UCL News

UCL given HR Excellence in Research Award by the European Commission

Rosie Waldron — 2013-06-06T16:46:16Z

UCL has received the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award, along with six other UK universities.

'Chase and run' cell movement mechanism explains metastasis

Clare S Ryan — 2013-06-17T09:01:40Z

A mechanism that cells use to group together and move around the body – called 'chase and run' - has been described for the first time by scientists at UCL.

UCL ISR Director joins UN International Resources Panel

Liz Almond — 2013-06-17T14:02:49Z

Professor Paul Ekins, Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, has been appointed as a member on the International Resource Panel, part of the United Nations Environment Programme, for three years starting from May 2013.

Professor Anne Johnson receives damehood in Queen's Birthday Honours

David R Weston — 2013-06-17T14:02:49Z

Anne M. Johnson (MD FMedSci FRCP FFPH FRCGP), Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology in the UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, has been awarded a damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013.

UCL President & Provost knighted in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Clare Bowerman — 2013-06-14T13:00:52Z

Professor Malcolm Grant, President & Provost of UCL, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013 for services to higher education.

Professor Peng Khaw knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours

Clare Bowerman — 2013-06-14T14:49:07Z

Professor Peng Tee Khaw, Professor of Glaucoma and Ocular Healing and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for 2013.

UCL students win London Mayor's Low Carbon prize

Henry Rummins — 2013-06-14T13:50:45Z

UCL students Will Hines and Rachel Clemo, studying computer science and history respectively, have won the London Mayor’s Low Carbon prize - the second year in a row a team from UCL has triumphed in the competition.

Blood pressure at night is higher than previously thought

George Wigmore — 2013-06-11T10:56:43Z

Scientists at UCL have developed new technology which reveals that blood pressure measured close to the heart is much higher during sleep than previously thought. Night time blood pressure is a strong predictor of both heart disease and stroke, with previous studies establishing that blood pressure measured over the arm falls at night during sleep. However these new data indicate that the night-time decline in blood pressure may be less extensive than previously thought.

UCL awarded £11.1m towards new Institute of Immunity and Transplantation

David R Weston — 2013-06-06T21:52:54Z

UCL has been awarded £11.1 million from the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF) towards the cost of the new UCL Institute for Immunity and Transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.

Strategy for Francis Crick Institute unveiled at topping out ceremony

David R Weston — 2013-06-06T20:25:38Z

Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute, unveiled the organisation’s strategy today at a ceremony attended by senior government ministers and heads of the institute's founding partners, including UCL's President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant.

Grant Museum taken over by artists for Sculpture Season

Clare S Ryan — 2013-06-06T10:21:53Z

Sculpture Season at the Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL opens this week. 13 emerging artists from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art have been invited to re-curate the Museum’s spaces with their own sculptures, interpretations and installations.

Institute of Archaeology unveil monolith in Gordon Square

George Wigmore — 2013-06-05T12:23:47Z

UCL Institute of Archaeology has installed a monolith in Gordon Square to celebrate 75 years of leading global archaeology.

UCL Provost on refugee academics

Dominique Fourniol — 2013-06-04T11:20:23Z

A celebration of the 80^th anniversary of the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA), the body dedicated to supporting and saving academics at risk of persecution worldwide, heard UCL Provost Malcolm Grant, who is also president of CARA, speak of the “certain knowledge that academics will continue to suffer and need support from colleagues in more fortunate countries.”

Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England questions central bank power

George Wigmore — 2013-06-04T10:41:18Z

The former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England has highlighted the current power of central banks five years on from the financial crisis.

UCL Institute of the Americas launches innovative international relations masters

George Wigmore — 2013-06-04T10:34:19Z

The first degree in the UK to focus on inter-American and Latin/North American global relations has been launched by the UCL Institute of the Americas.

Engaging with academics: how research can strengthen open policy-making

Liz Almond — 2013-06-03T16:37:10Z

UCL Public Policy and UCL Grand Challenges are cited as best-practice examples of engagement between academics and policymakers in a publication by the Government Office for Science.

