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A young boy born with a devastating, rare genetic condition has been given a new lease of life thanks to a team of UCL scientists who manufactured a pioneering gene therapy for him.

A mysterious swarm of earthquakes that occurred near the Greek island of Santorini in early 2025 was caused by rebounding sheets of magma slicing through Earth’s crust, finds a new study by an international team including a UCL researcher.

The remains of an extensive Bronze Age settlement on the Kazakh Steppe that was likely once a major regional hub for large-scale bronze production more than 3,500 years ago, have been revealed by an international team of archaeologists co-led by researchers from UCL.

The annual number of preventable heat-related deaths globally has soared to more than half a million, a UCL-led report says.

After being treated with an electronic eye implant paired with augmented-reality glasses, people with sight loss have recovered reading vision, reports a trial involving a UCL and Moorfields clinical researcher.

A global clinical trial for a new Huntington’s disease treatment has posted positive results today, announced by trial sponsor uniQure and UCL scientists.

Eight early career researchers from across UCL have received fellowships from the Royal Society to support their research on subjects ranging from neurology to astrophysics.

Professor Sarah Tabrizi, Director of the UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, has been awarded the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award for 2025, the association’s top annual prize.

Three UCL scientists have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grants 2025 to support research into how lung cancer spreads and how the brain controls instinctive behaviours.