For the first 6 years of her appointment, she will lead a lab on mathematical and physical biology at the Francis Crick Institute (https://www.crick.ac.uk/research/labs/zena-hadjivasiliou). Zena was initially trained in Cambridge and Stanford, did her PhD at UCL, and next worked at the University of Geneva and at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems. Her research focusses on the physics and mathematics of biological self-organisation, with a particular interest in growth, patterning and development.
Bartlett academic to curate British Pavilion at the 20th Venice Architecture Biennale
Dr Guan Lee will co-lead the British Pavilion at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale, exploring diaspora, ritual and impermanence through a UK–Malaysia collaboration rooted in living traditions.
16 Apr 2026
The Bartlett Mid-Career Researcher Awards 2026
Nominations are now open to celebrate outstanding contributions across the UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment.
15 Apr 2026
Workshop registration – A mathematical Sciences Curriculum in the Age of Generative AI
📅 Date: Wednesday 1 June 2026 ✴� In-person at University College London
15 Apr 2026