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Calorie labels helpful for people with binge eating disorders
Calorie labels helpful for people with binge eating disorders

Calorie labels helpful for people with binge eating disorders

Food calorie labels on menus in cafes and restaurants can be helpful for people with binge eating disorders, even aiding their recovery, finds new research from UCL and King’s College London.

15 Apr 2026

New collaboration to cure childhood gut disease with stem cell therapy
New collaboration to cure childhood gut disease with stem cell therapy

New collaboration to cure childhood gut disease with stem cell therapy

Scientists are developing a revolutionary new stem cell therapy to treat a rare and life-threatening disease that leaves newborn babies unable to function without invasive surgery, thanks to a collaboration between UCL, the University of Sheffield and Queen’s University Belfast.

31 Mar 2026

UCL professor shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Non-fiction
UCL professor shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Non-fiction

UCL professor shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Non-fiction

Professor Daisy Fancourt (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) has been shortlisted for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-fiction for her book Art Cure: The science of how the arts transform our health.

27 Mar 2026

Around the faculty

UCL GBSH hosts London Hub of Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) Hackathon 2026
UCL GBSH hosts London Hub of Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) Hackathon 2026

UCL GBSH hosts London Hub of Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) Hackathon 2026

UCL GBSH brings together 100 innovators to build AI-powered health solutions for stronger health systems as the London Hub of the Harvard HSIL Hackathon, winning teams advanced to venture incubation.

19 Apr 2026

UCL GBSH Student of the Week: Tamar Houri
UCL GBSH Student of the Week: Tamar Houri

UCL GBSH Student of the Week: Tamar Houri

Away from home in a difficult time, MSc Digital Health & Entrepreneurship student Tamar Houri shows strength, determination and commitment to shaping the future of digital health.

09 Apr 2026

UCL GBSH Student of the Week: Dr Devansh Bais
UCL GBSH Student of the Week: Dr Devansh Bais

UCL GBSH Student of the Week: Dr Devansh Bais

Meet Dr Devansh Bais, the UCL GBSH MSc Global Healthcare Management (Analytics) student, who's shifting his focus from treating patients to redesigning the very environments that serve them.

03 Apr 2026