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Growing with UCL: Gaynor Jones, shaping the doctors of the future
Gaynor Jones has shaped one of the UK’s leading medical programmes, improving the lives of UCL medical students and contributing to national and international medical education.
A fairer healthcare system: Katherine Woolf, widening access to medical education
Katherine Woolf is a Professor of Medical Education Research at UCL. Her work to better understand and address inequity and discrimination in medical education has led to widespread policy change.
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Dr Sarah Bennett wins UKAT award
Dr Sarah Bennett has been awarded the 2026 UKAT award for Innovation in Advising
19 May 2026
UCL secures global #6 for Medicine in 2026 QS subject rankings
UCL remains one of the world's top universities for Medicine, ranking sixth in the world for Medicine in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, and number one in London.
25 Mar 2026
NHS staff retention to be investigated in new study
At a time when NHS staffing has never been more important, a team of researchers from UCL, NIHR and Leicester Biomedical Research Centre will determine which ethnic groups are at greatest risk of leaving the NHS in 2024.
19 Apr 2024
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Poor retention of diverse staff poses major threat to NHS
The retention of ethnically diverse staff should be an essential part of the NHS workforce plan and without the contribution of international workers, the healthcare system is at risk of collapse, claims a new report involving researchers from UCL and the University of Leicester.
16 Apr 2026
World-first project shows great promise to treat low eye pressure
A new study demonstrates the effectiveness of a widely-used eye injection to manage the previously untreatable rare condition, hypotony, in a project by clinical researchers at UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
12 Jan 2026
UCL researchers take part in parliamentary roundtable on NHS staff retention
Two leading UCL health academics were invited to Westminster to discuss their research as part of a roundtable exploring strategies to retain NHS staff, particularly those from diverse and ethnic minority backgrounds.
09 Dec 2025
