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New AI spinout company to use healthcare data to improve care
New AI spinout company to use healthcare data to improve care

New AI spinout company to use healthcare data to improve care

A new spinout company from UCL, King’s College London, and a coalition of NHS Foundation Trusts will advance digital transformation at NHS organisations and international healthcare providers to improve patient care, patient safety and population health and research.

04 Dec 2025

A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure
A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure

A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to a new study led by UCL researchers and funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research.

28 Nov 2025

Air pollution may reduce health benefits of exercise
Air pollution may reduce health benefits of exercise

Air pollution may reduce health benefits of exercise

Long-term exposure to toxic air can substantially weaken the health benefits of regular exercise, suggests a new study by an international team including UCL researchers.

27 Nov 2025

Around the faculty

BHF funds £1.5M programme to study Heart-Brain interactions
BHF funds £1.5M programme to study Heart-Brain interactions

BHF funds £1.5M programme to study Heart-Brain interactions

The UCL Neurocardiology Centre directed by Professor Pier Lambiase from UCL's Institute of Cardiovascular Science has been funded by a BHF Programme Grant to study Heart-Brain interactions.

06 Dec 2025

Bupa CEO Inspires First Undergraduate Cohort at UCL Global Business School for Health
Bupa CEO Inspires First Undergraduate Cohort at UCL Global Business School for Health

Bupa CEO Inspires First Undergraduate Cohort at UCL Global Business School for Health

Iñaki Ereño, Group CEO of Bupa, inspired UCL GBSH’s first undergraduate cohort with a powerful talk on purpose, innovation, and leadership at the Business and Health BSc/MSci Welcome Celebration.

02 Dec 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Dania Posso Hernandez
Alumni Spotlight: Dania Posso Hernandez

Alumni Spotlight: Dania Posso Hernandez

From the Amazon rainforest to Global Alumni leadership, Meet Dania Posso Hernandez, a leader and MSc Global Healthcare Management (Finance) Alumna, shaping connections that create impact.

28 Nov 2025