Congratulations, Helen! 👏

Ageing stars are surprisingly efficient at destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, suggests a new study by Dr Edward Bryant @embryantastro.bsky.social and Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social looking at nearly half a million post-main sequence stars using NASA's TESS satellite

Join us for our upcoming in-person Undergraduate Open Event and find out more about studying at @uclrdr.bsky.social and @stsucl.bsky.social departments! 📅 Saturday 15 November ⏰ 10:30 am to 3:00 pm Register your place and find out more: bit.ly/3X6zqYY.

Spooky story time! 👻 Gather round the fire with student Maria and listen to 3 spine-tingling facts about space 🌌 Happy Halloween 🎃 youtube.com/shorts/3LE48... #halloween #HappyHalloween #spooky #scary #SpookyStory #ScaryStory #SpaceFacts #space #astronomy

A research team led by Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social is investigating a possible UK camera that would "weigh" Earth-like planets to help find life as part of a flagship NASA mission, the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Funded by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, which engineers at @uclmaps.bsky.social helped design and build, has made its first observations. The facility, with its 2,400 fibres, can unravel the light of 2,400 celestial objects simultaneously www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

From UCL #PhD student to Professor in #Materials #Chemistry and #Engineering at UCL Chemistry - learn about Guanjie He's research, industry collaborations and role in UCL's upcoming bicentenary: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical... @uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #UCL200 @uclenterprise.bsky.social

London Centre for Nanotechnology event on 4 Nov filled with exciting discussions, presentations, and networking opportunities for Atomic Force Microscopy enthusiasts: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-cen... #atomic #AtomicForce #microscopy #nano #NanoTech #nanotechnology

#WorldSpaceWeek ☀️ Spotlight on Lucie Green @luciegreen.bsky.social, Prof of Solar Physics at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory! She does a lot of work to support the development of new missions launched by @esa.int and other space agencies around the world 🛰️ www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...

#WorldSpaceWeek 🌑 Prof Raman Prinja (UCL Physics & Astronomy) on the #SundayBrunch talking about the #moon, and his new book for the younger readers 📖 Watch on Channel 4 from 29:27: www.channel4.com/programmes/s.... Image: Channel 4 / Sunday Brunch. #wsw2025 #SpaceScience #astronomy #universe

#WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discuss shared passions and challenges in chasing cosmic dreams on BBC's Sky at Night programme (from 20 mins 23 secs): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis.... #wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM

We're celebrating #WorldSpaceWeek! ☄️🚀 UCL student startup Interstellar Space Technologies, founded by Mohit Joshi, (MSc Technology Management), is building factories in space to harness microgravity and make products of higher quality than is possible on Earth: bit.ly/48R5zuH #WSW2025

The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the interior of the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new study co-led by Professor Yang Li @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission

Stunning images show for the first time how life-saving antibiotics disrupt the armour of an E. coli bacterium, as part of a study co-led by Professor Bart Hoogenboom and Carolina Borrelli @uclmaps.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

This study, published recently in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and led by Snehalata Sahu of the University of Warwick, includes co-author and UCL/Birkbeck Centre for Planetary Sciences colleague, Professor Jay Farihi @uclmaps.bsky.social 🔭🧪🪐

UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). Read more: bit.ly/46tDarL #KEF5 @ucl.ac.uk @profgeraintrees.bsky.social

A spinout co-founded by UCL's Professor John Morton @uclmaps.bsky.social has built the world’s first full-stack quantum computer made with the same silicon chip technology that is used in laptops and phones www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Synthetic cells that could be activated to release medicines whilst deep in the body have been created by chemists at @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social and the University of Oxford. Researchers say the technique could be used to deliver medicines more precisely

Starting an undergraduate course @uclmaps.bsky.social this September? “Meet Your Classmates” is a virtual meeting hosted by student adviser Helena Ahmed. 🤝 Get to know fellow students, swap tips, and build connections before term starts. Book here: outlook.office.com/book/MeetYou... © James Tye

In recognition of Prof @luciegreen.bsky.social's (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) research in #solar #physics and her activities to engage the wider public with the latest discoveries in this area, #asteroid 2005 LG31 has been renamed Luciegreen! 👏 @uclnews.bsky.social

📣 Apply by 27 Oct for the fully funded Martingale Foundation Scholarships to pursue Master's and PhDs at leading UK research universities, including UCL's Institute for Mathematical & Statistical Sciences: martingale.foundation. All fees and expenses are covered, including a living wage stipend.

🖋️"It’s chilling to consider the possibility of returning to a pre-vaccine era." Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social warns that the US Secretary of Health and Human Services’ efforts to undermine vaccines risk spreading globally. theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-i...

An international team led by Dr Mojtaba Abdi-Jalebi and Siming Huang @uclmaps.bsky.social has developed durable solar cells that can efficiently harvest energy from indoor light, meaning devices such as remote controls, alarms and sensors could soon be battery free www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/au...

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." 👏

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...

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

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 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

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... #UCLOpenDays

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...

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

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... #UCLOpenDays

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...

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...

🔦 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...

“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

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: ucl.ac.uk/sts/news/2... Watch the Young Voices of Africa 'Blood Diamond' documentary here: https://bit.ly/3HgJcD7

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...

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...

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

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...