Speaking at a celebration of UK-China cultural and educational exchange, UCL President and Provost Dr Michael Spence said trust and cooperation were essential for tackling shared global challenges.

Explore how AI is transforming the global labour market, the role of universities in preparing graduates for this shift, and the essential skills needed to thrive alongside artificial intelligence.

Four UCL academics have been awarded European Research Council Starting Grants to support research in areas including cell therapies, incense trees, metacognition and the universe’s oldest galaxies.

UCL and The British School in New Delhi have extended their partnership to deliver the UCL India Summer School for a further three years.

The first use of artificial intelligence to support a neurosurgeon in real time during live surgery has protected the sight of a man having a brain tumour removed, in a UCL-UCLH collaboration.

Writing in The Times of India, UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence explores why interdisciplinary thinkers will thrive in the age of AI, and how education must prepare them to navigate change.

Drugs commonly used for weight loss, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, have been found to reduce the key symptoms of binge eating disorder, in a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.

The proportion of UK smokers purchasing any cigarettes or tobacco from illicit sources has almost doubled since 2023, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Partnerships between universities, clinicians, industry are helping to develop solutions that are technologically advanced, scalable and accessible.

Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation can help people with long Covid symptoms such as brain fog achieve their goals in returning to work and hobbies, finds a new clinical trial led by UCL researchers...

Two UCL-led exhibits featuring dinosaur skulls, chameleon heads, and tiny materials transforming healthcare are among 13 flagship displays open to the public at the 2026 Royal Society Summer Science E...

Why students need to learn the art of disagreeing well

UCL will host a major new lab to develop innovative, open-source AI systems, to help secure the UK’s position as a global leader in AI.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may still be under-recognised and under-diagnosed in England despite recent increases in diagnosis, according to a study led by researchers at UCL, Univ...

Professor Erin Schuman, who will take up her role as Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in January, is one of four scientists to receive the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for 2026.

India’s healthcare challenges, talent, and scale are driving the next wave of AI innovation in global healthcare.

Four UCL academics have been awarded Alzheimer’s Society fellowships to support their cutting-edge research in understanding and addressing the causes and mechanics of dementia.

UCL has been ranked third in the UK and seventh in Europe in the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Spotlight on Spinouts 2026 report, underlining UCL’s strength in helping researchers turn breakthrough d...

New UCL research supports use of the weight loss drug semaglutide for patients who do not get enough benefit from bariatric surgery.

The annual cost to the NHS to treat children and young people experiencing a mental health crisis in specialised acute hospital wards in England quadrupled to £87.5 million between 2012 and 2022, find...

Mental health shapes every aspect of our lives and at UCL, it is a central focus for research, innovation and collaboration. Here, to mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2026, we take look at some of th...

Researchers find 50+ hours a week can be detrimental to health but lighter responsibilities have positive effect

A gentler treatment for children whose leukaemia has come back could boost survival and quality of life, a study led by a UCL academic has found.

The number of luxury, detached homes in England and Wales owned through offshore companies has fallen dramatically in the last decade, likely as a result of a Government transparency drive, UCL resear...

Secondary school pupils with high prior attainment in maths make slower progress when placed in mixed-attainment maths classes, a new study from UCL and the Education Endowment Foundation finds.

Two frontier artificial intelligence startups founded by UCL researchers have raised a combined $1.6 billion in seed and early-stage financing, cementing London's position as a global centre for advan...

It's that time of year again... the sun is shining, the flowers are blooming - and your eyes are red, itchy and you can't stop sneezing.

Climate change has prolonged the pollen season by up to a fortnight compared to the 1990s, creating problems for hay fever sufferers, a new report involving UCL academics has found.

The earliest genetic evidence for the existence of dogs, dating to about 15,800 years ago – more than 5,000 years earlier than previously thought – has been identified by a team of researchers includi...

Evidence-based parenting programmes delivered through community organisations can support family wellbeing and should be considered as part of wider strategies to reduce health inequalities, a landmar...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has more than doubled in recorded prevalence in England from 2000 to 2020, increasing by 6% per year, largely due to improved diagnosis and longer life expectancy, finds a new ...

Young children who attend nursery get sick more often than those who don’t, but they will go on to have fewer illnesses during early school years, finds a new review of evidence by a group of parent-s...

Scientists have successfully reconstructed videos purely from the brain activity of mice, showing what the mice were seeing, in a new study led by UCL researchers.

As universities worldwide navigate rapid technological change and rising expectations around employability and societal impact, Professor Geraint Rees, Vice Provost (Research, Innovation & Global ...

Team REWIRE-CAN, led by Professor Bart Vanhaesebroeck of the UCL Cancer Institute, will receive up to $25m over approximately five years to take on the rewiring cancer cells challenge.

Professor Charles Swanton (UCL Cancer Institute) has been awarded the 2026 Sjöberg Prize for his groundbreaking work on how tumours evolve, helping to explain why cancer treatments sometimes fail and ...