Why is UCL's School of Pharmacy hosting homeopathy conferences?

The other day I spotted this tweet highlighting that the School of Pharmacy (part of UCL) is to host the Society of Homeopaths' Annual General Meeting (AGM) next April.

Hi @ucl Can you say why UCL School of Pharmacy is hosting a homeopathy conference in April 2018? https://t.co/344rKyNyku cc @GoodThinkingSoc  @david_colquhoun @claire6thompson

— (((Alan Henness))) (@zeno001) December 19, 2017

Homeopathy seems very much at odds with an academic institution, and particularly one that concerns itself with health and medicine. Obviously the Society of Homeopaths is perfectly entitled to have an AGM but I don't think it's appropriate for it to take place on UCL premises.

UCL did previously cancel a homeopathy event in 2016 that would have taken place at the Institute of Neurology, but after complaints it was moved elsewhere. Apparently it was an erroneous booking and lessons were learned with something put in place to prevent it happening again however it's not clear that those lessons have been shared with other colleges and institutions within UCL.

It looks like UCL's School of Pharmacy also hosted the Homeopathic Medical Association's conference earlier in the year (I missed hearing about this one but here's the conference PDF).

These homeopathy events should go ahead (provided they're legal) but not at universities or similar establishments.

London: free showing of 'His Last Vow' plus 1 day symposium on all things #Sherlock

Hooray for algorithms. Eventbrite randomly suggested this free one-day symposium at UCL on Friday 11 April which includes several talks on all sorts of aspects of Sherlock Holmes with quite a big focus on the recent BBC series but also a lunchtime screening of 'His Last Vow'. Not bad.

Also, if you like the music from the show both the composers have events coming up at which some of the music might be played.

• Monday 31 March 2014 - Michael Price interview at Royal Albert Hall (Elgar Room)
• Sunday 6 July 2014 - David Arnold: live in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank

New Directions in Sherlock
FREE - register on Eventbrite for tickets
@SHolmesPastPres on Twitter
Friday 11 April 2014
10-6pm

Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
UCL
Gower Street
London
How to find the Gustave Tuck LT  in the Wilkins Building.

Note - this is a draft programme and may be subject to changes.

10-11:30am
SESSION 1 (RG06/RG08) - numbers in bracket refer to room numbers

Panel 1: Filmic Sherlock
Chair: Carrie Chandler (UEA) 

• ‘Sherlock: A Case Study in Excellent Screenwriting,’ Bonnie MacBird (Independent)
• ‘Sherlock, Speed Detection, and Post Television Audiences,’ Palle Schantz Lauridsen (Copenhagen) and Asta Schantz Koch (Liverpool)
• ‘Ethics, Morality and Superiority: Are House M.D and Sherlock Holmes Equivalent Moral Heroes?’ Kate Brombley (Portsmouth)

Panel 2: Sherlock on the Road
Chair: Andrea Williams (KCL)

• ‘A Study in ‘Setlock’: Fans, Filming, and Sherlock,’ Emily Garside (Cardiff)
• ‘Welcome to London’: In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes,’ Anne Chai Buchmann (Newcastle)
• ‘”Try Finding Sherlock in London”: Location and Tradition in the BBC Sherlock Series,’ Richard Burnip (Independent)

11:30am-1pm
SESSION 2 (RG06/RG08)

Panel 3: Narrative, Adaptation, and Theory
Chair: Valerie Schreiner (Independent)

• ‘“All that Matters Is the WORK”: A Barthesian Approach to Adaptation and Appropriation in BBC Sherlock,’ Ann McClellan (Plymouth State University)
• ‘Mobile Sherlock: Transformations and Continuities in Recent Media Adaptations,’ Jana Nittel (Bremen)
• ‘Counsel for the Prosecution: The Adversarial Team of Watson and Holmes,’ Jen Nicholson (Oxford)

Panel 4: Ambivalence and Complexity
Chair: Emily Garside (Cardiff)

