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UCL scientist appointed Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science

Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) has been appointed the new Royal Society Professor for Public Engagement in Science, with a mission to transform our understanding of how we make, use, reuse and recycle products.

25 Jun 2025

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 awarded £5.1m to unlock neurodegenerative secrets with AI

The UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology has been gifted more than £5 million by the Reta Lila Weston Trust for Medical Research, in support of initiatives to prevent, diagnose and treat a range of neurodegenerative diseases using artificial intelligence (AI).

29 May 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

New Dean of UCL Engineering Sciences announced

Professor Andy Nisbet has been announced as UCL’s new Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, effective 1 August 2025.

08 May 2025

Feat of ‘dung-gineering’ turns cow manure into one of world’s most used materials

A new technique to extract tiny cellulose strands from cow dung and turn them into manufacturing-grade cellulose, currently used to make everything from surgical masks to food packaging, has been developed by researchers from UCL and Edinburgh Napier University.

07 May 2025

UCL graduates and students feature in nine Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe categories

Twelve UCL alumni and students have been recognised in nine different categories in Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2025, which celebrates the young entrepreneurs and creatives in Europe.

28 Apr 2025

UCL engineer awarded prestigious quantum fellowship

Dr James Seddon (UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering) is among 11 talented researchers to be awarded the UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowship. 

14 Apr 2025

UCL early career researchers selected as 2025 Schmidt Science Fellows

Two UCL researchers have been named as Schmidt Science Fellows, an award only given to 32 exceptional early career researchers worldwide.

02 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

Phosphorene nanoribbons show their potential for revolutionising electronics

Tiny, individual, flexible ribbons of crystalline phosphorus discovered by UCL researchers in 2019 exhibit magnetic and semiconducting properties at room temperature, opening new possibilities for next-generation electronics, finds a new study involving members of the same team.

12 Mar 2025

Toilet training research bids to reduce nappy waste

The Big Toilet Project, which will be run by a team of researchers from UCL, is inviting parents and care givers to help them explore why the average toilet training age of children has risen and how to reduce the environmental burden of disposable nappy waste.

04 Mar 2025

£42 million investment in new research hubs to accelerate trajectory to net zero

UCL researchers will be involved in four multi-million-pound research hubs that will focus on advancing progression towards net zero.

02 Mar 2025

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