UCL News: Engineering

Humans have ability to detect objects without touching them
Humans have ability to detect objects without touching them

Humans have ability to detect objects without touching them

The first evidence that humans have the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a form of ‘remote touch’ that birds such as sandpipers have, has been presented in a new study from researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London.

12 Nov 2025

UCL celebrates launch of Korea innovation partnership at UK Embassy in Seoul
UCL celebrates launch of Korea innovation partnership at UK Embassy in Seoul

UCL celebrates launch of Korea innovation partnership at UK Embassy in Seoul

The Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre (GITCC), a pioneering initiative designed to strengthen UK-Korea industrial research led by UCL, was officially launched at the British Embassy in Seoul.

11 Nov 2025

Opinion: Researchers must meet MPs’ growing appetite for research evidence
Opinion: Researchers must meet MPs’ growing appetite for research evidence

Opinion: Researchers must meet MPs’ growing appetite for research evidence

As a significant number of MPs attend Evidence Week to discuss how scientific evidence can be used to scrutinise policy, Tracey Brown (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy) highlights how politicians value having reliable data and calls for academics to deliver.

07 Nov 2025

Faculty news

MotionInput Games: Using AI to Make Gaming More Accessible for Autistic Children
MotionInput Games: Using AI to Make Gaming More Accessible for Autistic Children

MotionInput Games: Using AI to Make Gaming More Accessible for Autistic Children

Students in UCL’s Industry Exchange Network (IXN) have developed AI-powered, gesture-based games with UCL spinout MotionInput Games to make gaming more accessible for autistic learners.

10 Nov 2025

Centre for Engineering Education-FES Awards 2025
Centre for Engineering Education-FES Awards 2025

Centre for Engineering Education-FES Awards 2025

Outstanding staff, students and PGTAs were awarded prizes at the annual CEE-FES Education Awards.

05 Nov 2025

New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans
New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans

New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.

05 Nov 2025