Who gets to tell humanity's story? Lucy changed how we understand human evolution. A new article by @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Peter Kjærgaard explores her journey from Ethiopia to Abu Dhabi, raising questions about museums, heritage and the geography of knowledge. @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

What can the Amazon teach us about climate action? As part of London Climate Action Week, we're exploring biodiversity, livelihoods and climate solutions, themes studied on our MSc Conservation, Climate Change and EPS courses. Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-lcaw #LCAW @ucl.ac.uk

Congratulations to Muki Haklay, Professor of Geographical Information Science in the UCL Department of Geography, and UCL alumnus Patrick Weber, who won the IEEE Test of Time Award for their 2008 @openstreetmap.bsky.social paper! Find out more and access the paper 👇 #OpenStreetap #Awards

How do students experience the climate crisis, and what role can universities play in driving change? As #LCAW2026 begins, @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joins a discussion on climate anxiety, activism and action, issues at the heart of geography. 🎥 bit.ly/4xEfg9U

📣 Have you heard? Thanks to incredible minds from every corner of the globe, from curious first-years to Nobel prize-winning researchers, we’re now joint #8 in the QS World University Rankings. We are University College London. And here, it can happen. #QSWUR 🔗: https://bit.ly/4vlW4w2

We're recruiting Postgraduate Teaching Assistants for 2026/27. PGTA roles offers the opportunity to develop teaching experience, support student learning and build skills alongside their research. Apply now: tinyurl.com/ucl-pgta26 #UCLGeography #HigherEd #AcademicCareers

Congratulations to MSc Climate Change graduate Fangjingcheng Zhu, whose dissertation research has contributed to a new paper exploring how the Gulf Stream responded during an abrupt global cold snap nearly 13,000 years ago. Read the paper: tinyurl.com/ycy6ef77 The MSc: tinyurl.com/2zcta8uu

What happens when El Niño and climate change interact? @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joined BBC World Service's The Climate Question to discuss how a powerful El Niño could affect weather, food security and global temperatures. #ClimateChange #ElNino #ClimateScience @ucl.ac.uk#ClimateChange

What happens when siege becomes the framework for humanitarian action? A new report by Professor Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh examines access, protection and accountability in Gaza, Sudan, Syria, Yemen and Lebanon. #MigrationStudies #HumanitarianAction #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk#MigrationStudies

What can the 3D structure of a forest tell us about ecosystem resilience? 🌳 @mokros.bsky.social secured ARIA funding for 3DTreePrint, using low-cost LiDAR to create detailed 3D forest measurements for conservation and environmental management. #UCLGeography #RemoteSensing #Biodiversity @ucl.ac.uk

"Bringing back Homo erectus would be an incredibly selfish scientific experiment...If we had the technology, there are much more exciting things we could do, like reversing the biodiversity damage we’ve already done." @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social in The Observer on Richard Dawkins' new novel 👇

Wondering how a Social Data Intern could support your organisation? Head to tinyurl.com/pk7tyjf6 to find out more!

In Brazil, urban space reflects racialised segregation, labour and governance. Renato Emerson dos Santos shows racial capitalism produces uneven urban space and Black movements challenge it. 📍 16 Jun 2026, IAS Common Ground, UCL #UrbanGeography #RacialCapitalism

Can satellites track rocket pollution? 🚀🛰️ New @ucl.ac.uk Geography research led by Professor Eloise Marais is using high-resolution satellite imaging to detect spacecraft emissions and understand their impact on air quality and climate. #EarthObservation #ClimateScience #RemoteSensing

Career paths are rarely linear. After graduating from @ucl.ac.uk Geography, Maahika Singh found herself facing a difficult job market. Instead of waiting for an opportunity, she built one – launching her own storytelling agency with support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise. #UCLGeography

🌍 Deadline approaching to book your place! Tackling Grand Challenges conference on 5 June at UCL IOE and workshops on 4 June at UCL East. Join researchers, policymakers & innovators to explore what works in addressing global challenges. 🔗 https://bit.ly/49KJdd9

Discover our vast collection of journals, books, articles, databases, reading lists, digital collections and archives with Explore. Find out more here: https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/explore

A four day fieldcourse to @kneppwilding.bsky.social as part of our @uclgeography.bsky.social MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology & Restoration & MSc Conservation Rewilding module. Beetles, eels (71 caught & recorded), birds, plants & mammals all closely studied in & around our "Wild Futures" camp!

