Prof Andrew Hayward — Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care

Andrew Hayward is Director of the UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Inclusion Health. His research portfolio focuses on acute respiratory infections, tuberculosis, hospital-acquired infection, antimicrobial prescribing and resistance and infections in hard to reach groups. In 2015 he established a new Department of Infectious Disease Informatics within the UCL Institute of Health Informatics, leading initiatives to use electronic health records and digital health technologies to understand and improve population health and health services, at home and abroad.

Prof Susan Michie — Professor of Health Psychology, UCL Centre for Behaviour Change

Susan Michie is Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at UCL. Susan's research focuses on the design, delivery, uptake and impact of behaviour change interventions. Her research investigating innovative methods for developing and evaluating behavioural interventions is conducted in two main health domains: professional practice (e.g., the implementation of evidence-based guidelines, such as hand-hygiene amongst hospital staff), and risk factors amongst the general population (e.g., smoking, physical activity, preparing for pandemic flu). She works with a wide range of disciplines, practitioners and policy-makers and holds grants from a large number of organisations including the Wellcome Trust, National Institute of Health Research, Economic and Social Research Council and Cancer Research UK.