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Movies reconstructed from mouse brain activity Scientists have successfully reconstructed videos purely from the brain activity of mice, showing what the mice were seeing, in a new study led by UCL researchers.

Scientists have successfully reconstructed videos purely from the brain activity of mice, showing what the mice were seeing, in a new study led by @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social researchers

Universities Must Put Research At The Heart Of Learning - BW Education As universities worldwide navigate rapid technological change and rising expectations around employability and societal impact, Professor Geraint Rees, Vice Provost (Research, Innovation & Global ...

How can universities prepare students for a rapidly changing world? In an interview with India's BW Education, UCL's @profgeraintrees.bsky.social reflects on research led teaching, interdisciplinarity, and how AI-ready curricula will shape the future of education www.bweducation.com/article/univ...

🔊 Prof @drkevinfong.bsky.social @uclengineering.bsky.social presents The Artificial Human in front of a live audience at @ucl.ac.uk.

As UCL marks 200 years, they ask whether AI is the future of learning and how we can make the most of what it has to offer.
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UCL-led international research team wins $25m Cancer Grand Challenges funding Team REWIRE-CAN, led by Professor Bart Vanhaesebroeck of the UCL Cancer Institute, will receive up to $25m over approximately five years to take on the rewiring cancer cells challenge.

Congratulations to Prof Bart Vanhaesebroeck, Prof @christophertape.bsky.social & Team REWIRE-CAN on securing $25m in @cancergrand.bsky.social funding to take on the challenge of rewiring cancer cells.

#CancerGrandChallenges @uclmedsci.bsky.social

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🔊"The special educational needs system absolutely does need a review. We've talked about it being in crisis for some time."

Dr Amelia Roberts @ioe.bsky.social @ucl-ioe-phd.bsky.social speaks on BBC Breakfast about the highly anticipated #SchoolsWhitePaper and potential reforms to #SEND provision.

UCL cancer researcher wins international prize for pioneering tumour work Professor Charles Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute) has been awarded the 2026 Sjöberg Prize for his groundbreaking work on how tumours evolve, helping to explain why cancer treatments sometimes fail and ...

Congratulations to Professor @charlesswanton.bsky.social of @uclmedsci.bsky.social on winning the 2026 Sjöberg Prize for his groundbreaking work on how tumours evolve, helping to explain why cancer treatments sometimes fail.

@scienceacademyswe.bsky.social

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UCL and Tech Mahindra to collaborate on joint research in emerging technologies UCL has announced a new collaboration with Tech Mahindra, a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, to advance joint research in genera...

UCL has announced a new collaboration with Tech Mahindra to accelerate joint research in emerging technologies - from generative AI and quantum computing to world models and next generation LLMs. The news was revealed at this week's India AI Impact Summit in Delhi: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

Immersive event to celebrate 200 years of chemistry at UCL Experiments from the Victoria era will be recreated in the Bloomsbury Theatre at an event celebrating 200 years of chemistry at UCL.

Come to Bloomsbury Theatre to celebrate 200 years of UCL Chemistry! This immersive event will feature talks, short films, and the re-creation of Victorian-era experiments @uclchemistry.bsky.social. Tickets: www.bloomsburytheatre.com/event/2026/0...

Rise of UK aesthetic botulinum toxin industry outpacing regulation The UK aesthetic medicine industry has outpaced regulation, with cheaper treatments more common in deprived areas where specialist medical care is less likely. UCL researchers say this highlights ineq...

There’s an urgent need to regulate the UK’s botulinum toxin industry, warn Alexander Zargaran, Dr David Zargaran and Prof Ash Mosahebi @uclmedsci.bsky.social, as their new study shows that cheaper, non-medical providers and greater access in deprived areas are widening safety inequalities.

Middle-aged women from deprived backgrounds struggle to quit smoking Middle-aged women from more deprived backgrounds in Great Britain are significantly more likely to smoke and face greater challenges when trying to quit, according to a new study from researchers at U...

Middle-aged women from more deprived backgrounds in Great Britain are much more likely to smoke and face greater challenges when trying to quit, finds a new study led by Professor Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social with Dr Sharon Cox @sharoncox.bsky.social @ucliehc.bsky.social

Academic pressure linked to increased risk of depression in teens Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by UCL researchers.

Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a new study led by Prof Gemma Lewis @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social

Call for action on understudied lung cancer in never-smokers Lung cancer patients who have never smoked make up a significant and growing share of global lung cancer cases, yet remain an understudied group, according to a new review written by UCL researchers.

Lung cancer in never-smokers represents a growing share of lung cancer cases and is often diagnosed later, leading to worse outcomes. A new review led by Dr Deborah Caswell @uclmedsci.bsky.social calls for more funding to improve screening, detection and prevention of this form of the disease

Chemistry professor honoured with science diplomacy award Professor Sir Richard Catlow (UCL Chemistry) has been recognised by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for his outstanding diplomatic efforts in the field of science.

Congratulations to Professor Sir Richard Catlow @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social for his @aaas.org award recognising his outstanding diplomatic efforts in the field of science www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

UCL scientist and patient jointly named on TIME100 Health list A UCL academic and the patient who took part in his groundbreaking trial have been jointly named among the top 100 people in health globally by a prestigious US magazine.

