The Lonely Planet – Are we experiencing a new global health crisis?

Cambridge Public Health and the Rudd Centre warmly invite you to join us for this Cambridge Festival discussion on loneliness — an increasingly important issue for health and society.

We live in an age of unprecedented digital connection, yet loneliness is rising across all stages of life. What’s driving this paradox? And what does it mean for our health, our relationships, and our society?

This event brings together researchers from across disciplines to explore how loneliness is experienced at different life stages, why it is rising in an increasingly connected world, and the factors that may be contributing to it — including social media use, economic pressures, and the erosion of social networks.

Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and contribute to the discussion as we collectively explore how loneliness is experienced and understood today.

Speakers include:

• Professor Gordon Harold, Faculty of Education
• Dr Iris Ji, Faculty of Education
• Georgia Turner, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
• Dr Saleyha Ahsan, International Health Systems Group, Department of Engineering

Registration 

This event is free but registration is required