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UCL Geography MSc alumna Faye Weaver has published new research on microplastic pollution in UK urban woodland soils, revealing widespread contamination and its conservation implications.

The UCL Institute of Archaeology currently has a vacancy for an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Islamic Archaeology (Ref.: B03-02751).

Paulo Drinot and Martín Bergel offer a renewed perspective on one of the most influential and controversial political movements of twentieth-century Peru

Veronica Vazquez Lopez (UCL Institute of Archaeology) is part of an international team involved in the discovery of a significant ceremonial site in southeastern Mexico.

Funded PhD studentship projects are offered by the UCL Institute of Archaeology as part of the new TREES Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) programme. The deadline for applications is 17 December 2025

Congratulations to Berry Pillot de Chenecey on being awarded the Pollard Prize 2025 by the Institute of Historical Research in recognition of her exceptional research and presentation.

Corisande Fenwick (UCL Institute of Archaeology) has been invited to give the BILNAS Annual Lecture at the British Academy on 27 November.

UCL Geography is advancing food security in Ethiopia through pioneering crowdmapping methods, led by Dr Marcos Moreu and Professor Muki Haklay.

UCL’s long-forgotten archive of maps reveals stories of war, science, empire and climate change, rediscovered through the eyes of a modern cartographer.

UCL Geography celebrates a record year of RGS dissertation prizes, with students excelling nationally across climate, energy, development, and social research in 2025.

How fragile is José Jerí’s start in Peru—and why do presidents there seldom last?

UCL Geography’s Jiatong Liang has been named overall winner of the RGS Climate Change Research Group Dissertation Prize 2025 for her study on how London heatwaves affect air quality.

Tom Booth (UCL Institute of Archaeology/The Francis Crick Institute) joins Brian Cox as an expert panel member on one of a series of podcasts discussing ancient DNA.

Lucas Duncan writes about stakeholder engagement and the UK's National Wealth Fund in his article, based on his exceptional undergraduate dissertation.

Johanna Dale, Research Fellow in Medieval History at UCL, appears in a new short YouTube film produced by the German History Society as part of its Glimpses of German History series.