🎙️ 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:

🌏✈️ This week marks the start of the #MandarinExcellenceProgramme visit to China. 1,164 pupils and 164 teachers from 62 schools across England will take part in this year's language learning adventure across 11 cities.

@ucl.ac.uk has renewed and expanded its partnership with @normalesup.bsky.social, signing agreements on student exchanges and joint training and committing to support a joint research project in cognitive science. Read more⬇️

President Macron took part in a panel discussion with UCL alumnus and co-founder of Google DeepMind, Sir Demis Hassabis, and learned about the new Inria-UCL Joint Centre on AI set to launch later this year (2/2)

During his state visit to the UK, French President Emmanuel Macron joined leaders from UCL and DeepMind to explore how the UK and France are shaping the future of AI together (1/2) www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

🔈New @britishcouncil.bsky.social Springboard grants with France, Germany & Spain. Up to £10k for UK research teams—esp. ECRs—to deepen partnerships & prep Horizon Europe bids. Apply by 30 Sep 2025. @ucl.ac.uk researchers—now’s the time to line up your partners and apply! ⬇️

Big thanks to @ucl-global.bsky.social & @uclei.bsky.social for making this international collaboration possible! Excited to see how these insights shape future research-policy bridges. 🌱

We're delighted UCL is partnering with the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (KIAT) to launch the UK’s first Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre (GITCC). Read the story: bit.ly/3ImlXbq

Following June’s visit to India, @ucl.ac.uk academics welcomed a colleague from @iitdelhi.bsky.social for a follow-up quantum meeting in London. The visit included lab tours of UCL’s nanotechnology facilities and explored joint research, exchanges, and shared access to infrastructure.

@ucl.ac.uk concluded a week-long mission to Bengaluru and Mumbai, strengthening partnerships with India’s National Quantum Mission hubs. @tifr.res.in A bilateral seed fund, joint PhD pathway and reciprocal workshops will advance quantum computing, sensing and timing research. Read more⬇️

How can global collaboration support a resilient, future-ready #Ukraine? A new white paper by @ucl.ac.uk Institute for Global Prosperity brings together UK and Ukrainian experts to explore bold, practical ideas — from decentralised infrastructure to cultural & digital innovation ⬇️

Throughout June UCL staff and doctoral students attended Transform: Creating impact through knowledge exchange, a series of events and workshops designed to help them transform their research and knowledge into real world impact. Read more: bit.ly/3ZVNUNf #UCLTransform

This week we welcomed the Confederation of Indian Industry to @ucl.ac.uk . We explored how research, @uclc.bsky.social, and initiatives like our @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social can support shared goals—advancing innovation, climate solutions, AI and data empowerment. #UCLandIndia

UCL alumna Bhavisha Darji, from Ahmednagar in India, is driving innovation in healthcare for marginalised communities around the world. Read about her time at UCL's Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose & with the Reach Alliance here -> www.ucl.ac.uk/global/news/...

🏆 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/news/2025/ju... #QSWUR

@uclarchaeology.bsky.social hosted colleagues from Fudan University and the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations for a workshop in Archaeology, History and Heritage in the context of Climate Change and Green Transitions. An inspiring day of shared ideas—and shared futures. #UCLandChina

📢 @ucl.ac.uk academics Only one week left to apply for UCL Global Engagement funding streams 2025/26! These funds support staff collaboration with global colleagues. Explore the funding opportunities and start your application here bit.ly/3QmXF21

@ucl.ac.uk is expanding its partnerships across Europe, including via Horizon Europe, with €181m awarded across 262 projects. Recent collaborations include new centres with Inria (France) on #AI and with RISE (Sweden) on #NeuroArchitecture & #NeuroDesign.

📢 UCL academics The following partner funds close this Friday—make sure to submit your application in time. [email protected] UCL-Shanghai Jiao Tong University UCL-Chinese University of Hong Kong UCL-Yonsei University UCL-Korea University 🔗https://bit.ly/43UKqMd

Two days left to submit your application! Awards of up to £20k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration. 🔗https://bit.ly/4jMLibI

Prof Michelle Heys from @uclchildhealth.bsky.social and @uclpophealthsci.bsky.social ‬used UCL-AIIMS Strategic Partner Funds to explore whether a digital tool could help prevent newborn mortality in India⬇️

Three days left to apply. Awards of up to £10k per project are available to support the development of research and education collaboration in all areas. 🔗https://bit.ly/4mS7xPY

📣 Help shape UCL’s future: Join the Academic Strategy Town Hall UCL is crafting its first Academic Strategy to guide the next decade of research, teaching & impact. Be part of the conversation on Mon 23 June, 2.30–4.30pm (Bloomsbury Campus) 🧠🌍 With Q+A + networking – book now ⬇️ shorturl.at/HQNBM

@ucl.ac.uk’s Bridges for Ukraine project, led by the Institute for Global Prosperity, highlights how regenerative design and entrepreneurship can support long-term recovery in post-conflict #Ukraine. 🕒 Monday 9 June 📍Somerset House 🔗https://bit.ly/43PuOJA