UCL Institute for Global Health
Global Health News
Search for new antibiotics advanced by discovery of key processes within bacterial protein
Publication date: 12 April 2013
Scientists have discovered how bacteria transport the tiny hair-like strands, called pili, which cover their outer surface from the inside of the cell, where they are assembled, to the exterior. Pili are a key target for a new generation of antibiotics, as without them the bacteria are unable to group together and to stick to human cells causing infection.
Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops
Publication date: 26 March 2013
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Studying brain-cooling for birth asphyxia
Publication date: 20 March 2013
In high income countries brain cooling is standard treatment for neonatal encephalopathy - unexpected, devastating brain injury due to low oxygen and blood in the baby’s brain at birth. This therapy reduces mortality and disability.
Global Food Security symposia: Creating resilience in the face of catastrophic climate change
Publication date: 1 February 2013
Yale UCL Collaborative: 4D imaging transforms heart healthcare
Publication date: 17 January 2013
Modern cardiovascular surgery is being transformed by virtual imaging, according to a talk given at the Yale UCL Cardiovascular Device Innovation Summit.
Record number of Marie Curie Fellowships for research at UCL
Publication date: 18 December 2012
23 postdoctoral
researchers from 14 different countries have been awarded Marie Curie
Individual Fellowships. The awards will enable researchers to spend up to two
years working with research teams across all schools at UCL.
UCL Grand Challenges £5,000 grants available
Publication date: 23 November 2012
The UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme invites applications to fund cross-disciplinary projects in Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing.


