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Congratulations to our new students, and welcome to UCL!
Congratulations to our new students, and welcome to UCL!

Congratulations to our new students, and welcome to UCL!

Congratulations to everyone receiving their A-Level results today!

13 Aug 2026

Comment: Where have all the wasps gone this summer?
Comment: Where have all the wasps gone this summer?

Comment: Where have all the wasps gone this summer?

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) highlights the lower-than-normal abundance of wasps this summer and urges members of the public to watch out for visiting wasps to see what they want.

29 Jul 2026

From nanomaterials to alligator jaws: two UCL displays featured at Royal Society exhibition
From nanomaterials to alligator jaws: two UCL displays featured at Royal Society exhibition

From nanomaterials to alligator jaws: two UCL displays featured at Royal Society exhibition

Two UCL-led exhibits featuring dinosaur skulls, chameleon heads, and tiny materials transforming healthcare are among 13 flagship displays open to the public at the 2026 Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition.

25 Jun 2026

Around the Faculty

The Pharmacology Research Department Away Day 2026
The Pharmacology Research Department Away Day 2026

The Pharmacology Research Department Away Day 2026

The Pharmacology Department held its Away Day at Mary Ward House and organised by Melissa Rayner, Poppy Smith and Fiona Marquet.

12 Aug 2026

Inspired by diversity: A journey from medical anthropology to ethnopharmacology
Inspired by diversity: A journey from medical anthropology to ethnopharmacology

Inspired by diversity: A journey from medical anthropology to ethnopharmacology

On July 26th Professor Michael Heinrich was formally awarded the V. E.Tyler Price of the American Society of Pharmacognosy (ASP) in Denver (Colorado, USA) during the Society’s annual meeting

07 Aug 2026

Researchers uncover how cells export inositol to maintain healthy metabolism
Researchers uncover how cells export inositol to maintain healthy metabolism

Researchers uncover how cells export inositol to maintain healthy metabolism

UCL researchers identify the first cellular inositol exporters, revealing an evolutionarily conserved pathway linking phosphate and inositol metabolism.

07 Aug 2026