UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health

Woman's Hour - Listener Week: Testosterone, Talking to adult children about abuse, Why we dream - BBC Sounds Listener Week continues as we bring your stories, ideas and dilemmas to the air.

“Testosterone is certainly a hot topic at the moment…it certainly does in women help our sexual function, it also contributes to our muscles, our mood, our bone health and our vitality,” said @profjoyceharper.bsky.social (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social).

Listen here (from 5 mins) ⬇️

#WomensHealth #UCL

@bolagrace.bsky.social

Accelerating women's health research and innovation

In her latest article, Professor Bola Grace (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) discusses how ideas can be crosspollinated across sectors to advance women's health. The article also includes the E3 framework for tech maturity in women's health.

Learn more here:

🔗 bit.ly/4fobngp

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🚨The 2025 edition of the UCL Population Health Sciences Magazine is now live!

Created by students and shaped in partnership with staff, alumni, and contributors across our community, this year’s publication explores one central theme: Growth.

🔗 Read now: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

📢 Apply to our IfWH BAME Master's / PhD Scholarship 2025.

The Master's Scholarship has one award available, with £10,000 towards tuition fees.

The PhD Scholarship offers £5,000 per year for 3 years towards tuition fees.

📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025

More info and apply here:

🔗 bit.ly/3TNrvhN

“Sex and masturbation are good for us and can indeed become more satisfying as we age,” said Professor Joyce Harper (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social), adding: “We should make it a priority in our lives.”

Read more here ⬇️

🔗 bit.ly/3ID6cNr

@profjoyceharper.bsky.social #WomensHealth #UCL

@profjoyceharper.bsky.social @uclalumni.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

UCL Connect: Menopause and Perimenopause – How to Support Yourself and Those Close to You This session will include a panel discussion by leading UCL alumni, followed by questions from the audience.

🌸 UCL Connect: Menopause & Perimenopause – how to support yourself and those close to you

🗓 Weds 23 July
🕧 12:30–1:30pm
💻 Online

The session will open with a panel discussion featuring leading UCL alumni and academics, including Professor Joyce Harper (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social)

More info here ⬇️

Professor Joyce Harper (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social) describes the process and impacts of egg freezing procedures that more women are travelling overseas to undergo.

Listen here (from 8 mins 47 secs):

🔗 bit.ly/4lXokQp

@profjoyceharper.bsky.social #WomensHealth

Want to know about egg freezing? I go through the main points in this podcast. Or read the egg freezing chapter in my book. Your Fertile Years. #eggfreezing

Good professional advice means women more likely to use contraception after giving birth More than half of people who have given birth are not using contraception two months later despite the risk that back-to-back pregnancies can pose, a new UCL study shows.

Despite the risks back-to-back pregnancy can pose, over half of people who have given birth are not using contraception two months later.

@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social researchers say comprehensive contraception counselling should be a standard part of maternity care.

www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Dr Dawn Parris (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social) and Dr Carmen Fernandez (UCL Mechanical Engineering) describe their surgical gloves developed with force sensors to help train surgeons to apply the correct pressure when operating.

Listen here (from 18 mins 45 secs):

🔗 bit.ly/3Tu7xsa

EGA IfWH BAME Master's Scholarship This scholarship aims to enable UK students from backgrounds under-represented in UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, to pursue their postgraduate studies at the EGA Institute for Women's Health.

📢 UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health invites prospective students to apply for the @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social BAME Master's Scholarship 2025.

There is one award available, with £10,000 towards tuition fees.

📅 Deadline: 31 July 2025

More info and apply here ⬇️

#Scholarship #UCL #WomensHealth

Delighted to announce the following @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social staff have been promoted in the Senior Promotions Round:

Dr Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj
Dr Sara Hillman
Dr Rajvinder Karda

Congratulations to all on reaching this important milestone in their academic careers.

More here:

🔗 bit.ly/4evbUg8

And that's a wrap! 🕺🏻🪩🍕

After a year of hard work, lectures, research, and growth, @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social and @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social students came together to celebrate the end of an incredible year 🎉

Many thanks to the IfWH Student Committee for planning this event to perfection!

