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UCL and Hyundai to develop faster charging batteries and hydrogen powered vehicles UCL is partnering with Hyundai to accelerate the development of next-generation technologies for electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells and green hydrogen.

We’re thrilled to announce the next chapter in our partnership with Hyundai

Together, we’re launching 3 cutting-edge research projects to accelerate development of next-generation technologies for electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells & green hydrogen production. 

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New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by a team led by Dr Juan Eugenio Iglesias @uclengineering.bsky.social & Dr Zane Jaunmuktane @uclbrainscience.bsky.social, in a major advance in neuroimaging
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🚀 We’re proud to celebrate the launch of the Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre (GITCC)!

This milestone reflects UCL Engineering’s commitment to global partnerships that drive innovation and industrial growth. 🌍

Launch of the Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report UCL Grand Challenges has launched the Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report, celebrating almost a decade of pioneering research and collaboration exploring how innovation and tech...

🚀 Just launched! UCL's Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report

Celebrating the work of researchers, innovators & partners from UCL and beyond, the report highlights how innovation can improve lives and benefit humanity.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4niclx3

Gender Equality (Athena SWAN) As a proud Athena SWAN Gold Award holder, UCL Computer Science is committed to promoting gender equality.

Today we celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, recognising the first computer programmer and the continuing achievements of women in computing. 💻

➡️Find out more about our commitment to supporting and encouraging women in the field: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...

#AdaLovelaceDay #WomenInSTEM #AthenaSwan

We're proud to have contributed to 'Trailblazers & Transformers: UK Business Sectors Redefining Sustainability' with @globalcompactuk.bsky.social. The STEaPP department led key contributions shaping this landmark report on UK sustainability progress.

➡️Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

Faster MRI scans offer new hope for dementia diagnosis The time to carry out diagnostic MRI scans for dementia can be cut to one third of their standard length, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

The time to carry out diagnostic MRI scans for dementia can be cut to one third of their standard length, finds a new study led by @uclqsion.bsky.social researchers with @uclengineering.bsky.social, who say it could at least double the number of dementia scans that can be done in one day

UCL graphic announcing KEF success: bold text reads ‘A leading university for knowledge exchange - 5 years in a row,’ with ‘knowledge exchange’ highlighted in green; UCL logo top-right; photo of the UCL Portico with ‘WELCOME’ banners at the bottom.

UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL

#KEF5

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Events | UCL School of Management

🤩 This Oct, the #UCLSoM Speaker Series returns to Level 50 🌍 Open to the UCL community, network & hear from leaders on GenAI (Rahul Sood), startups (Alberto Zandi) & impact (Derya Metras, Meta VP EMEA) ✨

Reserve your spot 👉 ow.ly/7jQj50WV1uf

#Networking #GenAi #Impact

RAEng Fellow 2025: Professor Panagiota Angeli FREng Professor Panagiota Angeli has an international research profile, specialising in multiphase flows and their application to sustainable processing.

New Fellow: Professor Panagiota Angeli FREng is a leader in multiphase flows for sustainable processing. She co-directs two @ukri.org programme grants and led @uclengineering.bsky.social to an Athena Swan Gold Award, supporting equality across engineering.
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RAEng Fellow 2025: Professor Sriram Subramanian FREng Professor Sriram Subramanian is reshaping how we interact with sound. An advocate for science communication and founder of Ultra Leap and Acoustofab, he is revolutionising acoustic robotic systems.

New Fellow: Professor Sriram Subramanian FREng is reshaping how we interact with sound. An advocate for science communication and founder of Ultraleap and AcoustoFab, he is revolutionising acoustic robotic systems. @uclengineering.bsky.social
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RAEng Fellow 2025: Professor Haroun Mahgerefteh FREng Professor Haroun Mahgerefteh is a leading expert in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS), as well as safety and loss prevention.

New Fellow: Professor Haroun Mahgerefteh FREng is an expert in carbon capture, utilisation and storage. His PipeTech software assesses the safety of thousands of kilometres of pressurised pipelines transporting hazardous materials, including CO₂. @ucl.ac.uk raeng.org.uk/about-us/fel... #RAEngFellows

Six days to save the world: 7,000 people attend UCL Festival of Engineering The UCL Festival of Engineering, which took place from 15-20 July, brought cutting edge science and engineering to adults and young people from across London and beyond. Here’s the story of the week…

One year ago today, we kicked off the UCL Festival of Engineering.

Over the next 6 days, we welcomed more than 7000 people to over 250 events across 6 London boroughs.

Find out more about what we got up to during a pretty extraordinary week ⬇️

Prof Geraint Rees, Vice Provost of Research, Innovation and Global Engagement and Ms Yunjin Lee, Senior Deputy Director, Industry Technology Policy Division, MOTIE (@ASalinas)

We're delighted UCL is partnering with the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) to launch the UK’s first Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre (GITCC).