Come and do our amazingly popular @uclgeography.bsky.social MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology & Restoration. Now in its 24th year, the course famously underpins practical aquatic conservation & restoration with the very best science @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @craigbennett3.bsky.social

Want to learn wetland botany as part of your MSc? In our @uclgeography.bsky.social MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology & Restoration MSc we teach a mega loved Aquatic Macrophytes field module in Dorset that takes us to ponds, saline lagoon, lakes & chalk streams

Meet James Cheshire, Director of the UCL Social Data Institute (SODA) As well as his role in SODA, James is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography at @uclgeography.bsky.social and Deputy Director of Smart Data Research UK's Geographic Data Service. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/4yktptd2

What kinds of communities emerge in spaces built for movement rather than settlement? Hear Professor Timothy Oakes on exploring infrastructure, mobility and precarity in Southeast Asia through Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor | 17 June | 4–6pm #UCLGeography #UrbanStudies #SoutheastAsia

Who feels they belong in academia? Join Geographers Against Classism at @ucl.ac.uk Geography for a panel on class, cultural capital, and inclusion in academia. 📅 9 June | Free & open to all Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-gac #UCLGeography #HigherEducation @rikjaz.bsky.social

Biodiversity loss is accelerating. UCL researchers are mapping climate risks, exposing vulnerable ecosystems, and pushing nature‑positive solutions already influencing global policy. Read more: https://bit.ly/3PNFiX2 #InternationalDayForBiologicalDiversity

Congratulations to the Class of 2026. 🎓 From late-night deadlines to graduation day in UCL’s bicentenary year, you’ve been part of a chapter that will stay in the university’s history long after the photos are taken. #UCL200 #UCLGrad 📸: Nikolaos Volkov

Rocket launches and burning satellites may be creating an “accidental geoengineering experiment”, according to new research discussed by Professor Eloise Marais on @npr.org. Listen now: tinyurl.com/geoengin #ClimateScience #Geoengineering #SpaceResearch @ucl.ac.uk

Decarbonisation could reshape supplies of sulfur and helium, vital for fertilisers, semiconductors and healthcare. A new Chemistry World feature includes insights from @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social on why recycling will be critical as fossil fuel extraction declines. #NetZero #ClimateResearch

New research co-authored by @ucl.ac.uk Geography researcher Dr Feng Yin finds coal plant pollution reduced global solar PV generation by 5.8% in 2023, highlighting an overlooked barrier to the clean energy transition. Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-coal #UCLGeography #ClimateScience

Tonight at @ucl.ac.uk Geography: the 9th Annual Lecture on Climate and Human History. Prof David Reich explores how ancient DNA is transforming what we know about human evolution and adaptation over 10,000 years. 5:30PM | Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre | tinyurl.com/ucl-reich #UCL #HumanHistory

☀️Learn new programming skills this summer! Boost your CV by signing up for our Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (eighteen hours) short course. Find out more and book your spot: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe... #ShortCourses #Bayesian #SocialData #Programming #CV @ucl.ac.uk

What are the implications for governments trying to advance climate policy? Tune into this week's episode of UCL Uncovering Politics, where we hear from Jared Finnegan, Lecturer in Public Policy in the UCL Department of Political Science. Full episode: tinyurl.com/4kvct36h @ucl.ac.uk #Climate

Teaching + spatial data = real-world impact. We’re looking for an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Social Data Science and Cartography to join the @ucl.ac.uk Geography. 👉 Details: tinyurl.com/ucl-carto #UCLGeography #GIS #SpatialData

3 days to go. Prof David Reich joins @ucl.ac.uk Geography to explore how ancient DNA is reshaping understanding of human evolution, migration, and adaptation over 10,000 years. 15 May | 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-reich #UCLGeography #AncientDNA

