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A space mission proposed and co-led by UCL researchers, which will image the edge of Earth’s magnetic bubble for the first time, was launched today from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Carol Jennings, who by volunteering as a research participant led to the groundbreaking discovery of the hallmark protein of Alzheimer’s disease, has been awarded a posthumous UCL honorary doctorate today.

The Marshgate and One Pool Street buildings, forming UCL East, have been recognised at this year’s RIBA London Awards, which celebrate excellence in architecture across the capital.

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimised by a romantic partner in adulthood, by impacting personality and mental health development, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

An AI technology is effective at planning the delivery of life-saving radiotherapy for cervical cancer and prostate cancer, according to results from a large international trial led by researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the energy output of solar photovoltaic (solar PV) installations, particularly where these are expanding side by side, according to new research led by UCL and the University of Oxford.

In 200 years’ time, will humans inhabit Mars? Will brain chips allow us to communicate without speaking? And will we all survive on a single daily pill? These were just some of the questions discussed as part of a UCL200 collaboration with the Royal Society.

A new type of long-necked plant-eating dinosaur – the largest ever found in Southeast Asia – has been revealed in a study led by researchers at UCL, Mahasarakham University, Suranaree University of Technology and Sirindhorn Museum in Thailand.

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A new blood test could help doctors identify whether a treatment for advanced prostate cancer treatment is failing weeks earlier than current tests, according to a UK-wide study led by UCL researchers.

The potent pollution from so-called “megaconstellation” satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account for nearly half (42%) of the total climate impact of space sector pollution by the end of the decade, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

One in 10 times that a person with dementia goes missing results in serious harm, finds a new UCL-led analysis of police data on missing people incidents involving older adults in the UK.

Mental health shapes every aspect of our lives and at UCL, it is a central focus for research, innovation and collaboration. Here, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, we take a look at some of the important projects our academics are working on.

Onerous caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 and over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people’s mental abilities, a new UCL study finds.

Regularly taking part in arts activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting a gallery or museum may slow the pace of biological ageing, suggests a new study by UCL researchers.