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UCL chosen as UK partner to help develop sovereign AI platforms

Leading chip designer NVIDIA will partner with UCL to help optimise the UK’s national artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, as part of a Europe-wide initiative to help countries develop their own ‘sovereign’ AI systems.

16 Jun 2025

Improved electronic skin gives robots the human touch

A low-cost, durable, highly sensitive robotic ‘skin’ that enables robots to detect information about their surroundings in a way that’s similar to humans has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Cambridge.

12 Jun 2025

UCL welcomes EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation

UCL hosted Ekaterina Zaharieva, EU Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and the EU Delegation to the United Kingdom this week, to discuss the vital role universities play in fostering growth.

12 Jun 2025

UCL to host AI scholars as part of UK Government's tech talent programme

UCL is delighted to support the UK Government’s new AI scholarship programme, that will see at least 100 students study at a top UK university, and gain further support and learning from leading technology firms. 

09 Jun 2025

UCL academics elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

Eight UCL researchers have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their ground-breaking research and delivery of new benefits to patients.

22 May 2025

AI tool can track effectiveness of multiple sclerosis treatments

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help interpret and assess how well treatments are working for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been developed by UCL researchers.

07 Apr 2025

Unofficial parental control apps put children’s safety and privacy at risk

Some ‘unofficial’ parental control apps have excessive access to personal data and hide their presence, raising concerns about their potential for unethical surveillance as well as domestic abuse, according to new research from UCL and St. Pölten UAS, Austria.

13 Mar 2025

HRH The Princess Royal visits UCL’s new campus

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal saw groundbreaking UCL research in action in areas ranging from ecology and AI to robotics, healthcare and hydrogen technology on a tour of the new UCL East campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London today.

20 Feb 2025

Opinion: If the UK wants to lead in AI, it must fund more PhDs

Writing in The Financial Times, Honorary Professor Jeremy Silver (UCL Computer Science) urges the Government to fund more PhDs in the UK and increase support for those that do seek PhDs.

23 Jan 2025

Prime Minister sets out AI action plan at UCL

The Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, announced a new plan for artificial intelligence (AI) to boost growth and living standards and revolutionise public services in a major speech at our UCL East campus today.

13 Jan 2025

Commentary: How Britain got its first internet connection

The late Professor Peter Kirstein, the founder of UCL Computer Science, wrote an unpublished in-depth retrospective for The Conversation on the early days of the Internet, which has now been published for the first time.

09 Jan 2025

Women less likely than men to use mobility aids despite greater need

Women are more likely than men to experience mobility limitations that could benefit from the use of mobility aids but are much less likely to use them when needed, according to a new study from researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

13 Dec 2024

Opinion: It may already be too late for Labour

Visiting Professor Paul Ormerod (UCL Computer Science) writes in City AM that once a certain narrative around a political party has taken hold, it’s very difficult to turn it around.

11 Dec 2024

Analysis: Researchers have invented a new system of logic that could boost critical thinking and AI

Research Fellow Alexander V. Gheorghiu (UCL Computer Science) describes in The Conversation a new method of logic developed by philosophers, mathematicians and computer scientists that has implications for how AI operates.

14 Nov 2024

Opinion: Investment can boost growth – if it comes with technological progress

Visiting Professor Paul Ormerod (UCL Computer Science) calls for technical progress as a contributor to economic growth in City AM.

06 Nov 2024

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