UCL Grand Challenges recently awarded funding under four special initiative themes in academic year 2022/23:
• Climate Crisis
• Food Security
• Place & Displacement
• UN SDGs: Pathways to Achievement
The special initiative calls enable support for collaborative, innovative, and impactful cross-disciplinary activities. In total, over 70 applications were received from all 11 faculties at UCL as well as the Office for the Vice-Provost (Health) and the UCL Students’ Union. Four judging panels, one for each theme, approved funding for 17 applications, with total funding of nearly £150,000 awarded.
We are delighted that Dr Fergus Green (UCL Political Science) and Dr Steve Pye (UCL Energy Institute) were amongst the winners for their project:
No New Fossil Fuel Projects: A Fossil Fuel Research Hub to support legal practitioners challenging the legality of new fossil fuel supply projects
UCL Laws ranked 3rd in the UK in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026
UCL Faculty of Laws has been ranked one of the UK’s top universities for studying law.
06 Oct 2025
PGTA Positions for 2026/27
The Department of Greek and Latin is seeking to appoint a number of hourly-paid Postgraduate Teaching Assistants (PGTAs) for the academic year 2026-27 to assist module tutors.
14 Apr 2026
Lyonnais Appears Before the Supreme Court of Canada
GCDC PhD student member appears before the Supreme Court of Canada in a constitutional challenge to the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State.
14 Apr 2026