Meet David Zhong @dz803.bsky.social, a third-year MEng Robotics & AI student at @ucl.ac.uk @uclengineering.bsky.social. From competition rovers to teaching robots to follow plain-language instructions, he’s getting hands-on with real-world robotics. #UCLandChina Read the Q&A⬇️

Stronger UK–France health research links: @ucl.ac.uk welcomed Inserm for a roundtable with senior leaders and the French Embassy science team—plus the first Inserm–UK Joint Lab with UCL is now signed. #UCLEurope #UCLHealth More ⬇️ www.ucl.ac.uk/global/news/...

@ucl.ac.uk academic Dr Zezhi Tang (UCL Computer Science, @uclengineering.bsky.social) on taking embodied AI from theory to practice—reinforcement learning, robots that can see, understand instructions, and act, and real-world robotics. Read the spotlight: www.ucl.ac.uk/global/case-... #UCLandChina

@ucl.ac.uk is heading to China! UCL partners with top Chinese institutions to tackle global challenges, from health to AI. Learn more about #UCLandChina: bit.ly/455CJ5W Watch this video from last year's visit: bit.ly/3OrddAE

❗ Deadline Mon 3 Nov 2025: apply for the @ucl.ac.uk–Cornell Joint Research Seed Grants 2025–26. Funding up to £10k for projects on Rule of Law & Democracy. Open to UCL & Cornell PIs; early-career researchers encouraged. Deadline: 3 Nov 2025 (EST). 🔗 ⬇️

During a delegation led by Pres & Provost Dr Michael Spence, UCL strengthened links in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. UCL committed to advance research, innovation and education opportunities, took part in THE's World Academic Summit, and reconnected with alumni in Dubai @uclenterprise.bsky.social.

At the Beijing Health Forum, @profgeraintrees.bsky.social delivered a keynote highlighting @ucl.ac.uk’s healthcare innovation and international partnerships, aligned with the forum theme: Innovation without Borders, Health for Our Shared Future. #UCLandChina #UCLHealth @uclnews.bsky.social

At Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, @profgeraintrees.bsky.social met with the leadership team, toured facilities, and advanced the UCL-THU Academic Health Project: joint curriculum & research, clinical links and AI-enabled care. @ucl.ac.uk @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social #UCLandChina #UCLHealth

@ucl.ac.uk @profgeraintrees.bsky.social met @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social President Li Luming and Vice President Wang Hongwei to advance health & AI collaboration. Discussions focused on the proposed Joint Centre at Changgung Hospital and expanding research collaboration. #UCLandChina #UCLHealth

At the Beijing-Tsinghua Health AI Summit, @profgeraintrees.bsky.social spoke on global AI talent and training in healthcare. Hosted by @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social, the Summit brought together global leaders exploring how AI can bridge innovation and clinical practice. #UCLandChina #UCLHealth

🚀 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

Two coast-to-coast receptions brought 80+ @ucl.ac.uk alumni together in Boston and New York—strengthening our US community, sharing university updates and celebrating constructive dialogue through Disagreeing Well.⬇️ www.ucl.ac.uk/alumni/news/...

26 @ucl.ac.uk undergraduates were chosen as Millennium Fellows 2024–25, the highest number in the UK (five years running). Through the MCN/UNAI programme, Fellows advanced projects on the UN Sustainable Development Goals, from homelessness and education access to health tech. Read more⬇️

UCL India Open Days: meet UCL academics and explore programmes in Mumbai (2 Nov), Bangalore (5 Nov) and New Delhi (8 Nov). Featuring: The Bartlett, Arts & Humanities, Engineering, Life Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Social & Historical Sciences, and the School of Management. #UCLandIndia

❗ Deadline Mon 3 Nov 2025: apply for the @ucl.ac.uk–Cornell Joint Research Seed Grants 2025–26. Funding up to £10k for projects on Rule of Law & Democracy. Open to UCL & Cornell PIs; early-career researchers encouraged. Deadline: 3 Nov 2025 (EST). 🔗 ⬇️

Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!

