A group photo of the Sabbatical Officers team, smiling and seated on a bench near Gordon Square Park: Anam Choudhary, Students' Union President, Ana Boikova, Activities & Engagement Officer, Sarah Jilani, Education Officer, Hana Mougharbel, Welfare and Community Officer, Eda Yildirimkaya, Equity & Inclusion Officer and Darcy Lan, Postgraduate Officer.
Meet Your 2025/26 Sabbatical Officer Team! π
ποΈ Anam Choudhary, Students' Union President
π Ana Boikova, Activities & Engagement
π Sarah Jilani, Education
π Hana Mougharbel, Welfare and Community
βοΈ Eda Yildirimkaya, Equity & Inclusion
πDarcy Lan, Postgraduate Officer
Find out more: bit.ly/4fi2Mfn π
01.08.2025 13:15 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A joyful graduate in cap and gown, holding a bouquet of flowers, celebrates among peers.
Group of academic faculty in traditional robes and caps at a graduation ceremony, smiling and holding their caps.
Group of smiling graduates in caps and gowns celebrating and throwing their caps in the air, looking up at the camera.
Graduate in a cap and gown embracing another person at a graduation ceremony, with other attendees in the background.
Huge cheers to Mondayβs UCL grads! π
On 14β―July the Medical Schoolβs Faculty of Medical Sciences students and the Faculty of Brain Sciences postgrads crossed the stage - now go change the world! π
Drop your congratulations in the comments to celebrate our exceptional graduates!
18.07.2025 12:10 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π€ Meet Clarence, a four-legged robot that walks like a real animal! Thanks to an #AI system developed by Prof. Chengxu Zhou @uclengineering.bsky.social and the team @universityofleeds.bsky.social, Clarence can adapt its gait to unfamiliar terrain in real-time. πΎ
Read more: ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
16.07.2025 10:24 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Presenter Ella Al-Shamahi standing in a desert holding an object.
Don't miss UCL anthropologist and paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi, as she presents #Human, a new 5-part documentary series exploring 300,000 years of human evolution.
πΊWatch now on BBC 2 and BBC iPlayer β www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
15.07.2025 12:19 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Portrait images of Miguel Berger and Veronika Fikfak.
Disagreeing Well on Diplomacy is this Thursday at the Bloomsbury Theatre! ποΈ Β
Can traditional diplomacy still bring peace in a fractured world? Find out on 3 July at The Bloomsbury Theatre.
π www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t... Β
#UCLDisagreeingWell
02.07.2025 15:33 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Throughout June UCL staff and doctoral students attended Transform: Creating impact through knowledge exchange, a series of events and workshops designed to help them transform their research and knowledge into real world impact.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZVNUNf
#UCLTransform
01.07.2025 09:06 β π 13 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0
UCL campus with a red double-decker bus in front, ranked #7 in 2025-2026 Best Global Universities by US News.
π’ UCL is now ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in Europe in the 2025β2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking! π
Weβre proud to be recognised for the strength of our research and global reputation.
Learn more: www.usnews.com/education/be...
26.06.2025 09:25 β π 36 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1
Falseβcoloured photoacoustic image (β2β―cm wide) of live mouse tissue: fine, branching blood vessels appear as stark black lines against a soft grey background, while hundreds of turquoise specksβrepresenting embedded microplastic particlesβcluster densely around the upperβcentre vessels and taper outward into the surrounding tissue.
Microplastics inside us are hard to spotβuntil now.β―π¬
UKβbased researchers Stephen Patrick and Olumide Ogunlade have captured the first nonβinvasive image of plastic particles (turquoise specks) inside a living mouse.
Learn more: wellcome.org/engagement-a...
24.06.2025 08:59 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Announcing Helen Clark! π£
As Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and President of Chatham House, Helen is a global leader on international co-operation. See Helen speak at the Disagreeing Well on Diplomacy event, 3 JulyποΈ www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...
@helenclarknz.bsky.social
#UCLDisagreeingWell
23.06.2025 17:44 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Two students smiling outdoors in front of a university building with colorful banners. Text reads 9th in the world, QS World University Rankings 2026
π UCL is ranked 9th globally in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for the third year in a row.
This marks our 14th year in the global top 10, reflecting the strength of our academic and employer reputation.
π Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
#QSWUR
19.06.2025 08:20 β π 34 π 17 π¬ 1 π 0
Kristin Bakke has short black hair and glasses wearing a black turtleneck and a decorative necklace, focusing thoughtfully in a softly lit environment.
Introducing Prof Kristin Bakke! ποΈ
Kristin is a UCL expert on the legacies of civil wars, post-war state-building and geopolitics. Watch her Chair Disagreeing Well on Diplomacy on 3 July
ποΈ www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...
#UCLDisagreeingWell
17.06.2025 07:53 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Top, left to right: Professors Owen Bowden-Jones, Tim Cole, Mariana Mazzucato.
Bottom, left to right: Professors Raman Prinja, Owase Jeelani, Tilli Tansey and Mr John Welch
Congratulations to members of UCLβs community who have been recognised in The Kingβs Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to economics, child health, the history of medicine, addiction care, science outreach on space, and patient safety.
