In the latest episode of UCL Grand Challenges podcast series, Oliver Patel speaks to Dr Olivia Stevenson, Head of UCL Public Policy, and Siobhan Morris, UCL Grand Challenge Justice & Equality about the language of inequalities – how language is important in driving change, both through shifting societal attitudes and stimulating political action; how language reflects and preserves the values and prejudices of society; and how language itself can be a powerful means of perpetuating inequalities.
Discussions draw on their new report Structurally Unsound examining inequalities in the UK. Read the report and find out more about the project here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/ucls-six-grand-challenges/justice-and-equality/exploring-inequalities
UCL’s Grand Challenges convene and cultivate cross-disciplinary collaborations that bring researchers together, explore joined-up solutions in six areas related to matters of pressing societal concern, and set the agenda for future research while building bridges with external partners.
Music © Benjamin Mastripolito
