Case studies

Professor Gail Taylor has spent two decades working with industry to make food production more efficient. Her students are now taking the newest innovations forward within their own careers.

After numerous knock-backs and years of dusting himself off, UCL alumnus Guy Fischman has launched his own baking business. But even he couldn’t have predicted how much Baked by Guy would take off.

A practical early-warning and response system that brings together people, using fixed sensors, open data streams, drones, and aquatic robots to give a live, detailed picture of river health.

Modernizing mosquito surveillance and empowering communities to prevent outbreaks, protect vulnerable populations, & build a sustainable, equitable approach to combating vector-borne diseases globally

Lessons from Traditional Communities Across the World

UCL’s Faculty of Life Sciences has harnessed its award-winning virtual reality (VR) and immersive technologies to create innovative experiences that enhance education and engage the general public.

A UCL-led research team has set a record by creating the world’s thinnest spaghetti – just 372 nanometres wide, around 200 times thinner than a human hair.

To coincide with COP16, UCL launched its campaign ‘Bending the Curve of Biodiversity Loss’, highlighting the university’s dedication to reversing biodiversity loss and promoting sustainability.

UCL researchers have developed a new online tool to predict the structure and function of proteins, which can help in medical diagnosis and drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry.

Research by UCL and the University of Dundee revealed long-term health risks of sodium-containing medications, including stroke and heart attack, leading to changes in labelling and prescriptions.

Professor Bryony Dean Franklin’s research into medication errors and strategies to prevent them has led to changes in clinical practice, guidelines and policy, both locally and nationally.

UCL and Institute of Zoology researchers have identified what drives transfer of diseases from wildlife to people, predicting emerging disease hotspots and informing disease management globally.

Research co-led by Professor Georgina Mace developed a way of valuing ecosystems and natural capital as part of decision-making processes - for example shaping the UK’s 2020 Environment Bill.

Research at UCL has led to creation of web-based computational tools to help pharmaceutical companies develop antibody-based drugs more efficiently, resulting in over 200 patent applications.

The IUCN Red List, which is based on criteria developed by researchers at UCL and IoZ, has become a key information source for monitoring the status of global biodiversity.