Congratulations to Professor Waseem Qasim (@uclchildhealth.bsky.social) & patient Alyssa Tapley who've been named in @time.com's 2026 list of the world's 100 most influential people in health. Alyssa took part in his world-first blood cancer gene-editing clinical trial www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

Diabetes medicine could save thousands more lives a year Diabetes drugs that may soon be prescribed more widely in England could save thousands of lives each year, suggests a new study by researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medici...

Diabetes drugs called SGLT-2 inhibitors could save thousands more lives a year in the UK, suggests a new study led by Dr David Ryan @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social looking at the drugs' effectiveness in a wider group than included in clinical trials www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

📺"What is now an institution in the top 10 elite list of universities started off as an up-start"

BBC London report on @ucl.ac.uk's 200th anniversary, featuring Prof @profginab.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social and UCL President & Provost, Dr Michael Spence.

🔊"In London you have an education in the wider sense of the word. It's not only the law or studying at university, it's the museums, the art galleries, the cinemas and the social life is also important"

▶️Listen to @uclalumni.bsky.social and Dr Sam Blaxland @ioe.bsky.social on BBC London, from 41:17

The Godless Students of London University

Drawing on a huge range of source material, Professor @profginab.bsky.social and Dr Sam Blaxland's @ioe.bsky.social new book #StudentLondon chronicles 200 years of student life in the capital.

Read more about the radical origins of London’s first university in @historytoday.com.

#UCL200

University College London at 200: A potted history The UK's third university, which was founded on 11 February 1826, was the first to admit women.

Here, history happened. UCL was the first UK university to welcome people of all faiths, the first to admit students regardless of social background, and the first to welcome women into higher education alongside men.

Discover more about @ucl.ac.uk's extraordinary heritage ⬇️

UCL celebrates 200 years: A landmark year begins Today, UCL marks 200 years since its foundation. Based in the heart of London, UCL is rooted in curiosity, tolerance and academic excellence. Throughout the year we will celebrate two centuries of lea...

💜 Today, @ucl.ac.uk marks 200 years since its foundation.
Throughout 2026, we will celebrate two centuries of learning and innovation and share those achievements with our global community.

➡️Discover our exciting #UCL200 programme of events and learn how you can get involved.

Obesity linked to one in 10 infection deaths globally Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases are associated with obesity worldwide, finds a major new study led by a UCL researcher.

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases are associated with obesity worldwide, finds a major new study led by Prof Mika Kivimaki @uclbrainscience.bsky.social, published in @thelancet.com

Congratulations to Dr Paola Pinilla @uclmaps.bsky.social and @drmikebooth.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social on being named finalists in the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK for their work on planet-forming discs and on new ways to use DNA in medicine www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

A study between UCL and INT, funded by Children with Cancer UK, has compared how far childhood cancers have progressed at diagnosis, using a method that finally makes data comparable across countries.

🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/early-diagnosis-key-improving-childhood-cancer-survival

Early diagnosis key to improving childhood cancer survival A major study by UCL and Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan (INT) researchers has for the first time shown in detail how far children’s cancer has spread at diagnosis in a way tha...

Landmark study led by @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social's Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones & Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, researchers shows in detail how far children’s cancer has spread at diagnosis in a way that can be compared between countries www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...

Accelerating therapies for rare neuromuscular disorders through European collaborations UCL has joined a pioneering European consortium working to discover new treatments for rare neuromuscular disorders (NMDs).

UCL has joined the DREAMS consortium - a major @horizoneu.bsky.social funded collaboration using AI, cutting edge lab techniques and stem cell research to speed up the discovery of therapies for rare neuromuscular disorders #UCLEurope www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...

UCL professor receives architecture’s highest honour Professor Niall McLaughlin (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) has received the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on behalf of His M...

Professor Niall McLaughlin @thebartlettucl.bsky.social
has received the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, awarded by @the-riba.bsky.social on behalf of His Majesty the King - the highest honour for lifetime achievement in the field.

New artwork commissioned to celebrate UCL200 anniversary Renowned Artist Professor Dame Sonia Boyce RA will create a lasting testament to UCL’s past, present and future, as a special public art programme for UCL’s bicentenary is announced.

Renowned artist Professor Dame Sonia Boyce RA will create a lasting testament to UCL’s past, present and future, as a special public art programme for #UCL200 is announced.

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ja...

How the brain's 'memory replay' goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while we are resting, according to a new study in mice by UCL scientists.

Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while we are resting, according to a new study in mice led by Dr Sarah Shipley @shipleysj.bsky.social and Prof Caswell Barry @caswell.bsky.social @ucllifesciences.bsky.social

UCL professors elected to Academy for the Mathematical Sciences Three UCL mathematicians have been elected as inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences (AcadMathSci), joining its very first cohort – and will be formally appointed today at the ...

Congratulations to Prof Dame Celia Hoyles
@ioe.bsky.social, Prof ‪Elinor Jones and Prof Helen Wilson
@uclmaps.bsky.social on being elected inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, in recognition of their exceptional work in education and for leading in their fields.

Targeting the gut's immune system could tackle early stages of Parkinson's New research reveals how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut to the brain, with the help of immune cells – offering a new potential therapeutic strategy – in a study in mice led by scientists at the UK D...

New research has revealed how Parkinson’s spreads from the gut to the brain, with the help of immune cells – offering a new potential therapeutic strategy – in a study in mice co-led by Dr @soyonhonglab.bsky.social & Dr Tim Bartels @ukdri.ac.uk @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social