This week⏰ 🔗https://tinyurl.com/soda10y Join us to celebrate of 10 years of connecting organisations with world-class talent and find out more about how our internship programme can help you! Booking is essential: tinyurl.com/soda10y #Interns #events #UCL @ucl.ac.uk

Why study climate and human history together? Because environments shape humans, and humans reshape environments. This lecture explores that relationship across deep time, from ancient DNA to today’s climate challenges. Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-reich #ClimateHistory @ucl.ac.uk

What does student wellbeing look like in practice? GI Geog joined Geoggers for a Green Impact lunchtime run, exploring how movement and nature support wellbeing. From Primrose Hill, they reflected on the value of outdoor space in student life. #StudentWellbeing #GreenImpact #UCLGeography

Today! 🌊 Lake mud & models, pollution histories & phosphorus dynamics. Don’t miss Dr John Boyle: tinyurl.com/ucl-bat16 #BattarbeeLecture2026 #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk

Tomorrow! ⚡ Unlock lake sediment secrets with Dr John Boyle: tinyurl.com/ucl-bat16 #BattarbeeLecture2026 #UCLGeography #Palaeolimnology @ucl.ac.uk

What does it mean to “disagree well” about history? @ucl.ac.uk hosts a panel on colonial legacies, institutional accountability, and public debate. How do we engage with difficult histories, and each other, in a polarised moment?

What does wellbeing look like in practice for students? Today, @ucl.ac.uk's Geography’s Green Impact team joins the student-led Geoggers running group to hear how outdoor activity supports wellbeing during term time. #StudentWellbeing #Geography #HigherEd

On Circular Writing ARIEL - UCL's Centre for Creative Practice Research presents Tom Western (UCL Geography) for this Friday Lunchtime Discussion on the possibility of circular writing – as form and texture, as motif and thematic. 8 May 12-1pm www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

New research identifies 479 genetic variants shaped by natural selection over 10,000 years across West Eurasia. Based on 15,836 ancient genomes, it shows human evolution is ongoing and environment-linked. Find out more: tinyurl.com/ucl-reich #AncientDNA #Geography @ucl.ac.uk

Come and do the mega popular & frankly brilliant @uclgeography.bsky.social MSc Aquatic Conservation, Ecology & Restoration. Now in its 24th year, the course underpins practical aquatic conservation & restoration with science

☀️Learn new programming skills this summer! Boost your CV by signing up for our Introduction to Bayesian Inference and Modelling four-day (eighteen hours) short course. Find out more and book your spot: tinyurl.com/BayesianInfe... #ShortCourses #Bayesian #SocialData #Programming #CV @ucl.ac.uk

1 week! ⏳ Lakes, mud & environmental secrets await. Join Dr John Boyle: tinyurl.com/ucl-bat16 #BattarbeeLecture2026 #UCLGeography #LakeScience @ucl.ac.uk

ARIEL - UCL's Centre for Creative Practice Research presents: On Circular Writing 8 May 12-1pm Join Tom Western @uclgeography.bsky.social for this ARIEL Friday Lunchtime Discussion on the possibility of circular writing – as form and texture, as motif and thematic. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

We’re pleased to welcome Prof David Reich to @ucl.ac.uk Geography. His work in ancient DNA reveals how migration, selection & adaptation shaped humans over millennia using data from 15,000+ ancient individuals. #HumanEvolution

Join us! 🌐Lecture: Corruption, Economic Cycles, and Political Accountability in Latin America Carlos Scartascini is Leader of the Research Department Behavioral Economics Group and Principal Leader at the Inter-American Development Bank 📅 06 May | 14:00 - 16.00 | Room 103, 51 Gordon Square

🎫 Get your ticket: tinyurl.com/soda10y

Congratulations to Dr Eleanor Gershenson-Smith on passing her PhD viva! Her thesis, Reactive Nitrogen in London: From Chemistry to Air Quality to Public Health, explores the impact of nitrogen-based pollution on air quality and health in Greater London. Find out more: tinyurl.com/tyktre #Viva