Dr Sophie Taysom, Founder and Director of Keyah Consulting, is pleased to announce her appointment as an Ambassador to Connected Places Catapult. The Catapult is the UK’s accelerator for cities, transport, and place leadership. Her role as Ambassador is part of the Catapult’s formation of a new Affiliates Network which Read more…
Last week I had the opportunity to take part in a panel discussion at Connected Places Catapult. The topic of discussion was ‘Impact-led innovation: investor’s friend or foe?’ The discussion was facilitated by Yusuf Chadun, the Catapult’s SME Investor Relations Manager. The other panelists were Arnold du Toit, Co-Founder and Read more…
I’m pleased to announce that I and Keyah Consulting Ltd are signatories of the Urban Land Institute’s Commitment to Health and Equity in the Built Environment. The Commitment is an actionable commitment. It is to affirm health and equity as core values of our work. It’s a call to action Read more…
Dr Sophie Taysom writes on building ESG into the DNA of projects in the built environment.
I had the opportunity to present on Housing and Health Inequalities to the Bureau Local UK Network of the Bureau of Investigate Journalism. My central argument was that health has to be put at the centre of our discussions about the built environment. We know that there are issues with Read more…
“The role of human influence on the climate system is undisputed.” Dr Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Working Group Co-Chair The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report ‘Climate Change 2021’ makes for sobering reading. Climate change is an immediate threat and no country is immune. Key headlines from the Summary for Policy Makers include: It’s unequivocal that Read more…
In the final of The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing, our focus was on the future of intelligent homes. You can access the session by clicking here and registering to watch on demand. For this session, I was pleased to be joined by: Read more…
I had the pleasure of chairing the fifth in The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing. The focus for this session was on smart home tech to support people’s needs. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers Read more…
I had the pleasure of chairing the fourth in The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing. The focus for this session was on reducing social isolation and loneliness. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for this Read more…
This was the third webinar in the The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) series on Healthy Living and Housing. The focus for this session was on monitoring vulnerable patients and remote diagnostics. You can access the session by clicking the link here and registering to watch on demand. Speakers for Read more…