Read the story: bit.ly/3ImlXbq

YouTube video by The Cosmic Shambles Network On Track: The Changing World of Women in Engineering and Motorsport | FULL DOCUMENTARY

On Track, our new documentary looking at women in engineering and motorsport, premieres at 8pm BST this Thursday. Go bookmark it now!

CC @funsizesuze.bsky.social @maddipaddy.bsky.social @denkmit.bsky.social @uclengineering.bsky.social @motomatters.com @helenczerski.bsky.social

UCL scientist appointed Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) has been appointed the new Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science, with a mission to transform our understanding of how we make,...

Congratulations to Professor @markmiodownik.bsky.social @uclengineering.bsky.social, who's been appointed the new @royalsociety.org Professor for Public Engagement in Science, with a mission to transform our understanding of how we make, use, reuse and recycle products
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YouTube video by University College London, Faculty of Engineering Downstream Processing... and inspiring future Engineers | UCL Biochemical Engineering

Jahafar wants to inspire young people to pursue STEM – after all, they will be the ones going into the labs to make the next line of medicines, maybe for the next pandemic.

Find out more about Jahafar’s work in UCL Biochemical Engineering ⬇️

YouTube video by University College London, Faculty of Engineering Developing new solutions to monitor cardiac conditions | UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Seerat, a PhD Candidate in Biosensing at UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering, is researching and developing non-invasive pre-screening tools to help monitor cardiac disease at an early stage.

Find out more about Seerat’s research and journey into Engineering ⬇️

UCL Engineering celebrates International Women in Engineering Day 2025 Every International Women in Engineering Day (June 23) UCL Engineering takes the opportunity to showcase and champion our fantastic female students, researchers, academics and alumni.

Today is International Women in Engineering Day! #INWED25

We caught up with two researchers from our departments to discover how they are they are changing the world through their work.

Find out more and tune in ⬇️📺

Working at the intersection of biology, chemistry and electronics, University College London PhD candidate Seerat is researching and developing non-invasive ... Developing new solutions to monitor cardiac conditions | UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Seerat, a PhD Candidate in Biosensing at UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering, is researching and developing non-invasive pre-screening tools to help monitor this disease at an early stage.

Find out more about Seerat’s research and journey into Engineering ⬇️

Did you know that Cardiac amyloidosis accounts for 15% of total heat failure cases worldwide? But amyloid proteins are tricky to detect.

In the run up to #INWED25, we’re featuring some of the incredible women across UCL Engineering who are developing the next big breakthrough ⬇️

Downstream Process Trainer Jahafar works in the Biochemical Engineering Department at University College London. Through her work, she trains industry partne... Downstream Processing... and inspiring future Engineers | UCL Biochemical Engineering

She wants to inspire young people to pursue STEM – after all, they will be the ones going into the labs to make the next line of medicines, maybe for the next pandemic.

Find out more about Jahafar’s work in UCL Biochemical Engineering ⬇️

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As part of the Resilience programme, Jahafar helps deliver modules to train industry experts and academics in downstream processing. Plus, Jahafar manages the social media page for Resilience and works in outreach for the younger generation.

In a biochemical process, there’s an upstream and a downstream. The upstream is concerned with what happens at a very small, often cellular scale, while the downstream aims to purify the process.

In the run up to #INWED25, we’re featuring some of the incredible women across UCL Engineering who are developing the next big breakthrough ⬇️

UCL Ocean Health Challenge Winners Announced Find out which students impressed the judges with their creative ideas around tackling ocean plastic pollution.

Announcing the winners for UCL's Ocean Health Challenge 2024...

The challenge invited students to design, prototype and pitch engineering solutions aimed at preventing plastic pollution getting into our oceans.

Find out which innovative ideas impressed our judges ⬇️

Improved electronic skin gives robots the human touch A low-cost, durable, highly sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that enables robots to detect information about their surroundings in a way that’s similar to humans has been developed by researchers from UCL and...

A low-cost, highly sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that enables robots to detect their surroundings in a way that’s similar to humans has been developed by a team including Dr Thomas George Thuruthel @uclengineering.bsky.social & Dr David Hardman @eng.cam.ac.uk
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Spring break 2025 - support and services Between Terms 2 and 3, UCL will be closed from 5.30pm on Wednesday 16 April 2025 to 9.00am on Wednesday 23 April 2025. You still have access to plenty of support during this period - details below:

Between Terms 2 and 3, UCL will be closed from 5.30pm on Wed 16 April to 9am on Wed 23 April 2025.

You still have access to plenty of support during this period. Details of services available to you over the break can be found at the link below ⬇️

"Knowledge exchange projects can feel secondary to research and education, but they can complement and enhance both as well as benefit your professional development." Professor Dean Barratt UCL department of medical physics and biomedical engineering #UCLTransform

Are you UCL staff or a doctoral student?

Join us throughout June for Transform and learn how showcasing knowledge exchange and impact can help you demonstrate the value of your research, secure funding, develop partnerships, and open career opportunities: bit.ly/4ljY97b

#UCLTransform