Faculty news

Professor Nicolas Szita is leading one of the new Prosperity Partnership projects that will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug manufacturing and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity

Professor Peter Munro has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. This follows his tenure as Interim Head since October 2024.

Today (7 July 2025) marks the 20th anniversary of the terrorist bombings in central London in which 52 people lost their lives.

Congratulations to all UCL Engineering colleagues on the UCL Senior Academic, Research and Teaching Promotions 2024 -2025 Successful List.

Research led by the UCL AI Centre’s Dr He Wang received a Best Paper Honourable Mention at the recent CVPR Conference.

From 1-6 July, the Royal Society is opening its doors for the annual Summer Science Exhibition, a week-long celebration of cutting-edge science from across the country.

AI pioneer Tom Mitchell explored how AI could support teachers and personalise learning in this year’s Peter Kirstein Lecture, sparking debate on its place in education.

Every International Women in Engineering Day (June 23), UCL Engineering takes the opportunity to showcase and champion our fantastic female students, researchers, academics and alumni.

The event convened over 60 invited stakeholders across industry, NHS, academia, and regulation to address key barriers in the scaling of CAR-T and other advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).

UCL Biochemical Engineering is part of a pioneering new hub that is set to transform UK manufacturing by converting industrial waste into valuable, sustainable chemicals and materials.

Collaboration, led by Associate Professor Dr Enrique Galindo-Nava, conducted studies of possible material degradation when exposed to hydrogen rich fuels during combustion.

Find out which students impressed the judges with their creative ideas around tackling ocean plastic pollution.

We're pleased to announce the new committee for UCL Biochemical Engineering's postgraduate society, The Beakers! Left to right, welcome Kuan, Stefan, Isa, Carolina, Tamas, Natalie, Sanjana and Alex!

Professor Hidekazu Kurebayashi from UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering has received the prestigious JSPS Prize, awarded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Honoured in the latest Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, recognising their lasting contributions to engineering and public life.