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Hitting children (often referred to as smacking) by parents or caregivers as a form of punishment is linked to behavioural problems and worse exam results and should be prohibited in England and Northern Ireland as soon as possible, UCL researchers say.

Many people with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy with the use of a gene test, potentially sparing them unnecessary side effects without increasing the risk of the cancer returning, a large international clinical trial led by UCL has found.

Around 30% of all private school bursaries and scholarship funds go to the wealthiest families, with pupils from poorer families receiving less grant funding than those from both high- and middle-income families, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

A space mission proposed and co-led by UCL researchers, which will image the edge of Earth’s magnetic bubble for the first time, was launched today from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Patients with a specific bowel cancer who were given short-course immunotherapy before surgery, instead of post-op chemotherapy, remained cancer-free after nearly three years of follow-up, according to new results from the NEOPRISM-CRC trial led by UCL and UCLH.

A new data transmission speed record of 450 terabits per second using an existing, commercially installed optical fibre link has been set by a team of engineers involving UCL researchers.

Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to education, Huntington’s disease, children's oral health and anti-doping in sport.

Professor Erin Schuman, who will take up her role as Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in January, is one of four scientists to receive the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for 2026.

Four UCL academics have been awarded Alzheimer’s Society fellowships to support their cutting-edge research in understanding and addressing the causes and mechanics of dementia.