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UCL and University of Roehampton researchers have discovered that AI-generated voice clones are easier to understand than human speakers in noisy environments.

PhD researchers across UCL PALS came together at Cumberland Lodge to share research, connect across disciplines, and celebrate this year’s Cecily De Monchaux Research Prize winners.

UCL PALS Associate Professor Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou is helping lead a national autism support programme, offering peer-led, neurodiversity-informed support to thousands of families across England.

A UCL behavioural scientist participated in the Royal Society’s 2026 Pairing Scheme, which connects scientists with policymakers to strengthen evidence-based policy.

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Professor Georgina Krebs (UCL Division of Psychology and Language Sciences) joins an international team of researchers awarded £2.2m in Wellcome funding to use AI to predict children at risk of OCD.

Professor Alan Thompson, Dean of the Faculty of Brain Sciences, reflects on the Faculty's contribution to UCL's history of bold ideas and pioneering breakthroughs.

UCL researchers have conducted the first study of how the psychedelic 5‑MeO‑DMT affects the human brain, showing that core constructs like space, time, and self can dissolve while consciousness remain

Last year we were pleased to share that UCL is providing targeted funding for three new open-ended roles at the Centre for Behaviour Change (CBC).

We are delighted to announce that Dr Ayşe Allison and Dr Lucy Porter were the winners of the National Cup Recycling Scheme’s ‘Beyond the Bin’ project fund competition.

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Congratulations to Benji Keirle from the PALS HR team, who has been awarded the George Joseph Achievement Award for Wellbeing and Diversity.

The Bencie Woll Prize celebrates exceptional research in British Sign Language (BSL) linguistics.

A total of 16 academics from the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences have been identified in Clarivate’s annual ‘Highly Cited Researchers List’ 2025.