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Train teachers to deliver sex and reproductive health lessons
Train teachers to deliver sex and reproductive health lessons

Train teachers to deliver sex and reproductive health lessons

Reproductive health education needs a radical overhaul, with appropriately trained teachers providing the education the pupils say they need, UCL researchers say.  

15 Jan 2026

Comment: Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier and healthier
Comment: Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier and healthier

Comment: Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier and healthier

Professor Daisy Fancourt (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) discusses the physiological and psychological benefits of incorporating art into our everyday lives. Writing for The Guardian, she explains the science behind it.

15 Jan 2026

Opinion: Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny
Opinion: Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny

Opinion: Why the mad artistic genius trope doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny

Writing for The Conversation, Professor Daisy Fancourt (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) debunks the 'mad artistic genius' theory and explores the complexities behind the stereotype.

13 Jan 2026

Around the faculty

Professor Colton: NHS waiting list cuts show progress but long-term leadership needed
Professor Colton: NHS waiting list cuts show progress but long-term leadership needed

Professor Colton: NHS waiting list cuts show progress but long-term leadership needed

UCL Global Business School for Health's founding director responds to the news this week that the NHS’s Further Faster programme has cut waiting lists three times faster than the national average.

16 Jan 2026

Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health
Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health

Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health

As UCL marks 200 years of bold ideas shaping society, Professor Daisy Fancourt launches Art Cure, a book illustrating how creativity can power healthier lives.

09 Jan 2026

UCL shares new insights on trans and nonbinary sexual health at IUSTI Europe Congress
UCL shares new insights on trans and nonbinary sexual health at IUSTI Europe Congress

UCL shares new insights on trans and nonbinary sexual health at IUSTI Europe Congress

UCL researchers shared knowledge at the International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections Congress, presenting evidence on trans and nonbinary people's sexual health experiences in the UK.

06 Jan 2026