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UCL academics receive EU funding to study joy, politics and friendship
Three UCL academics have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants to support their frontier research into subjects including personal resilience in times of crisis, the public’s global political priorities, and how people make friends.
19 Jun 2025
Positive life outlook may protect against middle-aged memory loss
Higher levels of wellbeing may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age, suggests a study led by UCL researchers, which tracked more than 10,000 over 50-year-olds across a 16-year span.
19 Jun 2025
Evidence gaps remain for AI eye imaging devices approved for patient care
Regulator-approved AI models used in eye care vary widely in providing evidence for clinical performance and lack transparency about training data, including details of gender, age and ethnicity, according to a new review led by researchers at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
18 Jun 2025