Creating Connections event – Wednesday 12 June, 6–8pm

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-30T16:17:02Z

Are you looking for partners for a public engagement project? Want to build stronger links with community organisations? Have areas of research that may be of interest to the wider community? Keen to get another view on your work from outside academia?

Statutory pension change - Auto Enrolment

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-30T10:01:07Z

A statutory change in pensions will soon impact staff at UCL. The scheme is known as Auto Enrolment (AE).

Wonderments of Cosmos: a multidisciplinary conversation on cosmological horizons

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-30T09:38:19Z

Twenty five places are available for UCL academics and research students (PhD and MRes) to gain a unique opportunity to engage with the latest cosmology research at UCL.

Cruciform - Hub update and library closure

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-30T09:20:35Z

UCL Estates are pleased to announce that Cameron Black have been appointed as contractors for the Cruciform Hub, the new teaching and learning centre for medicine in Bloomsbury.

New Annual Report from UCL Library Services

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-29T15:59:05Z

The 2011/12 Annual Report from UCL Library Services is now available.

UCL 2013 Graduation Ceremonies - deadline for staff attendance applications

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-29T15:50:53Z

UCL teaching staff are reminded that the deadline to apply to attend the graduation ceremonies is 07 June 2013. You can register by completing the online application found on your Portico homepage.

UCL Library open forum - Wednesday 12 June at 13.30pm

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-29T15:38:18Z

UCL Library Services are holding an open forum on Wednesday 12 June from 1.30pm-3pm in the Archaeology G6 Lecture Theatre. All UCL staff and students are invited to attend.The forum will involve a series of presentations by Library Services colleagues on strategic challenges and developments affecting the UCL Library and the delivery of services to its staff and student stakeholders. There will be a brief opportunity to ask questions after each presentation.

UCL has an institutional discount with FindaPhD

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-29T15:20:20Z

UCL has negotiated a bulk discount for studentship listings in FindAPhD, reducing the price from £40 to £20 per listing.

10 June is the start of Men's Health Week

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-29T15:07:41Z

UCL Occupational Health would like to remind UCL staff that 10 June is the beginning of Men's Health Week.

Avatar therapy helps silence voices in schizophrenia

David R Weston — 2013-05-29T14:17:27Z

An avatar system that enables people with schizophrenia to control the voice of their hallucinations is being developed by researchers at UCL with support from the Wellcome Trust.

£7 million Infrastructure Business Model Centres to engineer future UK

George Wigmore — 2013-05-29T10:55:22Z

Two new centres that will help shape the way the UK’s future infrastructure is planned and implemented were officially launched this week today during an event at the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) in London.

Hormone levels may provide key to understanding psychological disorders in women

David R Weston — 2013-05-24T15:39:06Z

Women at a particular stage in their monthly menstrual cycle may be more vulnerable to some of the psychological side-effects associated with stressful experiences, according to a study from UCL.

UCL academic honoured by Indian government

George Wigmore — 2013-05-24T08:24:41Z

Professor Christopher Pinney (UCL Anthropology) has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India for his contributions to Literature and Education.

Class of 2013: Leaving UCL - now what?

David R Weston — 2013-05-23T14:28:56Z

UCL Careers Service will hold Class of 2013 Week between Tuesday 28 May and Friday 31 May. Dedicated to UCL's 2013 graduates, it will equip them with useful knowledge and practical guidance to help them on their way after graduation.

UCLPartners gets the green light to improve the healthcare of over six million people

David R Weston — 2013-05-24T16:40:57Z

Millions of people in London and the south east will see improvements to their healthcare following the decision by NHS England to designate UCLPartners as an Academic Health Science Network (AHSN).

New UCL visual identity website and guidelines launched

Neil D Rodger — 2013-05-22T14:13:28Z

UCL Communications has developed a new website and a set of easy-to-use guidelines to help colleagues use the visual identity more easily.

UCL Festival of Volunteering

Rosie Waldron — 2013-05-21T15:12:01Z

Riding on the success of last year’s Festival, UCL and UCLU are running the two-week Festival of Volunteering this summer. Running 22nd May – 4th June, the Festival will include a variety of volunteering-related activities for the UCL community to get involved in.