📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change? Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition! 🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025 🌍 Advance SDG13 🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy 🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC 📧 Submit: [email protected] 🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD

📣 Catalyst Seminar Series: Children & Young People’s Mental Health 🗓️ 12 Nov | 🕐 1–2:15pm | 💻 Online Join Profs Argyris Stringaris & Courtenay Norbury for a discussion on ‘The rise in CYP diagnoses’ with speakers Philip Shaw & Naomi Fisher. 🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4nyeDbF

Merging touch, design and digital technology. Research from Profs Carey Jewitt and Sara Price explores the social and sensory aspects of 'digital touch', including • its potential to trigger new ideas • help users think through experiences • inspire creative, haptic design uclioe.info/4qEyJnc

📘 Book Launch: Governing the End Join us on 5 Nov, 6:30pm @ UCL Bloomsbury for the launch of Prof Lisa Vanhala’s new book on climate change loss & damage. 🎤 Panel experts: UCL, SOAS, LSE, Johns Hopkins & The Loss and Damage Collaboration. 🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/tUwzL

🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead. Secure your spot 👇 https://bit.ly/3JuaO9q

📘 Book Launch: Governing the End Join us on 5 Nov, 6:30pm @ UCL Bloomsbury for the launch of Prof Lisa Vanhala’s new book on climate change loss & damage. 🎤 Panel experts: UCL, SOAS, LSE, Johns Hopkins & The Loss and Damage Collaboration. 🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/tUwzL

📣 Catalyst Seminar Series: Children & Young People’s Mental Health 🗓️ 12 Nov | 🕐 1–2:15pm | 💻 Online Join Profs Argyris Stringaris & Courtenay Norbury for a discussion on ‘The rise in CYP diagnoses’ with speakers Philip Shaw & Naomi Fisher. 🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4nyeDbF

📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change? Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition! 🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025 🌍 Advance SDG13 🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy 🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC 📧 Submit: [email protected] 🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD

Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26 Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice. 🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00 🔗 https://bit.ly/4oiv1yg

🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead. Secure your spot 👇 https://shorturl.at/BrTwC

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🚨 Join us for the UK launch of the 2025 Global Report of @LancetCountdown 30 Oct | 15:30 - 17:00 at Wellcome Collection 🌍 Hear the latest on climate change and health, including using evidence to drive action to protect health. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/iofKE

The Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report celebrates nearly a decade of pioneering research and collaboration at @ucl.ac.uk, including exciting projects from Geography academics. #UCL #GrandChallenges #Geography #ResearchImpact #Innovation

🚀 Exciting news! UCL’s Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report is out, celebrating nearly a decade of collaboration and innovation improving lives through digital health, AI, sustainability, and more. 🔗 Check it out: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

The Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report also features the following SSEES project ‘Press start for debate: Video games and democracy’, led by Dr Felix Ciuta and Dr Diana Popescu. Read the full report here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

With @uclknowledgelab.bsky.social @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social and funding from @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social

I helped lead this at UCL. I think we made a difference in bringing disciplines together across the university and developing a new approach to careful innovation

🚀 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

We’re delighted to share that the ‘Cost-of-Living Crisis’ mini policy commission, a collaboration between UCL Grand Challenges, UCL Public Policy, & UCL Institute of Education, has been featured in the IOE Impact Stories 2025 campaign: https://uclioe.info/4h19Qhh

Join the CONNECT Pilot Workshop at UCL! 🗓️ Wed 5 Nov | 🕜 1:30–3:30 PM 📍 8th Floor, 1-19 Torrington Place Gain skills, build partnerships, shape UCL’s research culture. Limited spaces – email [email protected] to sign up!

🚨 Join us for the UK launch of the 2025 Global Report of @LancetCountdown 30 Oct | 15:30 - 17:00 at Wellcome Collection 🌍 Hear the latest on climate change and health, including using evidence to drive action to protect health. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/iofKE

In this short blog, Sam Balch, Martin Scott, and Sundas Gull (UCL Grand Challenges) share their reflections on the summit and what it means for UCL’s engagement with the SDGs. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/news/2025/oct/blog-advancing-sdgs-rigour-and-collaboration

New blog from Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros (UCL Bartlett): How community initiatives in North East England are supporting men’s mental health through everyday activities and trusted local spaces. 🧠 Read more: https://shorturl.at/5qQWU

🌿 UCL’s delegation to #COP30 is heading to Belém, Brazil this November — bringing research, policy, and student voices to the heart of global climate action. 🔗 Read more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/news/2025/oct/ucl-delegation-announced-cop30 #ClimateCrisis #UCL #Sustainability

@uclholocaust.bsky.social is transforming how the Holocaust is taught in schools by: • Designing teacher professional development • Creating resources to tackle antisemitism and misconceptions about Jewish people • Training up schools to teach Holocaust education uclioe.info/3LkKJKo

Join our chair, Prof Eloise Scotford, Dean of @laws.ucl.ac.uk and speakers: Adam Berman, Director of Policy & Advocacy @energy-uk.org.uk Lisa Vanhala, Prof of PolSci and Pro-Vice Provost for @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social @pschillingc.bsky.social, Co-Director UCL Centre for Law & Environment

📘 Book Launch: Governing the End Join us on 5 Nov, 6:30pm @ UCL Bloomsbury for the launch of Prof Lisa Vanhala’s new book on climate change loss & damage. 🎤 Panel experts: UCL, SOAS, LSE, Johns Hopkins & The Loss and Damage Collaboration. 🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/tUwzL

