epidemic.
Afternoon session: Wellbeing, talks and speakers:
How to sleep better
Alice Gregory, Professor of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
Why do we need to sleep, and what does the latest research say about the best way to get a good night’s sleep?
Your immune system – Can it be "boosted"? If not, why not?
Al Edwards, Associate Professor in Biomedical Technology, University of Reading / Southampton
Advertisements are full of claims for ‘Immune Boosting’ products, but is there any evidence that we can strengthen our body’s most fascinating system? We do know that vaccines work very well, but at the same time find it very hard to measure the general status of our immune system; this makes it surprisingly difficult to know how to strengthen immunity through behaviour or nutrition.
How to be happy: all you need is stoicism?
Tim Lebon, Accredited psychotherapist and author
Did the Stoics in ancient Greece discover the psychology of a happy life over 2,000 years ago, and how are their teachings similar to modern approaches like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in health and wellbeing, whatever your age or background. Whether you're a scientist, a student or simply a fascinated human being, The Science of Health and Wellbeing offers the chance to learn directly from the experts.
Benefits of attending:
- Learn from scientists working at the forefront of their field.
- Informal set-up, meet like-minded people.
- Open your mind, be inspired.
- Unique chance to ask your burning questions to our experts.
What's included in your ticket:
- In-depth and engaging talks from six leading scientists.
- Hosted Q+As with the speakers at the end of each session.
- Your chance to meet our speakers and New Scientist host.
- Exclusive on-the-day New Scientist subscription deal, book and merchandise offers.
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Booking information:
The event will be held at the Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, W1G 9DT.
Doors will open at 9:30am, with talks commencing at 10am sharp. The event will finish at 5pm.
We require the name of each person attending - please ensure this is provided at the time of booking. If you need to change the name of an attendee, please notify us as soon as possible: live@newscientist.com
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The schedule / exact running order for each session will be confirmed closer to the event and will be emailed to all ticket holders.
Lunch will NOT be provided at this event. Visitors attending all day are welcome to bring their own food, or purchase lunch at one of the many establishments around Red Lion Square and the surrounding area.
Should you require details about disabled access, please contact us at: live@newscientist.com
Tickets are non-transferable to any other New Scientist event.
All tickets are non-refundable.
New Scientist reserves the right to alter the event and its line-up or cancel the event. In the unlikely event of cancellation, all tickets will be fully refunded. New Scientist Ltd will not be liable for any additional expenses incurred by ticket holders in relation to the event.
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