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Jon Bridle is helping shape UCL’s new Sustainability Plan, and researching how biodiversity increases the resilience of the ecosystems all economies depend on. He reflects on evolution, optimism and how universities can help build a more sustainable and equitable future.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This week we speak to Sarah Yardley, Associate Professor of Palliative Medicine in the Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, about the importance of relationships in shaping care and why time by the ocean is her secret to recharging.

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.

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.

At least 14 per cent of UK workers have experienced a clear violation of basic employment rights in the last two years, finds a new report led by UCL researchers.

Quantum Motion, a spinout led by UCL and University of Oxford researchers, has raised $160 million (£120 million) from investors to develop commercially available quantum computers using silicon chips.

This week we speak with Professor Maria Wyke, Chair of Latin at UCL, about seeing the world of antiquity on the big screen, the power of visiting somewhere new to refresh your mind, and what UCL does better than Oxbridge...

The side of a mountain slid into an Alaskan fjord last August, producing a tsunami 481 metres high, the second highest ever recorded, according to a new study involving a UCL researcher.

A gentler treatment for children whose leukaemia has come back could boost survival and quality of life, a study led by a UCL academic has found.