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As Trump’s capture of the Venezuelan President disrupts politics, Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) examines how it affects alliances and trade in Latin America and highlights possible advantages for Russia, in an article for The i Paper.

Writing in The Guardian, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) explains how algorithms influence the content and news people see and shape their views. She warns about the risk of misinformation and urges people to seek other sources of information and hear other opinions.

In 2025, UCL scientists made breakthroughs in Huntington’s disease, cancer and sight loss, revealed the Sun’s south pole and life under the Antarctic ice. We also found lost maps, flew with wasps, and identified an ancient reptile. Here we look back at another extraordinary year.

As part of Jane Austen's 250th birthday celebrations, Professor John Mullen (UCL English Language & Literature) and colleagues give their verdict to The Conversation on whether Jane was a happy person - and where they believes she derived the most happiness from.

"Loss and grief came to me in my 20s, and amid the utter devastation of those times it was to Woolf that I turned to". In an article for The Conversation, Dr Scarlett Baron (UCL English Language & Literature) highlights the impact of Virginia Woolf's novel, To the Lighthouse.

"Butterfly Burning – a fiercely poetic and mysteriously intimate novel was such a revelation". In an article for The Conversation, Dr Mathelinda Nabugodi (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) reveals the impact that the novel had on her young adult years.

A total of 70 UCL academics are featured in Clarivate’s annual ‘Highly Cited Researchers List’ for 2025, which recognises the most influential researchers in their fields.

Two UCL academics have been awarded prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes for their work in Economics and Languages and Literatures. 

Dr Dennis Duncan (English Language & Literature) reviews the book "Unabridged” by Stefan Fatsis, exploring the historical significance of the Merriam-Webster dictionary as well where it stands in modern society and language.

UCL academics are among the latest cohort of scientists awarded high-profile fellowships in recognition of their work in the field of social sciences.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Anne Irfan (UCL Arts and Sciences) delves into America's historic stance on the Palestinian Authority (PA) and explains how the Trump administration's recent moves blocking the PA are less of a departure from long-term US policy that they may seem.

Writing for The Daily Mail, Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) explores the diplomatic implications of the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump for Ukraine and the rest of the world.

As part of the Children's Commissioner's Screen Free Summer campaign, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies), shares how algorithms shape our digital experiences, how they profit from our attention, and the strategies we can employ to reclaim control.

Writing in The Guardian, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) shared her tips for parents to encourage healthy screen time for children this summer.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Mathelinda Nabugodi (UCL School of European Languages, Culture, and Society) explores how enslavement shaped European culture in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.