On 6 August a panel discussion was arranged for the current batch of MPH students, who were given the unique opportunity to pose questions to leading experts in the field of public health research and academia, including: Dr Anthony Zwi (Professor, The University of New South Wales); Dr Ian Lapp (Lecturer on Global Health & Associate Dean for Strategic Educational Initiatives, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University); Dr Shahaduz Zaman (Senior Research Fellow, University of Glasgow); Dr Victoria Nankabirwa (Researcher, School of Public Health, Mekere University).