UCL News: Engineering

UCL joins forces with Google DeepMind to democratise access to AI education
UCL joins forces with Google DeepMind to democratise access to AI education

UCL joins forces with Google DeepMind to democratise access to AI education

A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind.

21 Oct 2025

Report finds more effort needed for UK companies to meet sustainability goals
Report finds more effort needed for UK companies to meet sustainability goals

Report finds more effort needed for UK companies to meet sustainability goals

Despite efforts, many UK businesses are not on track to meet the United Nation’s Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) by their 2030 deadline, finds a new report involving researchers from UCL.

17 Oct 2025

Faster MRI scans offer new hope for dementia diagnosis
Faster MRI scans offer new hope for dementia diagnosis

Faster MRI scans offer new hope for dementia diagnosis

The time to carry out diagnostic MRI scans for dementia can be cut to one third of their standard length, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

13 Oct 2025

Faculty news

UCL Computer Science student recognised in global OpenAI competition
UCL Computer Science student recognised in global OpenAI competition

UCL Computer Science student recognised in global OpenAI competition

Ilham Wicaksono (MSc Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development) has won a prize in OpenAI’s global hackathon on red-teaming its newly released open-source model, GPT-OSS-20.

31 Oct 2025

UCL researchers secure MRC Gap Fund to pilot AI tool transforming cancer diagnostics
UCL researchers secure MRC Gap Fund to pilot AI tool transforming cancer diagnostics

UCL researchers secure MRC Gap Fund to pilot AI tool transforming cancer diagnostics

UCL researchers Dr Charles-Antoine Collins-Fekete and Prof Maria Hawkins were awarded MRC funding to pilot Octopath, an AI tool set to transform cancer diagnosis in the NHS.

29 Oct 2025

Microsoft tech leaders visit UCL Computer Science to explore AI, future talent and innovation 
Microsoft tech leaders visit UCL Computer Science to explore AI, future talent and innovation 

Microsoft tech leaders visit UCL Computer Science to explore AI, future talent and innovation 

A delegation of senior Microsoft leaders visited UCL to engage with students and discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education, innovation and industry collaboration. 

20 Oct 2025