• ‘Life Examined and Lived Meaningfully: Endings Open to Beginnings in Sherlock,’ Lynn Duffy (Independent)
• ‘Re-imagining Moriarty,’ Rakshita (Raks) Patel (Independent)
• ‘A Study in Parallels: BBC Sherlock and Medieval Quest Narrative,’ Andrea Williams (KCL)

1-3pm
LUNCH [own arrangements] (RG06)
Screening and Discussion: His Last Vow

3-5pm
SESSION 3 (RG06/RG08)

Panel 5: Sherlock’s Fandom
Chair: Bertha Chin (Cardiff)

• ‘Fangirl,’ Elizabeth Minkel (UCL)
• ‘Sherlock Fanfiction: “That's not what people normally say,”’ Chiara Codeca (Independent)
• ‘She’s Always a Woman to Me: Irene Adler, Sherlock Holmes Retellings and the Problem of the Woman,’ Joanna Kucharska (Jagiellonian)
• ‘Boswell’s Blog: How Does Sherlock Engage with New Ways of Writing the Book of Life?’ Carrie Chandler (UEA)

Panel 6: Detection and Mystery
Chair: Tom Ue (UCL)

• ‘The World Turns to Holmes: Home, Nation, and Empire,’ Tom Ue (UCL)
• ‘Sherlock Series Three, Fan Service, and the Subtext of Mystery,’ Matt Hills (Aberystwyth)
• ‘Professional Women in Conan Doyle and Sherlock: from Clients to Colleagues,’ Benedick Turner (St Joseph’s College)
• ‘ “I, Too, Mourn the Loss”: The Absence of Holmes in Neo-Victorian Representations,’ Charlotte Beyer (Gloucestershire)

5-6pm
KEYNOTE LECTURE (RG06)
‘Fighting Paper Dragons? The Emergence of Political Ideology in Sherlock Series 3,’ Benjamin Poore (York)

UCL Computer Science opens its doors to the public - 9 Dec 2013

I have basically churnalised and adapted this from an email sent round to people at UCL :)

CS Unveiled
Monday 9 December
2pm-9pm
UCL Computer Science Department
Website:  http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/events/events_listing/cs_unveiled/
Tickets:  http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cs-unveiled-tickets-9184688651

Ever wanted to know what goes on in one of the biggest Computer Science departments in the world? What new inventions are emerging? What innovative teaching is taking place? And what Computer Science will be about in the year 2020?

On Monday 9 December, UCL Computer Science Department opens its doors to the general public, giving an exclusive peek at the cutting edge research and teaching facilities that will change the world in the future. You will discover what makes computers tick and people touch. You will learn how Computer Science will continue to underpin every aspect of our lives.

UCL Computer Science has a long and impressive history. For example, we were the first to host the Internet outside the US, we have developed photographic technology that transforms every camera image, we have revolutionized online safety and the privacy of data and we are working on the robots of the future. We’re also developing tools to help teachers in the classroom so Computer Science will become mainstream in all primary and secondary schools.

The event will de-mystify the discipline and showcase the challenges and opportunities. You will have the opportunity to speak with leading researchers, students and innovators in Computer Science. This is your opportunity to see tomorrow's technology today - book now at http://csunveiled.eventbrite.co.uk/ .

For more details about the day see here http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/events/events_listing/cs_unveiled/. Please send any questions to stephen.marchant@ucl.ac.uk

What's happening?
2pm Unveiling CS in Industry
Find out more about our collaborations with multinatational companies and tech start-ups and hear from students who have rolled out projects to industry.

3pm CS tours and demos
To include the CAVE: Immersive Virtual Environments Laboratory for 3-D simulations; Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory; Secure Data Laboratory: a new £1m facility launched this year.

5pm Unveiling CS Research Impact
Hear about our cutting edge research through our latest case studies and see the impact it has on society beyond academia. Followed at 6pm with a reception and chance to meet our impact story authors and learn more about their work and how it changes lives.