🎫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

Pleased to host Dame Caroline Wilson DCMG (former British Ambassador to China) at @ucl.ac.uk for a discussion with President & Provost Dr Michael Spence and Prof Li Wei (@ioe.bsky.social) on our China priorities — including the health collaboration with @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social. #UCLandChina

We are recruiting for the UCL Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre (UCL GITCC). Based in London, you'll be bilingual in English and #Korean. Read the job descriptions: Programme Manager bit.ly/4qap9Z5 Programme Officer bit.ly/46UG1vm

UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence was delighted to join the UK Prime Minister's trade visit to India this week, announcing exciting new collaborations in MedTech and assistive tech. A great opportunity to celebrate UK-India innovation #UCLandIndia www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

🎙️ New podcast: Intersectionality at UCL – Lived Experience and Institutional Change In this episode, host Ethne speaks with Prof Sara Mole, Noël Caliste & Dr Sinead Murphy about how UCL is advancing inclusion & equity through intersectional approaches. https://bit.ly/4ogWW0P

❗ Deadline next Friday (10 Oct 2025) UCL–Tohoku University Strategic Partner Funds (up to £10,000) UCL–Zhejiang University Strategic Partner Funds (up to £30,000) ⬇️ Apply Tohoku → www.ucl.ac.uk/global/fundi... Zhejiang → www.ucl.ac.uk/global/fundi...

❗Deadline: Friday, 3 October, to apply for the @ucl.ac.uk–AIIMS, New Delhi Strategic Partner Funds 2025/26. 💰Funding: up to £5,000 (UCL) + ₹5 lakh (AIIMS) per project in genomics & rare diseases, child health, and healthcare leadership & governance. ⬇️Apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/global/fundi...

🎙️ New Podcast Mini-Series: Inequalities in Focus As part of our Disruptive Voices series, this mini-series invites you to engage in thought-provoking conversations with UCL researchers & interdisciplinary experts who are tackling some of society’s most pressing inequalities. 🎧👇https://bit.ly/42x2Rqv

Keen to help the construction industry cut carbon emissions – particularly during the concrete production process – Dr Weiwei Chen from @ucl.ac.uk @thebartlettucl.bsky.social School of Sustainable Construction used UCL-ZheJiang University Strategic Partner Funds to collaborate with experts in China⬇️

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

📢 UCL academics Deadline approaching for @ucl-global.bsky.social Partner Funds! Collaborate on joint projects with @ucl.ac.uk partner institutions in China, Japan, India, the US and Australia. Apply now: bit.ly/3ThJ1eb @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social @uclenterprise.bsky.social @aco-ucl.bsky.social

Driven to understand why transplants fail, Dr Andreas Tiffeau-Mayer (@qimmuno.bsky.social) used a UCL – University of Sydney Strategic Ignition Grant to combine computational and clinical expertise with collaborators in Australia ⬇️ Find out more about the Grants and apply by 13 Oct: bit.ly/4pFUd2S

September is World Alzheimer’s Month🧠 @ucl.ac.uk is collaborating with partners worldwide to tackle dementia, including the establishment of a rare dementia research site in Jakarta in partnership with Universitas Indonesia. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/global/case-... Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

NEW❗ Applications now open for the @ucl.ac.uk - Cornell Joint Research Seed Grants 2025–26. Funding up to £10K to support projects on Rule of Law & Democracy. Open to UCL & Cornell PIs; early-career researchers are encouraged to apply. Deadline 3 Nov 2025 (EST). 🔗https://bit.ly/41ZUTWA

NEW: Applications now open for the UCL- @sydney.edu.au Strategic Ignition Grants. Funding to support joint research in Health, Nanotechnology & Quantum, with up to £20K/AUD$40K available per project. Early & mid-career researchers strongly encouraged to apply! Closes 13 October 2025 BST

Huge congratulations to Professor Michael Batty for this fantastic achievement!

📢 Tonight at the Horniman Museum (6–9pm): All Eyes on Her! A powerful display from our AHRC-funded project with @uclarchaeology.bsky.social & Horniman Museum, celebrating the creativity, resistance & heritage of Egyptian women, past & present. Free entry, all welcome⬇️

Exciting opportunity for @ucl.ac.uk academics to collaborate globally and tackle pressing real-world challenges. The Reach Alliance call supports ambitious, interdisciplinary research projects that focus on reaching the hardest to reach. Apply by 3 Oct: bit.ly/463dDWb

Writing for @weforum.org, @ucl.ac.uk Provost Dr Michael Spence shares what it means to disagree well, and the role of universities in teaching this vital skill. An advocate for practicing effective disagreement, he also outlines UCL’s Disagreeing Well campaign.

Congratulations to UCL alumnae Joyce and Raissa de Haas on securing £4.5 million to help their premium mixers business, Double Dutch, expand further into the UK and international market. Read more: bit.ly/4lTOjrG #LondonDemoDay2025 #10YearsBaseKX

@ucl.ac.uk academics🔈 A number of partner funds are available to support joint research projects with global partner institutions in China, Japan and India. Calls are open from today until early October. Find out more and apply now ⬇️ www.ucl.ac.uk/global/fundi...

📢 We're hiring! UCL is looking for a Senior Communications Manager to lead comms for our research strategy — from REF to UCL Public Policy. Apply by 1 Sept 🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=37265&jobTitle=Senior+Communications+Manager+%28Research%29+

@ucl.ac.uk researchers 📢 Call for abstracts | Cities of Care: Shaping sustainable and equitable futures through the water–food–waste nexus 🗓️ 30–31 Jan 2026 📍 Chennai, India Hosted by ‪@utoronto.ca‬ India Foundation, @utoronto.ca School of Cities & IIT Madras Deadline: 22 Sep 2025 More info ⬇️

Ready to take on a global challenge? 🌍 The 2025–26 Reach Alliance call for proposals is open. Funding is available for @ucl.ac.uk teams to lead 18 months of impactful research reaching the hardest to reach. Proposals due 3 Oct 2025. 🔗 ⬇️ @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social @utoronto.ca ‬

How can moving more help students feel better & think more clearly? In the latest episode of Disruptive Voices, we explore the Grand Challenges-funded Active Minds project, uncovering the powerful connections between physical activity, sleep, & student wellbeing. bit.ly/3URWPw0

@ucl.ac.uk & the University Alliance Stockholm Trio (@ki.se, @kthuniversity.bsky.social, and @stockholmuni.bsky.social) are funding 4 new research projects tackling: 🏙️ City living & the climate crisis 🌱 Planetary health & food security 🧠 Young people & mental health Learn more⬇️

From Research to Real-World Impact 🌍 Six UCL delegates joined the GSPI Summer School in Geneva to explore how academic research can shape global policy. Immersive, inspiring, and impactful. 🔗 Read more: policypostings.medium.com/from-researc... #UCL #SciencePolicy #GSPI #ResearchImpact

How can rivers shape fairer, more sustainable futures? At a @pku1898.bsky.social summer school, @ucl.ac.uk scholars Joseph Cook & Maurizio Marinelli shared insights from Riverworks—a project reimagining London’s River Lea for ecological renewal, community connection & post-industrial regeneration.

🧠 Inside the 2025 PKU-UCL Symposium: Cognition, Conversations & Collaboration From July 15–17, five leading scholars from #UCL joined faculty and students at #PekingUniversity for a three-day academic symposium on psychology and cognitive science. @ucl.ac.uk @ucl-global.bsky.social ‬

@ucl.ac.uk and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have inked their first university‑wide MoU—super‑charging a 10‑year partnership that already spans AI, materials science, astronomy and biomedical engineering. Excited to see where UCL × SJTU goes next!

@ucl-global.bsky.social is supporting Academic Clinical Lecturer and GP Dr Cini Bhanu through a sought-after @absw.bsky.social Media Fellowship, paving the way for a placement with BBC Science Unit later this year. Three academics from @uclengineering.bsky.social are also joining the 2025 cohort ⬇️

🔈 UCL academics — great opportunity to collaborate with colleagues at the University of Zurich (UZH) UZH has launched its Global Funding Scheme with three seed funding calls to support initiatives with its priority partners — including @ucl.ac.uk 🗓 Deadline: 15 Aug 🔗⬇️ bit.ly/46mhTlA

From climate adaptation to sand mining, researchers from @ucl.ac.uk joined the Geneva Science-Policy Interface Summer School in Geneva to explore how science informs real-world policy. With support from @ucl-global.bsky.social, it was a week of learning, exchange and global impact. Read more⬇️

📈 Results from the BREATHER+ trial confirm that taking HIV medicines every day without breaks remains the best way to keep the virus under control in young people living with #HIV. These findings were presented today at the #IAS2025 @iasociety.bsky.social. 🔗 Read the full story: