News & Blogs

Mar 10
2 min

London Shapers launch fundraiser for Ukraine

Join the Global Shapers London Hub on March 17th and help raise money to support getting a truck of donations from the UK to Ukraine. Our...

Mar 9
1 min

London Shapers draft open letter to Home Secretary

The London Global Shapers community has issued a letter to Priti Patel, Home Secretary of the United Kingdom, asking for the government...

Feb 12
2 min

First recruitment event announced

We are very excited to announce that applications to join the London Hub of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community will open...

Dec 6, 2021
1 min

Stephanie selected to attend Davos

We are excited to announce that London Shaper Stephanie Ifayemi has been selected by the World Economic Forum to attend Davos this year...

Dec 3, 2021
1 min

Alexandra launches adaptive fashion brand

We are very proud of our London Shaper, Alexandra Kutas, the world’s first runway model in a wheelchair, who launched her adaptive...

Nov 10, 2021
1 min

Christian gets recognised as leading role model in LGBT+

We are very excited to share that our very own Christian Tooley has been named as one of the 100 LGBT+ Future Leaders. The 100 LGBT+ list...

Nov 8, 2021
6 min

Is youth a real stakeholder in today’s climate negotiations?

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Oct 28, 2021
1 min

Yang's company raises £2.6M in seed funding

London Global Shaper, Yang Liu, has successfully raised £2.6 million in seed funding for her company, JustWears. JustWears was launched...

Mar 18, 2021
5 min

Improving mental wellbeing through arts & cultural engagement

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Nov 26, 2020
4 min

The key to driving climate action: people

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Oct 29, 2020
4 min

All Public Health Roads Lead To Private Equity

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Oct 15, 2020
4 min

Learning to build and sustain the Global Shapers community during COVID-19

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Oct 1, 2020
4 min

Blockchain in Medicine: What are the Ethics?

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Aug 6, 2020
4 min

Who Controls the internet?

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Jul 27, 2020
4 min

Why Policy Must Take Into Account Domestic Abuse Survivors

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Jul 15, 2020
3 min

Creating spaces to be your best self

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Jun 29, 2020
4 min

Escapism in a time of COVID: My Churchill Travel Fellowship

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

Jun 5, 2020
1 min

Rory Writes for WEF's AGENDA

Rory's article on how the virus has resulted in social, economic and educational insecurity for young people in UK was published on Agenda

May 29, 2020
3 min

How COVID-19 impacts Young People Entering the Job Market

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...

May 13, 2020
3 min

How This Global Experiment in Remote Work Could Help Close the Gender Wage Gap - Or Not

Every fortnight, we hand over the blog to one of the London Shapers, to give you a flavour of what they do, how they think and what's...