🌍 As COP30 approaches, Lisa Vanhala & Katherine Welch reflect on UCL’s climate leadership and the work ahead to drive meaningful change. 📖 Read the blog: https://ucldisruptivevoices.medium.com/reflecting-on-progress-ucls-grand-challenge-of-the-climate-crisis-2073cf7da9c4 #COP30 #ClimateCrisis

How can we build climate resilience in informal spaces often overlooked by formal planning? 🌍🏘️ PhD student Joffrey Doma @uclspp reflects on a UCL masterclass exploring just climate transitions and community-led adaptation. 🔗 Read more shorturl.at/aGThA

Around one in three young adults in Britain expects to need mental health support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned from YouGov by the @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social of Mental Health & Wellbeing. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead. Secure your spot 👇 https://bit.ly/48AELyS

Applications open: Cultural Understanding Small Grants 2025/26 We're offering up to £5,000 for interdisciplinary projects that explore Cultural Understanding. Open to UCL staff. 🗓 Apply by 20 Oct 2025 🔗 More info: https://shorturl.at/kNx4q

"A striking theme emerged across the two conferences this year: a return to community as the anchor for rebuilding the social fabric of the nation." Lauren Andres, Pro-Vice-Provost for Inequalities @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social reflects on Party Conference season. www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

🌍 Phones, laptops, gadgets… how do they shape our planet? @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social (MSc #ClimateChange) is featured in @theguardian.com, showing how tech consumption could reshape Venice, Iguazu Falls & more. #ClimateCrisis #SustainableTech #UCLGeography #TechImpact

Join the CONNECT Pilot Workshop at UCL! 🗓️ Wed 5 Nov | 🕜 1:30–3:30 PM 📍 8th Floor, 1-19 Torrington Place Gain skills, build partnerships, shape UCL’s research culture. Limited spaces – email [email protected] to sign up!

🚨 Join us for the UK launch of the 2025 Global Report of @LancetCountdown 30 Oct | 15:30 - 17:00 at Wellcome Collection 🌍 Hear the latest on climate change and health, including using evidence to drive action to protect health. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/iofKE

👩‍🔬 Daisy Fancourt, professor of psychobiology & epidemiology at @ucl.ac.uk, reflects on being a woman in science and shares advice for early-career researchers. #PLPEXPeditions; @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social

🚨 Applications now open! Staff & students—submit your proposals for Grand Challenges x ChangeMakers 🌍 Co-create projects that spark fresh thinking & real-world impact. 📅 Deadline: 17 Oct 🔗 Apply now https://shorturl.at/myDVF

💬 Daisy Fancourt explores the rising epidemic of loneliness: how isolation harms both body and mind, and why genuine, face-to-face connection remains vital for our health. 🔗 www.joinexpeditions.com/exps/1258-th... #PLPEXPeditions @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @leverhulme.ac.uk

🌍New blog! Urban Climate Transitions and Justice Professor Mark Pelling & Friederike Hartz reflect on the recent conference focused on local democratic action for climate adaptation and resilience. shorturl.at/xMa2k

Applications open: Cultural Understanding Small Grants 2025/26 We're offering up to £5,000 for interdisciplinary projects that explore Cultural Understanding. Open to UCL staff. 🗓 Apply by 20 Oct 2025 🔗 More info: https://shorturl.at/kNx4q

🎟️ Register now for the in-person UK launch of the 2025 Lancet Countdown Global Report with @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social 📚 Hear from leading voices on climate & health as we explore the latest science & policy insights. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/Y7xZmkh

📘 Book Launch: Governing the End Join us on 5 Nov, 6:30pm @ UCL Bloomsbury for the launch of Prof Lisa Vanhala’s new book on climate change loss & damage. 🎤 Panel experts: UCL, SOAS, LSE, Johns Hopkins & The Loss and Damage Collaboration. 🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/tUwzL

That's a wrap! Our jam packed day at #UNGCUKSummit2025 is over! Filled with insightful panel discussions, thought provoking fireside chats, hands-on workshops, and extensive networking. Proud to have been there representing UCL! #SDGS #SDSNUK #SDSNGlobal

How can you future-proof your business? Start by asking: how can we redefine sustainability to enable a meaningful transition—one that sparks system-changing conversations. #UNGCUKSummit2025 Download the report. www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

Keynote Address from Sir Chris Bryant, Minister of State #SDGReactor #SectorPerformace #measurewhatmatters #SDSNUK #SDSNGlobal #RedefiningSustainability #UNGCUKSummit2025

@globalcompactuk.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk SDSN UK, Newcastle University & Euromonitor International has launched a new report – Trailblazers & Transformers: UK Business Sectors Redefining Sustainability. It examines UK sector progress on the SDGs, highlights gaps & recommendations. shorturl.at/OulbJ

Dr Matt Winning, UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources providing us with some Climate Comedy to kick off the afternoon! #UNGCUKSummit2025

Engaging session on Reducing Inequalities: The Business Case for Fairness, Inclusion, and Decent Work "Individual accountability collective responsibility" by Uzma Hamid Dizier from Slaughter and May

Our first session of the day: Value Chain Sustainability 🔗🌍 We explored how businesses can engage their entire value chain to boost sustainability & profitability. Thanks to our speakers for their valuable insights! #UNGCUKSummit2025