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Sunshine, six stunning bakes, and a buzzing crowd—our second bake-off was a sweet success! Discover the winning creations, standout moments, and why everyone’s already excited for the next one.

A glimpse into a typical day in the life of an Astrophysics PhD student at UCL.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which involves UCL researchers, has completed its originally planned mission, observing the light from more than 47 million galaxies and quasars.

The Astro group, in collaboration with the Shift25 initiative, are offering 2 studentships to Year 12 or Year 13 students interested in pursuing research projects over the summer.

The Astrophysics group are offering two studentships to undergraduates interested in pursuing research projects over the summer. Deadline: Friday 20th March 2026, 5pm.

Professor Raman Prinja (UCL Physics & Astronomy) has received this year’s Ian Robson Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for his outstanding contributions.

To celebrate UCL’s 200th anniversary, we are delighted to host a very special lecture on 25th February 2026. The lecture will be delivered by the esteemed Professor Giovanna Tinetti (UCL/KCL).

To mark UCL’s 200th anniversary, our group launched a special Design Competition — a fun and creative way for our community to showcase their artistic flair while celebrating this milestone year.

The largest multi-object spectroscopic survey facility in the southern hemisphere, which UCL engineers helped design and build, has taken its first observations.

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year's CPS Outreach and Engagement Awards, which were presented at our recent Summer Meeting.

The newly released first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile mark the start of a ten-year mission involving our very own Prof. Joachimi and Dr Hang to create an ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of the Universe and help to pin down what dark energy might be.

Last week, we hosted the eagerly anticipated and hugely fun Lego Building Battle! Four teams, twelve builders and a room full of spectators . . .

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which involves UCL researchers, has released its most detailed analysis yet of dark energy, the mysterious force driving the universe’s accelerating expansion.

The Astro group, in collaboration with the Shift25 initiative, are offering 2 studentships to Year 12 or Year 13 students interested in pursuing research projects over the summer. Applicants should prepare their applications with help from a Sponsoring Teacher at their school.

Your Universe is UCL's annual festival of Astronomy and Planetary Science, which this year is being held in conjunction with the Centre for Planetary Sciences with venues at UCL and Birkbeck in the he