Tomorrow (16th Dec), more than 85 people will come together for the final UCL Community Choir event of the year - "Winter Warmers!". Come in from the cold and be warmed by their merry melodies! Free event, open to all. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...

Congratulations to Prof. Peter Fonagy, Head of UCL PALS, on being awarded Honorary President of Anna Freud, presented by HRH The Princess of Wales. A wonderful and well-deserved recognition!

Introducing the University Clinic – a new NHS-linked service developed with UCL PALS to support student mental health. The clinic brings together UCL’s academic expertise and NHS partners to provide high-quality, evidence-based support. 👉 Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/university-c...

Prof Tali Sharot from UCL PALS took part in an event that explored the intersection of artificial intelligence, wellbeing, and entrepreneurship - hosted by students from the Society of Population Health Sciences 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/population-h...

Prof. Peter Fonagy (Head of UCL PALS) is to lead a national review on the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services in England. We are proud to see UCL PALS expertise contributing at the highest level to national policy. 🔗 Read more on the BBC website: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, contributes to a modest improvement in core depression & anxiety symptoms, including low mood, within 2 weeks, finds a new clinical trial led by researchers from UCL PALS and UCL Psychiatry. 👉More here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Some users of popular fitness and calorie counting apps experience shame, disappointment and demotivation, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL PALS and the UCL Institute of Health Informatics. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Join us on Weds (3 Dec) to explore UCL’s new Sustainability Plan, hear inspiring climate action stories, and find out how you can make a difference. Panel discussion and Q&A with senior leaders. #GreenUCLPALS 👉 Find out more & register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

UCL PALS PhD candidate Maria Ahmad details her experience voyaging with Marshallese sailors and exploring their ability of wave observation as a tool-free ancient nautical navigation system. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Congrats to Dr Pavlopoulou from UCL PALS and the RE-STAR team! Their pioneering work on inclusive, participatory mental health research with neurodivergent young people has earned the 2025 Lionel Hersov Memorial Award from @acamh. 🔗 Learn more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

🌊 How do humans navigate an ocean with no landmarks? In the Marshall Islands, researchers from UCL PALS join wave pilots to unlock the brain’s secrets of wayfinding & preserve an ancient art. 👉 Find out more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...

A UCL PALS academic habeen s appointed Chair of £6 million NHS Commission for National Autism Peer Programme. Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Sing your way into the festive season with UCL Christmas Carols on 9 Dec!🎄 Join us for a festive evening in Logan Hall @ 20 Bedford Way. Get into the holiday spirit with traditional Christmas carols & performances. Entry is free, & all are welcome. 👉More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-christ...

Prof Aimee Spector from UCL PALS is collaborating with "Menopause Mandate" to investigate the link between hormones, brain fog and cognitive health during menopause. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

UCL startup Double Dutch Drinks secures £4.5 million funding: Enterprising twins and UCL alumnae Joyce and Raissa de Haas have secured £4.5 million to help their premium mixers business expand further into the UK and international markets. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Applications for senior promotions are now open until 4 December. Before applying, please review the process and the Academic Careers Framework, which outlines the relevant promotions criteria. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...

A poll identifying the extent of mental health support needed for young people in Britain was commissioned by the UCL Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing, led by Professors Essi Viding (UCL PALS) and Argyris Stringaris (UCL Psychiatry). 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Autistic individuals may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new study led by Dr Mansour from UCL PALS. More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

A delegation of senior Microsoft leaders visited UCL recently to engage with students and discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education, innovation and industry collaboration. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...

Some users of popular fitness and calorie-counting apps experience shame, disappointment, and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL PALS and Loughborough University. Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework 2025 (KEF5). 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

👀 🎓 Check out the 2025 inaugural lectures of @clarepress.bsky.social and @cmcgettigan.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTG...

Save the date for the Centre for Behaviour Change annual conference from 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...

Improving UCL classrooms, lifts and carbon footprint: introducing UCL’s Infrastructure Masterplan. Read more about UCL's long-term roadmap to ensure that our campuses are safe, inclusive, sustainable and fit for the future. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Transforming maintenance in UCL halls with MyCampus: students in UCL halls can now raise and track maintenance requests directly through MyCampus – a simpler, faster, and more transparent way to get issues resolved. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Researchers across UCL are applying artificial intelligence in powerful ways to accelerate Alzheimer’s diagnosis, track disease progression and develop new treatments. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

A YouGov poll commissioned by UCL’s Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing team, including Prof. Essi Viding from UCL PALS, suggests one in three young people expect to need mental health support in the coming year. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Why study a Master's in London? Check out this new vid! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV1U...

Prof. Dennis Chan and colleagues from UCL PALS are developing augmented reality technology aimed at detecting Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear. 👉 Find out more here: youtu.be/7IvBZcfOBw8?...

Dr Kate Rowley from UCL PALS has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for her project TactileLang, which aims to gain new insights into language processing. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Find out how UCL is pioneering research is transforming lives globally, nationally and locally – explore our research stories to discover how we are driving ground-breaking discoveries and innovations. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...

UCL’s ambitious entrepreneurs pitch for investment at London Demo Day: The most promising entrepreneurs from across London’s top universities pitched their startups to investors at London Demo Day 2025, hosted by UCL. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

October is Black History Month - a nationwide celebration of Black people’s contributions to British society throughout history. Discover what's going on at UCL with this round-up of activities on campus and beyond. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...

Friday is World Mental Health Day: Find out more about training and support offered by UCL, including a panel event on Weds that will explore the demands on staff in support roles and what’s available to help ‘support the supporter’. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...

Listen to the first 3 episodes of The Bridge: a Disagreeing Well podcast from UCL and Students’ Union UCL. The show tackles tough controversies, helping presenters, guests and listeners develop skills to break through divides and find common ground. 👉 Listen here: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagr...

Security guidance on use of AI: While third-party AI tools can be powerful, it is vital to use them responsibly, in line with UCL policies, to protect the confidentiality and integrity of our data. 👉 This guidance explains how: www.ucl.ac.uk/information-...

Open office slots with the Provost are now available to book in Term 3 Do you have a topic, idea or concern to discuss with UCL's President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC? You can book a 20 minute session to discuss anything that’s on your mind. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

🎵 Aphasia New Music Group – Live at Bloomsbury Theatre Studio: An evening of new music created & performed by people with language difficulties, professional musicians, & speech and language therapists. 🗓 8 Nov 2025 📍 Bloomsbury Theatre Studio 🔗 More info & tickets: www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...

Congratulations to John Draper from UCL PALS, who was awarded the Staff Award for Outstanding Commitment to Sustainability in recognition of his decade-long leadership in sustainability at PALS. 👉 You can read a Q&A with John here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #GreenUCLPALS

A night of Neuroscience comedy for all, featuring staff & students from UCL Brain Sciences with stand-up comedian Abigoliah Schamaun. 🎟️ Book your tickets for the Brain Science Comedy Club on 22 Sept here: www.ucl.ac.uk/bloomsbury-t...

Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at boosting people’s capacity for self-kindness and mindfulness, finds a new study led by Prof. Kamboj from UCL PALS. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/au...

🎓 Thinking about studying Linguistics? UCL’s virtual info session on 17 Sept is your chance to find out what our BA Linguistics & BSc Experimental Linguistics courses have to offer. 📅 17:30–18:30 BST www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #UCL #Linguistics @uclpals.bsky.social

Professor Hugo Spiers (Psychology and Language Sciences) is leading a collaborative project with a global team of researchers to investigate how indigenous sailors find their way by sensing the swells of the ocean. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Listen to this "UCL Disruptive Voices" podcast featuring Professor Hugo Spiers from UCL PALS exploring how neuroscience and the built environment are converging to shape healthier, more inclusive spaces for everyone. 👉 Listen here: soundcloud.com/uclsound/bui...

PALS was represented at the recent UCL Education Awards, with Molly McCabe, Dr Miles Tufft and Jon Mell (all from UCL PALS) coming highly commended in the ‘Impactful Partnership’ category and Xueyang Niu (UCL PALS) awarded the Faculty Rep Award. 👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/teaching-lea...

Negative school experiences generate twice the emotional burden in autistic & ADHD adolescents compared to their neurotypical classmates, and this is significantly correlated with depression & anxiety, according to a new study involving UCL PALS researchers. More here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Think, feel, rest: the debate on AI awareness continues! Research by Dr Clara Colombatto from UCL PALS has found that 67% attributed some degree of consciousness to ChatGPT and only a third believe that ChatGPT has no subjective experience. 👉 Find out more here: www.lanacion.com.ar/tecnologia/p...

The taxi driver skill we should be learning to lower our Alzheimer’s risk: Prof. Hugo Spiers from UCL PALS explores London black cab drivers' ability to retain information and use it on a daily basis. 👉 Find out more in The Telegraph here: www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...

Both mistrust and credulity are linked to believing conspiracies: People who are either too trusting or too mistrustful are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and ascribe to vaccine hesitancy, finds a new study by Prof. Fonagy from UCL PALS. 👉 More here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/de...