About this episode

Robin May discusses the concept of love in the context of infectious disease and health.

This lecture was recorded by Robin May on the 22nd of April 2026 at Barnard's Inn Hall, London Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham, and (interim) Chief Scientist at the UK Health Security Agency, Robin May was appointed Gresham Professor of Physic in May 2022. Between July 2020 and September 2025 he served as Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Professor May’s early training was in Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford, followed by a...

People in this episode

Host: Gresham College

Guest: Robin May

Topics covered

• love
• infectious disease
• science
• health
• education

Keywords

• love
• infectious disease
• health security
• Gresham College
• lecture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Birmingham, UK Health Security Agency, Food Standards Agency

Places: Barnard's Inn Hall, London, Oxford

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