#LoveUCL

First AJOG MFM Fellow Journal Club!! YouTube video by AJOG MFM

Catch up with #ajogmfm Pink Journal Club, who discuss the paper "Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in women with previous full dilatation cesarean delivery" (bit.ly/4nmUFl4) with @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social's Professor Anna David @prenataltherapy.bsky.social

Watch now ⬇️

#WomensHealth #UCL #MFM

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📢 UCL is now ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in Europe in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking! 🌍

We’re proud to be recognised for the strength of our research and global reputation.

Learn more: www.usnews.com/education/be...

Congrats to @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social's Dr Gentry-Maharaj and the team, for receiving the ROK-UK Smart Clinical Trials Collaboration Award, which is run by @nihr.bsky.social and Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) in partnership.

Learn more here ⬇️

#womenshealth #UCL #clinicaltrials

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🏆 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/news/2025/ju...
#QSWUR

📢 Final call to purchase tickets for the IfWH End of Year Celebration!

📅 Wednesday 18 June 2025
🕖 7.00pm BST until late
📍 The Camden

This event is organised by @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social students and is open to all students within @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social.

Book your tickets now:

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It’s such a privilege to teach. Mixed feelings today as our students come to the end of their taught modules. We’ve had a brilliant 3 weeks discussing developing technology in reproductive health. @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social #education #msc #reproduction #reproductivehealth #womenshealth #future

@profjoyceharper.bsky.social

How weight loss drugs might affect women’s fertility

“All drugs have side effects and we don't really know about how some of those are…To really be sure that a drug is not affecting pregnancy is a difficult thing to test,” said Prof Joyce Harper (@ucl-ifwh.bsky.social) on the side effects of drugs.

Listen to the interview on BBC Radio 5 Live here ⬇️

£1.5m donation to transform neonatal brain injury research at UCLH : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UCLH Charity is delighted to announce a generous £1.5 million donation from the Bukhman Philanthropies.

We’re proud to support the ENRICH Study at UCLH‬, led by Prof Nikki Robertson, which has received a £1.5m donation from Bukhman Philanthropies to advance therapies for new borns affected by HIE.
More: bit.ly/43ZG7iL
@uclh.bsky.social ‪‪ ‬ @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social‬ @uclhcharity.bsky.social‬

UCL Women's Health Graduate Information Session Join us online to learn more about studying a Master's degree at the UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health.

Don't forget to join us online tomorrow at our Women's Health Graduate Information Session 🔬

Learn more about studying a Master's degree at UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health and how it can help advance your career.

📅 11 June 2025
⏰ 12pm - 1pm BST

Book your place now:

🔗 bit.ly/44Ocbbq

UCL Women's Health Graduate Information Session Join us online to learn more about studying a Master's degree at the UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health.

Join us online at our UCL Women's Health Graduate Information Session this June to learn more about studying a Master's degree at @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social and how it can help you advance your career 🔬

📅 11 June 2025
⏰ 12.00pm - 1.00pm BST

Book your place now:

🔗 bit.ly/44Ocbbq

#postgraduate #UCL

Text reads "Eid al-Adha Mubarak" next to an illustration of mosque minarets under a crescent moon.

Eid Mubarak! UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health wish everyone celebrating a safe and peaceful Eid al-Adha ✨

#EidMubarak #EidAlAdha #UCL

@michelleoyen.bsky.social

Invited Lecture: Digital Twins of Human Pregnancy UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health Invited Lecture: Digital Twins of Human Pregnancy with Dr Michelle Oyen, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University

Join us next week for Dr Michelle Oyen's Invited Lecture: Digital Twins of Human Pregnancy.

📆 Monday 9 June 2025

⏰ 1.00pm - 2.00pm BST

📍 Christopher Ingold Building, Chemistry Lecture Theatre XLG1, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ.

Follow the link below to book your space ⬇️

UCL Women's Health Graduate Information Session Join us online to learn more about studying a Master's degree at the UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health.

Join us online at our UCL Women's Health Graduate Information Session to learn more about studying a Master's degree at @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social and how it can help advance your career 🔬

📆 11 June 2025
⏰ 12.00pm - 1.00pm BST

Book your place now:

🔗 bit.ly/44Ocbbq

#WomensHealth #Postgraduate