Contributor
UCL (University College London) is London’s leading multidisciplinary university, with 9,000 staff and 25,000 students. Over 150 nationalities are represented among UCL students with overseas students making up nearly a third of the student body. Based in the heart of London, UCL was the first university in England to welcome students of any class, race or religion, and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men. This same radical spirit thrives today.
Can two diets with identical nutrients lead to different health outcomes? A new randomized crossover trial led by researchers at University College London suggests they can.
Aug 4, 2025
People with dementia wait an average of 3.5 years after first showing symptoms before receiving a diagnosis, according to a new global review led by University College London researchers.
Jul 28, 2025
The most common form of ice in the Universe isn't the completely disordered material scientists have assumed for decades.
Jul 7, 2025
What if the key to extending human life—both on Earth and in space—lies not in preventing death, but in pausing it?
May 29, 2025
Middle-aged and older adults who experience physical pain show signs of worsening depression up to eight years before the pain begins, according to new research that reveals a surprising timeline in how these conditions interact.
May 20, 2025
A comprehensive new study published May 7, 2025, in Royal Society Open Science has solved a longstanding paleontological mystery about the origins of one of history's most iconic predators.
May 7, 2025
Existing aircraft could be used to cool Earth by spraying particles high above the polar regions, according to new research that suggests planetary cooling technology may be more accessible than previously thought.
Apr 28, 2025
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help interpret and assess how well treatments are working for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been developed by UCL researchers.
Apr 7, 2025
Women experience a significant fall in earnings in the years following a menopause diagnosis, with more women stopping work and others working fewer hours, according to a new UCL study published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Mar 21, 2025
People who share more mealtimes with others are more likely to report higher levels of life satisfaction and wellbeing, finds research led by a UCL academic for the World Happiness Report.
Mar 19, 2025
Your bank account might be affecting more than just your lifestyle—it could be changing how quickly your body ages at the cellular level.
Mar 14, 2025
People whose hearts are biologically older than their actual age face a 50% higher risk of heart failure over the next two decades.
Feb 26, 2025
Four young children have gained life-changing improvements in sight following treatment with a pioneering new genetic medicine through UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital, with the support of MeiraGTx.
Feb 21, 2025
Most of the information we have about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) comes from looking at dips in starlight as these planets pass in front of their host star.
Feb 7, 2025
