The UCL Philanthropy Impact Report 2025 is here 🌍 Across 13 case studies and features, this year’s report spotlights the vital role of UCL’s alumni, donors and partners in creating a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world. 🔗 Read the report: https://bit.ly/44Dyqjk

Holiday conversations ahead? The Bridge podcast helps you disagree well this season. 🎄🎙️ Listen to all 6 episodes for practical tips on calmer, kinder dialogue: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast

Happy Hanukkah to those in our global community celebrating ✨

We’re wishing all our students a restful winter break. ✨ Staying at UCL or heading home? Make sure to check out the services and support available over the break. 📎https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/support-and-wellbeing-services/about-us/closure-periods-2025-support-and-services 📸 7ackyliang on IG.

Sometimes the biggest turning points happen outside the classroom. For Hamza, it was a hackathon win, a TEDx talk, a boxing medal and standup comedy. His experience is a reminder that saying “yes” to new spaces can change everything. 🔗 Read his full story: https://bit.ly/4pQsyv5 #UCLMastersMatter

A revolutionary gene therapy called base editing, developed by @uclchildhealth.bsky.social's Prof Waseem Qasim & his team, is helping patients including Alyssa Tapley, 16, fight a previously incurable blood cancer @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social @greatormondst.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...

Throughout 2025, UCL Innovation & Enterprise has been supporting, empowering and celebrating the UCL community making an impact through knowledge exchange and innovation. Have a read of some of this year’s highlights: https://bit.ly/3K8UxXZ @uclenterprise.bsky.social

On International Day of People with Disabilities, part of UK Disability History Month, we’re sharing how UCL is working to create inclusive and inspiring spaces for everyone. Learn more and explore what’s happening: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/disability-history-month-2025-ucl

HRH Duchess of Edinburgh toured @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social to see cutting-edge science improving outcomes for women and babies. She met Wellbeing of Women-funded researchers and discussed their work to stop pregnancy loss. A powerful reminder that science changes lives. https://bit.ly/4p5kOFH

Support from UCL Innovation & Enterprise helps transform UCL's entrepreneur's bright ideas into promising ventures. Check out the UCL festive gift guide for one-of-a-kind gifts for your loved ones and support a UCL startup at the same time: https://bit.ly/48dom2R @uclenterprise.bsky.social

🎙️From #UCLDisagreeingWell: is National Service good for young people? Student hosts and a conflict expert tackle whether it builds unity or holds young people back, joined by two guests with first-hand experience of conscription. 🎧 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast

Love UCL? You’re not alone. In the latest edition of #PorticoMagazine you can enjoy a decade of campus moments captured by our students and alumni. 📸 #LoveUCL: A decade in pictures explores the archives of the #LoveUCL Instagram competition. Read the full feature below: https://bit.ly/47YEzbK

🎙️From #UCLDisagreeing Well, the ethics of eating meat have never been more debated Episode 5 - Is it right to eat meat in a prosperous society? Student hosts and a conflict expert tackle the tough debate of our time. Listen now 🎧 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast

All eyes on UCL for its 200th birthday. Across 3 nights our Wilkins Building and main Quad will transform into an immersive sound and light experience as UCL illuminated takes us through the history of London’s oldest university. 11–13 Feb 2026 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticketing/app/ev/25074/

Sir John Hardy (@uclqsion.bsky.social) is on Esquire’s Better Men List 2025 for pioneering Alzheimer’s research. We’re proud to see him recognised as a role model in science. 🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/news/ucls-professor-sir-john-hardy-named-esquires-better-men-list-2025

UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍 Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏 🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings

🎙️"Should traditional masculine norms be celebrated or demonised"? As Movember encourages us to rethink men's health and masculinity, The Bridge explores if traditional masculine norms harm or help. Listen now 🎧 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast #UCLDisagreeingWell

🎙️From #UCLDisagreeing Well, The Bridge podcast continues its bold journey exploring how to disagree better in today’s polarised world. Student hosts and a conflict expert tackle the tough debates of our time. Listen now 🎧:https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast

UCL200 to launch with a spectacular sound and light experience! 💫 We can’t wait to welcome students, staff, alumni and our wider community and launching a year of celebrations for our 200th birthday! 📅11-13 February 2026. Find out more: https://bit.ly/439g5Kk

New from #UCL: Faces of UCL, hosted by President & Provost Dr Michael Spence. Ordinary people, extraordinary stories - from curating Egyptian artefacts to decoding dementia. Listen now https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/ucls-bicentenary/faces-ucl-podcast #UCLPodcasts

UCL undergraduates chosen as Millennium Fellows 2024-25 We congratulate 26 UCL students that have been selected as Millennium Fellows 2024-25 - the highest number of any UK university - to lead projects tackling the UN SDGs! Read more: https://bit.ly/3WopBp1

People with sight loss have recovered reading vision after being treated with an electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, reports a pioneering trial involving Mr Mahi Muqit @ucleye.bsky.social @moorfields.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

🧡 UCL students - join us Tue 4 Nov (10:00-11:30) at Nunn Hall (20 Bedford Way) for a quiet therapy-dogs drop-in session designed for neurodivergent students. Free, but limited spaces, so please book ahead! 🐾 Book your spot: https://bit.ly/3LlCRIx

📣 It’s time! Applications for UCL postgraduate programmes are OPEN. 🌍 Study in London 🎓 Learn from world-leading academics 💼 Boost your career Explore your options now: https://direc.to/nrN7 #UCLMastersMatter

Happy Bandi Chhor Divas to everyone celebrating!

