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CPS colleague Prof Jonathan Tennyson @uclmaps.bsky.social "was honoured for a lifetime of ground-breaking research in molecular physics, as well as for his pioneering leadership of the ExoMol project, which aims to provide molecular line lists for exoplanets and other worlds with hot atmospheres." 👏

Dr Benjamin James Walker Dr Benjamin James Walker, though he almost always goes by Ben, is a Lecturer in Applied Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at UCL.

July Spotlight on Dr Ben Walker, Lecturer in Applied #Mathematics 🔦 Ben shares his experience at UCL as a young academic, and talks about an online tool he co-developed for interactively exploring a topic present in almost every undergraduate mathematics curriculum: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

‘Space ice’ is less like water than we thought “Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as previously assumed, a completely disordered material like liquid water, according to a new study by scientists at UCL and the University of Cambridge.

For decades, scientists have considered the main type of ice in space to be completely disordered, like liquid water. A new study by Prof Christoph Salzmann, Dr Michael B Davies @uclmaps.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social and colleagues upends that assumption, finding it contains tiny crystals

Some shots from #OpenDay two! Featured: @uclchemistry.bsky.social odour #experiment, @statisticsucl.bsky.social taster on #Bayesian #statistics, learning about angular #momentum with UCL Physics & Astronomy, and exploring #maths for #finance with UCL Mathematics 💡

#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk

A few snaps from Open Day one! Featured: @es-ucl.bsky.social and their cool gadgets, @uclrdr.bsky.social and #AI's role in it, @stsucl.bsky.social info session, and our #student ambassadors at the end of a long day! 🫰

#UCLOpenDays @ucl.ac.uk #EarthSciences #humanitarian #science #technology

Professor Zoe Waller and Dr Guanjie He

Congratulations to Professor Zoë Waller @drzoewaller.bsky.social and Dr Guanjie He on being honoured by the @rsc.org for work on unusual but important DNA structures and for developing safer, greener batteries @ucllifesciences.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Dazzling first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory The newly released first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile mark the start of a ten-year mission involving UCL researchers to create an ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the U...

Dazzling first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory mark the start of a 10-year mission to build a high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe and help pin down what dark energy might be. The mission involves Dr Ellen Hang, Prof Benjamin Joachimi and Prof Jason McEwen @uclmaps.bsky.social

Lighting the Spark at UCL Open Days Learn all about how exciting an Open Day can be with UCL Chemistry Digital Student Ambassador Mayukh. Find out more about lab tours and exploring the campus - be sure to wear your comfy shoes!

Learn all about how exciting an #OpenDay can be with @uclchemistry.bsky.social student Mayukh. Find out more about #lab tours and exploring the #campus. Be sure to wear your comfy shoes, and see you this Fri/Sat! www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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Lives of planet-forming discs revealed Gas in planet-forming discs, which provides fuel for giant planets to form, disperses in just a few million years, according to new research by an international team including UCL astronomers.

New studies reveal for the first time how gas evolves in planet-forming discs – an "essential step” in understanding how planets form. Co-authors include Dr Paola Pinilla and Dr Anibal E. Sierra Morales of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory @uclmaps.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Jonah Ciccone (UCL Chemistry) presenting on nanopore and membrane technology

Liudmyla Storozhuk (UCL Physics & Astronomy) presenting on contrast agent

Andy Beale (UCL Chemistry) presenting on Finden Ltd

Alexia Rottensteiner (UCL Chemistry) presenting on newest tech on a molecular machine to probe disease-relevant cell membrane nanomechanics

A few snaps from the @uclmaps.bsky.social Innovation Showcase this week, an event celebrating #Innovation and #Enterprise activities across the faculty and Professor Nguyen TK Thanh’s (UCL Physics & Astronomy) UCL Provost’s Spirit of Innovation Award 2025 💡
@uclenterprise.bsky.social

🏆 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.

🔗 Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

#QSWUR

What to Expect at Your UCL Open Day UCL Natural Sciences Digital Student Ambassador Clemence gives you her top tips for making the most of your Open Day, including making notes before your visit and best spots for a well-deserved break.

Joining @ucl.ac.uk #OpenDays next week? UCL Natural Sciences student Clemence gives you her #TopTips for making the most of your #OpenDay, including making notes before your visit and best spots for a well-deserved break: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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UCL staff recognised in King’s Birthday Honours Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to economics, child health, the history of medicine, addiction...

Congratulations to Prof Raman Prinja (UCL Physics & Astronomy) & six other members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in The King’s #BirthdayHonours for their outstanding contributions in areas from science outreach on #space to #economics & child #health: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

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.

We’re 2 weeks away from UCL Open Days! ✨

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.

👉 Book your Friday ticket now: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

#UCLOpenDays

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...