Read more π www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
16.06.2025 14:35 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
The first ever look at the Sun's south pole has been captured by the spacecraft #SolarOrbiter using a telescope that researchers at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory @uclmaps.bsky.social helped design and build @science.esa.int www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...
11.06.2025 14:32 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Missed the last Disagreeing Well event?
If you missed the last event, Disagreeing Well: Reporting Conflict, you can watch the recording featuring top BBC and ITV journalists with direct experience reporting in live war zones, Jeremy Bowen and Rageh Omaar. β¬οΈ
π www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagr...
11.06.2025 15:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Five panellists are seated on stage at a UCL event titled "Disagreeing well," with a large screen behind them displaying a QR code for audience questions.
Is diplomacy effective in resolving global crises?
Find out in the next #UCLDisagreeingWell event on 3 July. Featuring Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark among leading diplomats and experts.
Book your ticket now, includes a free drink ποΈ β¬οΈ
π www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...
11.06.2025 15:47 β π 4 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Audience watches a presentation on "Open Days 2024 UCL Accommodation" in a lecture theatre.
Audience members seated in a lecture hall, one person smiling at the camera.
Two individuals are examining pamphlets at The Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment event.
A UCL student ambassador holding a "UCL Campus Tour" sign and smiling, standing outside on a sunny day.
Weβre 2 weeks away from UCL Open Days! β¨
Saturday, 28 June is now fully booked, but you can still join us on Friday, 27 June. Tour the campus, meet our academics and students, and experience the real UCL.
π Book your Friday ticket now: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
#UCLOpenDays
09.06.2025 16:16 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Audience members sitting in rows at a formal event, including former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, listening attentively.
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, speaking at an event, with another participant seated next to him listening intently.
Attendees in a crowded courtroom with wooden paneling, featuring various people in formal attire, including some individuals who are standing and others seated.
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, speaking at an event
On June 2nd, UCL proudly welcomed a high-level Malaysian delegation, with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivering the keynote at the Malaysia Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Forum.
Read more about this special event: bit.ly/4mKLP0l.
03.06.2025 15:47 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
A Pride flag flies atop a classical building with tall columns and cloudy sky in the background
Happy Pride Month 2025 π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
As we fly the progress pride flag on our portico across the month of June, UCL is proud to stand with and celebrate our LGBTQ+ communities.
02.06.2025 15:36 β π 33 π 2 π¬ 1 π 2
London Demo Day 2025
Join us at UCL on 3 September for London Demo Day - an exciting showcase of the top startups from UCL, London School of Economics and Political Science, King's College London, Imperial, and Queen Mary University of London.
Register: bit.ly/3S4wWIh
#LondonDemoDay2025
27.05.2025 08:53 β π 1 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Batman Begins", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.
A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Starter of 10", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.
A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Our Kind of Traitor", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.
A person holds up a photograph of a scene from the movie "Killing Eve", aligning it with the actual filming location visible in the background.
π¬ UCLβs Bloomsbury campus keeps stealing the spotlight
Batman Begins (2005) - Medawar Building
Starter for 10 (2006) - Main Quad
Our Kind of Traitor (2016) - Gustave Tuck LT
Killing Eve (2022) Gustave Tuck LT
Follow the link and see even more filming spots in Portico Magazine: bit.ly/44gJBz6
21.05.2025 13:52 β π 13 π 5 π¬ 0 π 1
Reads: Today marks the start of Dementia Action Week 2025
Today marks the start of #DementiaActionWeek. We'll be shining a spotlight on @UCL's world-leading research into dementia prevention, care & cure through our research stories.
Read our dementia research stories β‘οΈ bit.ly/3z1Nnir #UCLDementia
19.05.2025 10:08 β π 13 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Graduate in cap and gown celebrating with a family member, both holding champagne glasses and smiling.
A graduate hugging their guest
An adult holding a happy baby reaching for a graduation cap held by another smiling adult.
A graduate and their guests smiling at the camera, holding flowers and biscuits
Cherished memories with your loved ones. Here's to the ones who helped you through. ππ₯
πΈ James Tye
#LoveUCL #Graduation2025 #UCLGrad ππ©΅
19.05.2025 16:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Graduate in cap and gown seen from behind, taking a photo of a group of three family members posing with another graduate in regalia, in a decorated room possibly at a university graduation ceremony.
Group of graduates in caps and gowns smiling at a graduation ceremony.
Graduate in academic regalia holding a large bouquet of pink and white flowers against a yellow background.
A person in a graduation gown joyfully tossing a mortarboard in the air in front of the yellow, sculptural sign of the Southbank Centre under a clear blue sky.
πβ¨Throwback to an unforgettable week of May Graduations at Royal Festival Hall!
Help us cheer on the incredible Class of 2025 by congratulating them in comments!
Your hard work, resilience, and passion lit up the stage - hereβs to every cap tossed and every dream just beginningπ
#UCL #UCLGrad
16.05.2025 15:17 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
L-r: Throxy founders Pablo Jimenez de Parga Ramos, Arnau Ayerbe Garcia and Bergen Merey. Copyright: Throxy.