This year's theme for Black History Month is ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’, celebrating the profound contributions made by Black people throughout history and today. Share your book recommendations here: https://ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/BlackHistoryMonth2025

Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!

Thinking about postgraduate study at UCL? Join our online sessions next week to hear directly from our Admissions and Student Funding teams, get practical advice, and ask your questions. 🔗 Register here: https://direc.to/nrPW #UCLGraduateOpenEvents

UCL made its mark at this year’s political party conferences, bringing academic insight, student voices, and policy innovation to the national debate. The annual conferences provide an invaluable opportunity for @ucl.ac.uk leaders, academics & students to influence and inform policy discussions.

Today is World Mental Heath Day At UCL, researchers across disciplines are working to understand how our environments, societies, and technologies shape mental wellbeing - and how we can build healthier futures. Explore the research and stories behind it: https://bit.ly/46zVlfm

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...

Thinking about studying at UCL East? Join us for an afternoon to: ✅ Explore our state-of-the-art facilities ✅ Hear from world-leading academics ✅ Get first-hand insights from current UCL students 🔗 Book your place now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/open-days/undergraduate-open-days

UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL #KEF5 @uclenterprise.bsky.social

“UCL pushed me out of my comfort zone - and helped me figure out what I want from life.” From Muay Thai and student journalism to a year abroad in Madrid, Zoe reflects on growth, support, and next steps after graduation. Read her story: https://bit.ly/4mRHuqS #UCL

Make your Master’s matter. A Master’s from UCL can take you further. Discover your potential at our graduate open events. 💻🌍 🔗 https://direc.to/nrqp #UCLGraduateOpenEvents

Celebrate Black History Month at UCL 🖤 Join us this October for poetry, exhibitions, panels and socials, honouring Black voices and culture. 🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oct/black-history-month-2025-ucl #BHM2025 #PowerAndPride

UCL has been rated as a leading university for knowledge exchange for the fifth year in a row in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF). Read the news story: bit.ly/46tDarL #KEF5 @uclenterprise.bsky.social

We’re officially underway for 2025-26 and our campuses are buzzing with life and energy again! Explore this page for everything you need to get started: Welcome events, askUCL, support services and term dates. 🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/students/new-students

Wishing a Happy New Year to everyone celebrating Rosh Hashanah!

Can the interests of ethnic minority voters be represented by right-wing parties? ✔️ ‘The Bridge’ podcast from UCL sees an electric debate between Albie Amankona and Nels Abbey on this timely topic. Catch it now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast #UCLDisagreeingWell

Could these companies be turning their backs at precisely the wrong moment?, asks @profgeraintrees.bsky.social after US firm Merck put the brakes on a £1 billion London research centre & AstraZeneca said it would pause a £200m investment to expand its research and development arm in Cambridge

A week of celebration, reflection, and pride. Congratulations to all our graduates — your journey is just beginning. Here are some of our favourite moments from this week. 🎓 #UCLGrad 💜

Should there be a blanket social media ban for children? 📵 Prof ‪@antmandan.bsky.social (Queensland University of Technology) and Jennifer Powers (Unplugged Coalition) debate in ep 1 of The Bridge podcast. 🎙️ Tune in now https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagreeing-well/the-bridge-podcast

Graduation week is still in full swing - smiles, memories, and moments to treasure ✨ #UCLGrad

For 200 years, UCL has tackled the world’s most pressing issues. Now, that legacy has never been more vital. Our Sustainability Plan (2025-35) is leading into the future, collectively. The ripple starts here. Be part of the change 👉 https://direc.to/nvRa

🎓 September graduations are here and we’re celebrating every moment! 🎉 Huge congratulations to our incredible graduates. Whether you're crossing the stage or watching from afar, this is a moment to remember and you’ve achieved something truly special. Here’s to the next steps in your journey ✨

Yesterday, 20 of the most promising early-stage startups from London’s top universities took to the stage at London Demo Day, an annual event where founders pitch for investment and connect with entrepreneurs, investors, and partners. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3UZDaus @uclenterprise.bsky.social

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

🧠 September is #WorldAlzheimersMonth; a time to spotlight dementia awareness and research. At UCL, we are driving innovation in prevention, care & cure. Follow @uclbrainscience.bsky.social to see how we’re tackling the global dementia challenge. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3UMiYvZ #UCLDementia

🎙️ Just launched from #UCLDisagreeingWell and Student's Union UCL! The Bridge: a bold new podcast exploring how to disagree better in today’s polarised world. Student hosts and a conflict expert tackle the tough debates of our time. 🎧Listen now https://bit.ly/45yxNIG