UCL News

Digitisation of Jeremy Bentham's papers now complete

The central collection of the papers of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the English philosopher and intellectual inspiration behind UCL, have now been completely digitised. 

Published: Jun 1, 2018 11:14:43 AM

UCL Festival of Culture - one week to go

This year's UCL Festival of Culture explores some important and contemporary issues such as the migration crisis, identity, homelessness and brings all of these issues to life through talks, theatre, exhibitions, live readings and workshops.

Published: May 29, 2018 10:57:36 AM

Almost 1 in 4 people worldwide to be obese by 2045

If current trends continue, almost a quarter (22%) of the people in the world will be obese by 2045 (up from 14% in 2017), and one in eight (12%) will have type 2 diabetes (up from 9% in 2017), according to a study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Vienna, Austria (23-26 May). 

Published: May 25, 2018 3:50:09 PM

New blood test to detect liver damage in under an hour

A quick and robust blood test that can detect liver damage before symptoms appear has been designed and verified using clinical samples by a team from UCL and University of Massachusetts.

Published: May 25, 2018 11:05:36 AM

Economics centre led by UCL academics granted Research Institute status

The UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has granted Research Institute status to a leading economics research centre led by UCL academics. 

Published: May 24, 2018 2:41:10 PM