Congratulations to UCL-supported startup Throxy for being picked to join the world-leading Y Combinator accelerator!
Throxy received entrepreneurial support as part of the Hatchery incubator programme at BaseKX, UCLβs dedicated entrepreneurship hub: bit.ly/3EQHKH2
14.05.2025 10:57 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
How can green spaces support mental health recovery? πΏ
UCLβs Green Head Space project, funded by Grand Challenges, explores how local parks aid wellbeingβright in UCLβs north London backyard.
Watch the video + learn more: bit.ly/449QX7r
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
@thebartlettucl.bsky.social
13.05.2025 08:37 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Graduation season has officially started. π
We are proud to celebrate the achievements of each student completing their academic journey this week.
We look forward to seeing the impact you will make. π
@ioe.bsky.social, @uclmedsci.bsky.social, @thebartlettucl.bsky.social
#UCLGrad
12.05.2025 11:58 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
From needle-free vaccines and ground-breaking advances in eye health to UCLβs Bloomsbury campus taking the spotlight as a Hollywood filming location, the latest edition of #PorticoMagazine has it all.
bit.ly/3RIgcGv
Dive in and donβt forget to tell us your favourite story in the comments!
08.05.2025 12:15 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Three students smiling, wearing blue and pink t-shirts with 'Welcome' text, promoting UCL Open Days 2025.
Be the first to know when UCL Open Day bookings go live! Sign up on our Stay in Touch page to receive email updates and important announcements.
Register your interest now: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...
#UCLOpenDays
02.05.2025 13:45 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Our 2023β24 @ucl.ac.uk Annual Sustainability Report is out now!
π 56% cut in energy emissions
π First student-led sustainability conference
π± 100+ orgs using our green lab tools
Read it nowπ www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/...
#UCL #SustainabilityReport #ClimateAction #NetZero
15.04.2025 11:18 β π 11 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
πβ¨Welcome back, everyoneβ¨π
Term 3 is here!
As the sun shines brighter and the days get longer, let's bring that same energy to everything we do. Exams, projects, final pushes β weβve got this!
Wishing you all a focused, fulfilling, and inspiring term aheadπ» #Term3 #UCL #SunshineSeason
28.04.2025 13:55 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
@ucl.ac.ukβs Petrie Museum is a time capsule of ancient Egypt where its 80,000 objects tell the story of 7,000 years along the Nile.
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/petrie-museum-egyptian-and-sudanese-archaeology
@ucl.ac.ukβs Grant Museum of Zoology is one of the UKβs oldest natural history collections and home to some of the worldβs rarest specimens.
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/ucl-grant-museum-zoology
UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. The UK's largest university library collection on Russia and Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe.
Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science (LCCOS) provides outstanding staff and services to research, education and enterprise at @ucl.ac.uk
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/library-culture-collections-and-open-science-lccos
We support learning, teaching and research at @ucl.ac.uk and manage libraries and learning spaces, covering a wide range of specialist subjects.
Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/
Our role is to nurture technology from UCL, its collaborators and associated hospitals to market, transforming ideas into enterprise with global impact, whilst bringing revenue back to the university to fund more pioneering work.
UCL Grand Challenges convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues.
UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society (SELCS)
UCL Sociology Network is a creative space and intellectual home for sociological staff and doctoral students at UCL.
Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/research/domains/collaborative-social-science/ucl-sociology-network
University College London's Society for the Application of Psychedelics
We host mind-expanding academic and social events - open to all. Find all our links below:
linktr.ee/uclsap
The Survey of English Usage carries out research in English Linguistics. Posts by @englishgrammar.bsky.social and @bethmalory.bsky.social
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/
Also follow us on @engliciousucl.bsky.social
University College London (@UCL) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Womenβs Health. Better lives for women and babies across the world.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/womens-health/ucl-ega-institute-womens-health
Understanding the past, present and future of science and tech. Subscribe to our newsletter - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/sts-newsletter
Changing how the state is imagined, practised, and evaluated to tackle societal challenges. Director: @mazzucatom.bsky.social, Deputy Directors: @rainerkattel.bsky.social & @eaves.ca
CEPEO is a UCL research centre working to improve education policy and wider practice to equalise opportunities http://ucl.ac.uk/ioe/cepeo
At UCL, we champion #OpenScience across all disciplines. We empower our community with support in #OpenAccess, #ResearchData, #CitizenScience, and more, fostering a truly open academic culture.
Join our mailing list: https://shorturl.at/DeWTC
Political theorist, author, speechwriter, campaigner. Director UCL Policy Lab.
Comms and other stuff for UCL Policy Lab
Policy, ecosystems, low-brow cultural commentary and terminally online humour.
Currently at UCL Policy Lab, recovering civil servant π¬π§πΏπ¦π³οΈβπ
Professor of Economics. Founding Director of the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (@cepeo-ucl.bsky.social). Economics of education. Inequality. Research Fellow at the IFS, IZA and CESifo. 1st genπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄οΏ½
