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Annual Report

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(em)Powering Creativity: art and science workshops
(em)Powering Creativity: art and science workshops

(em)Powering Creativity: art and science workshops

(em)Powering Creativity was a community engagement programme which took place between 15 and 19 April 2025 at Chats Palace Arts Centre in Homerton.

01 May 2025

Socks On Fear Off – Biomedical Engineering student wins Omnicom Health Group Brand Challenge 2025
Socks On Fear Off – Biomedical Engineering student wins Omnicom Health Group Brand Challenge 2025

Socks On Fear Off – Biomedical Engineering student wins Omnicom Health Group Brand Challenge 2025

24 Apr 2025

IHE Summer Studentships 2025
IHE Summer Studentships 2025

IHE Summer Studentships 2025

UCL Engineering and the Institute of Healthcare Engineering are offering summer studentships with our partner hospitals, including Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, UCL/UCLH BRC, Moorfields Eye Hospital, and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

07 Apr 2025

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13 Jun

in person

MPBE Festival of Research

13:30 - 18:00

27 Jun to 28 Jun

in person

UCL Undergraduate Open Days 2025

27 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

27 Jun to 28 Jun

in person

UCL Undergraduate Open Days 2025

27 Jun 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

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Research in the news

Wearable brain imaging device shines a light on how babies respond in real-world situations

A new technology that uses light waves to measure activity in babies’ brains has provided the most complete picture to date of functions like hearing, vision and cognitive processing outside a conventional brain scanner.

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