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UCL was rated 2nd in the UK for research power in the Research Excellence Framework 2021

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UCL is ranked 8th in the 2023 QS World University Rankings

There have been 30 Nobel Prize laureates amongst UCL’s alumni and current and former staff to date

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UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any religion, and to welcome women to university education

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Study reveals unique molecular machinery of woman who can’t feel pain

Feature: Reclaiming indigenous history from Amazonian soil

OpenAI’s Sam Altman talks AI, super-intelligence and Mars during UCL visit

Young carers less likely to graduate from university

Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points

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Feature: The ‘historic’ Alzheimer’s breakthrough that is 30 years in the making

UCL’s Professor Sir John Hardy was the first to identify the role of amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease - now, three decades later, that finding has resulted in a drug that may help patients.

UCL’s annual economic impact comparable to London 2012 Olympics

UCL’s annual impact of £9.9bn across the UK economy is comparable to the trade boost delivered by the London 2012 Olympics, finds a new independent report into the university’s economic and social impact.

UCL comes second in the UK for research power

The excellence of research at UCL and its positive real-world impact has improved since 2014, according to the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF) assessment results announced today.

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Being autistic at UCL

UCL Student Journalist Suzanna Chen asks fellow autistic students what makes them feel accepted in our community

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UCL student wins Entrepreneur Competition

UCL co-founded Tech startup upLYFT has won the Health award in this year’s London Mayor’s entrepreneurial competition

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Peter Kirstein Lecture 2023 featuring Cory Doctorow

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Lecture Theatre 1

Join us for the 4th edition of the annual Peter Kirstein Lecture Series, featuring Science Fiction author, activist, and journalist, Cory Doctorow. The lecture and Q&A will be followed by a reception and book signing.

The Orwell Festival 2023

10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Bloomsbury & Online

The Orwell Festival is an annual series of events in Bloomsbury, London, taking in the most important and exciting writing and thinking today and culminating in the announcement of the winners of The Orwell Prizes.

Anniversary Event - The Entrepreneurial State 2.0: Rethinking the State in the 21st century

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre

The UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) invites you to the sixth public talk of the IIPP 2023 Festival: The Entrepreneurial State 2.0. - Rethinking the State in the 21st century, to celebrate our five-year anniversary with...

Lunch Hour Lecture | Are Trade Unions Still Relevant Today?

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Online Events

Professor Alex Bryson explains what unions do, both in the UK and elsewhere, and what we can expect from them in the future.

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