Population 10 Billion: Researching Global Issues

Explore the importance of university research in a global context

By the end of this century, it’s expected that the world’s population will reach 10 billion. What will it be like to live in a world with 10bn people? Global issues like climate change, migration, food security, and ageing will continue to cause problems for a growing population.

On this course, you will discuss solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues. You will learn how university researchers from different subject disciplines work together to address these issues. You will understand the importance of collaborative research and developing a broad range of knowledge.

This course is for anyone interested in university research. You could be a current undergraduate or postgraduate student undertaking research or looking to study at university in the future.

• Visit the spaces in between
• Welcome to 10bn
• Population 10 billion
• Working in the spaces in between
• Understanding research
• Looking ahead to next week
• Get the real story of collaborative research
• Introducing our research
• Ageing population: Robotic homes
• Migration: Representing migrants
• Food security: Using technology to secure our food future
• Summary of the week
• Get the real story of collaborative research
• Our research continued
• Social justice: What kind of society do we want?
• Climate change: Co-producing our energy future
• Farewell and next steps