News https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news-viewer/rss admin 2016-06-23T14:08:18Z Norman Foster Foundation Scholarship launched in partnership with The Bartlett https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/Norman-Foster-Scholarship The Norman Foster Foundation will award an annual scholarship to an outstanding architectural student entering UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture.  Laura E Buttigieg 2017-07-13T11:06:57Z HEFCE grant to help UCL deliver world-leading translational neuroscience environment https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/Neuroscience_at_UCL_boosted_by_HEFCE_grant A team led by Professor Michael Hanna, Director of the UCL Institute of Neurology, has won a £28,850,000 infrastructure award from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to support the improvement of UCL’s research facilities, which will enable UCL to deliver on its aim to create the world’s leading translational neuroscience environment. Liz S Saul 2017-07-12T12:35:52Z UCL Connect: Creative Thinking in the Cultural Sector https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/connect-culture On Wednesday 21 June, UCL Connect hosted its final Professional Networking Event of the academic year, celebrating creative thinking in the cultural sector. The event, chaired by journalist Mark Lawson, featured debates and discussion from a panel of distinguished alumni including, Emily Pringle, Head of Learning and Practice Research at Tate; Gina Koutsika FMA, Head of Visitor Programmes, Events and Exhibitions at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;  Writer, Director and Curator, Sharna Jackson and founder of Deckchair Productions, Harry Brünjes. Laura E Buttigieg 2017-07-10T10:34:52Z UCL welcomes guests for annual legacy celebration https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/legacy-tea-2017 UCL President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur recently hosted a special afternoon tea in the Housman Room to celebrate the impact of legacy giving to UCL. Laura E Buttigieg 2017-06-14T14:14:59Z UCL celebrates impact of £20m award for experimental neurology centre https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/experimental-neurology-centre UCL recently celebrated the far-reaching impact of a £20 million grant to support dementia research with a visit by staff and trustees of the Wolfson Foundation to the Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre. Laura E Buttigieg 2017-06-06T09:43:55Z Spring Alumni Events https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/spring_alumni_events Our alumni networks are a great way to stay in touch with your friends and meet other UCL alumni across the world. As well as events organised by UCL, many of the alumni groups organise their own social and professional development events ensuring a huge wealth of ways for you to get involved with UCL wherever you are in the world.  Laura E Buttigieg 2017-05-16T15:25:18Z UCL Huntington's Disease Centre Opens https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/UCL_Huntingtons_Disease_Centre_Opens The UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, based at the UCL Institute of Neurology, was officially opened by UCL President and Provost Professor Michael Arthur on the 1 March. Professor Michael Arthur was delighted to welcome Amanda Staveley, a Huntington’s disease (HD) family member and businesswoman, to cut the ribbon at the event. The Centre brings together expertise from many disciplines and is uniquely placed worldwide to translate basic biological insights into first-in-human studies in the disease. Liz S Saul 2017-04-24T09:37:12Z Bartlett alumnus announces legacy pledge https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/richard-ayling UCL Office for the Vice Provost (Development), the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage (ISH) and the Bartlett School of Planning are thrilled to announce a legacy pledge in support of Masters students by The Bartlett alumnus Richard Ayling. The legacy will fully fund the costs of studying on postgraduate Masters courses within the ISH and School of Planning for students of the future.  Laura E Buttigieg 2017-03-21T10:01:01Z New publication explores philanthropy and the soul of universities https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/Gerald-Chan-philanthropy-and-universities From the Enlightenment to the first Apple Mac, universities have been the driving force that change the world. Now a new publication from UCL Press explores the role of philanthropy in a rapidly changing higher education environment. Liz S Saul 2017-03-15T14:38:06Z "It's you who change lives"- UCL celebrates philanthropy at annual reception https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/scholarships-and-bursaries-reception-2017 UCL celebrated the power of student support and the generosity of supporters who fund them at its annual Scholarships and Bursaries reception. The event brought together donors and the students who benefit at an event that showcased the diversity of scholarships at UCL and their life-changing impact.  Laura E Buttigieg 2017-03-03T12:48:36Z UCL Connect Host Women In Leadership Professional Networking Event https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/ucl-connect-women-in-leadership On Wednesday 8 March, to tie in with the celebrations for International Women’s Day, UCL Connect’s Women in Leadership event takes place, offering an inspiring evening of discussions and professional networking. Laura E Buttigieg 2017-03-02T11:33:09Z Rebuilding Lives With Scholarships https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/ramis-story This week UCL Student Support & Wellbeing are holding a series of fundraising and awareness events to support refugee education initiatives in the UK and abroad.  Laura E Buttigieg 2017-02-23T09:48:58Z The Institute for Global Prosperity launches new London Prosperity Board with J.P. Morgan https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/london_prosperity-board UCL’s Institute of Global Prosperity (IGP) leads new grassroots project in East London Eleanor K Nimmo 2017-02-22T15:35:23Z Iceland delivers on £10m pledge to UCL Dementia Research https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/iceland-dri-donation Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation has today made an initial donation of £3 million to support the development of the hub of the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL, the go-ahead for which was announced in December. This is the first tranche of a total of £10 million pledged to the project by Iceland, to be raised through the sale of 5p single-use carrier bags in Iceland stores across the UK and through the fundraising efforts of Iceland’s people, customers and suppliers. Laura E Buttigieg 2017-01-26T11:02:16Z New Director of Strategy and Operations announced for OVPD https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/new_director_strategy_and_operations The Office of the Vice-Provost (Development) has appointed Cathy Brown as its new Director of Strategy and Operations. Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-12-16T13:03:32Z The UCL Dementia Retail Partnership https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/Retail_partnership Inspired by Malcolm Walker of Iceland Foods the UCL Dementia Retail Partnership has raised a staggering £10million in its first year for UCL Dementia Research - equivalent to the sale of around 200 million carrier bags. Helen Bradley 2016-12-14T09:56:36Z UCL Dementia Research Retail Partnership nominated for Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign 2017 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/IOF_awards The UCL Dementia Research Retail Partnership was shortlisted as the Most Innovative Fundraising Campaign at the 2017 Institute of Fundraising, National Fundraising Awards alongside Cancer Research UK, Muscular Dystrophy UK, and Durham Cathedral.  Helen Bradley 2016-12-01T15:00:31Z Seven Questions with Student Campaign Ambassador, Suzanna Cooper https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/student_campaign_ambassador_feature This week we put seven questions to Suzanna Cooper, who is in her fourth year studying French in the UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society.  Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-11-17T17:18:15Z Neuroscience, intuition and super-humans – how DeepMind co-founder and UCL alumnus Demis Hassabis is leading the Artificial Intelligence revolution https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/demis_hassabis_news How is Artificial Intelligence changing? Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-11-17T15:59:36Z “The time is now” – UCL neuroscientists launch Campaign in Asia https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/campaign_launch_asia “One day old age will come for you, and you will benefit from today’s research. I hope you will support UCL’s research - or it may be a calamity when you get old.” Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-11-08T14:53:26Z UCL academics and alumni debate the future of cities in New York https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/new_york_campaign_launch Places are created by sex, religion and politics, according to Peter Rees, Professor of Places and City Planning, who was UCL’s star speaker at a New York alumni party and Campaign launch. Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-10-18T10:21:03Z West Coast alumni celebrate the launch of the Campaign for UCL in San Francisco https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/campaign_launch_san_francisco “I was halfway through my breakfast bacon sandwich, which I abandoned for champagne”, Professor John Hardy told UCL’s West Coast alumni at the San Francisco Campaign launch event. Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-10-17T08:40:55Z Film director Christopher Nolan hosts UCL LA fundraiser https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/ucl_la_fundraiser Film director Christopher Nolan and producer Emma Thomas were the hosts of a dinner in LA focused on raising funding for UCL’s new Dementia Research Institute. Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-10-14T09:31:43Z Research into rare neuromuscular disorder boosted by charity donation https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/kduk_news UCL researchers were delighted to receive an £80,000 donation from Kennedy’s Disease UK (KD-UK), the only UK charity dedicated to Kennedy’s Disease, a rare and incurable inherited neuromuscular disorder. Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-10-11T09:07:08Z UCL alumni make global connections at international events https://www.ucl.ac.uk/campaign/campaign-news/alumni_events_news This summer, UCL alumni from across the globe have been coming together for a series of events in Paris, New York and Brussels, enabling them to network and reconnect with UCL. Eleanor K Nimmo 2016-09-26T09:30:47Z