Christmas lecture 2025 Ultra-processed kids: when food goes viral (online only)
The holiday season is fast approaching — get ready for the highly anticipated RCP Christmas lecture!
This year, we are delighted to welcome back Chris van Tulleken who is a professor of infection and global health at University College London.
Chris is also known for his work on the BBC, where he hosts the BAFTA award-winning series ‘Operation Ouch!’ with his brother, Xand.
The lecture, designed for 12–18-year-olds, will explore the most important project of all life on earth – eating.
Chris will tour the gastrointestinal tract and show how we use food to build our bodies, and to fuel our movement as well as our thoughts. He will highlight how food sustains us, but also how the modern food environment can be harmful and what young people can do about it.
Can I stream this event at my school?
Yes! We welcome school screenings. The event will be available to watch live or on demand, so can be screened on a date that suits school’s term times.
If you are a teacher, please email conferences@rcp.ac.uk with the name of your school, approximately how many children will be watching and the date you plan to screen it. We will then arrange your booking.
10 December 2025