Dr Cian O'Donovan Dr Cian O'Donovan is the Director of the new UCL Centre for Responsible Innovation and a Lecturer at UCL Science and Technology Studies.

🔦 June Spotlight on Dr Cian O'Donovan, Director of the new UCL Centre for Responsible #Innovation and Lecturer at UCL #Science and #Technology Studies @stsucl.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

A new book on #molecular #dynamics (MD) by Prof Peter Coveney & Dr Shunzhou Wan (both @uclchemistry.bsky.social), which combines new probabilistic interpretation with cutting-edge simulations & highlights the role of MD in drug discovery, materials design & beyond: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Experiment measuring particle wobble issues final result Scientists working on the Muon g-2 experiment, conducted at the US-based Fermilab and involving researchers from UCL, have issued their third and final measurement of the subatomic muon particle’s mag...

“A landmark in particle physics": the Muon g-2 experiment, conducted at Fermilab and involving Dr Rebecca Chislett and Prof Gavin Hesketh @uclmaps.bsky.social, has made its final measurement of a long-disputed value: the magnetic wobble of the subatomic muon particle www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Have you got your ticket for our in-person #Undergraduate #OpenDays on 27 and 28 Jun? Join us to find out everything you need to know about what it's like being a UCL student: www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-...

@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social

Giant planet discovered orbiting tiny star Astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick, as part of a global collaboration including partners in Chile, USA and Europe, have discovered the smallest known star to host a transiting giant plan...

Astronomers at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory @uclmaps.bsky.social and the University of Warwick have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny star – it shouldn't exist according to planet formation theories www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

🧬🖥️ Super cool work! This blog post introduces the idea that our sociopolitical ecosystem can cause inherit biases in statistical methods, and the paper reviews existing and future approaches to improve our practices.

Read about BSc SPS student and Y1 Student Rep Fatima Ismail's experience of being a student and activist in this interview by Dr Jenny Bulstrode:

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Watch the Young Voices of Africa 'Blood Diamond' documentary here: https://bit.ly/3HgJcD7

Chemists recreate how RNA might have reproduced for first time Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth – a key process in the origin of life.

Chemists at @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social and @mrclmb.bsky.social have demonstrated for the first time how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have replicated itself on early Earth – a key process in the origin of life www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Spotlight on... Dr Punam Yadav This week we chat to Dr Punam Yadav, Associate Professor and Director of UCL Humanitarian Institute, about her work on gender and disaster, mentoring global Early Career Researchers, and a new interna...

A recent Spotlight on Dr Punam Yadav, Associate Professor at @uclrdr.bsky.social and Director of UCL #Humanitarian Institute, where she talks about her work on #gender and #disaster, mentoring global Early Career Researchers, and a new international writing project: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ap...

YouTube video by UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences 2025 Pyrenees Field Trip with Sandra & UCL Earth Sciences

Come along with Sandra, one of our @es-ucl.bsky.social Digital Student Ambassadors, as she jets off to #Spain for a #Geology #FieldTrip as part of her Sedimentology & Stratigraphy module: youtu.be/WB32OLKxeoM

#Pyrenees #EarthSciences #StudyUCL

The past, present, and future of life on Mars Public talk by Prof Bruce Jakosky, University of Colorado Boulder, USA

Tomorrow (20 May) all #Mars enthusiasts are invited to listen to guest speaker Prof Bruce Jakosky who will talk about the ongoing efforts to explore Mars today, the far future of having humans on Mars, and the importance of exploring the #solar system and beyond: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-past-p...

From today until 22 Feb 2026! See @nhm-london.bsky.social’s new blockbuster #exhibition #Space: Could Life Exist Beyond #Earth? for which UCL MSSL Space Lab provided #RosalindFranklin rover's PanCam filter wheel life test model that was built and tested at MSSL. Info: www.nhm.ac.uk/press-office...

New review on statistical and machine learning tools to advance equity in genomic research Review led by Dr Brieuc Lehmann and PhD student Leandra Brauninger (both UCL Statistical Science) explores how the analytical methods used to process and interpret genomic data play a critical role in...

New review funded by @genomicsengland.bsky.social & led by Dr Brieuc Lehmann & PhD student Leandra Brauninger (@statisticsucl.bsky.social) explores how the analytical methods used to process & interpret #genomic #data play a critical role in promoting #health #equity: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

Dr Shipra Jain Dr Shipra Jain is a Lecturer in Meteorological Risks and an Undergraduate Admissions Tutor at the Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction.

🔦 Spotlight on Dr Shipra Jain, Lecturer in Meteorological Risks at UCL RDR.

She shares what drew her to UCL, why autonomy matters in research, and how she’s building work on weather extremes and climate impacts. @uclmaps.bsky.social

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