University College London

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.

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‘Inertia to change’delays zero carbon homes

Tackling rising CO2 emissions from the residential sector could make a vital contribution towards mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning.
Setting out the best strategies for achieving this goal b…

Gene therapy achieves early success against hemophilia

Symptoms improved significantly in adults with the bleeding disorder hemophilia B following a single treatment with gene therapy developed by researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and de…

Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus’s entry into cell nucleus

Scientists have found the ‘key’ that HIV uses to enter our cells’ nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS The finding, published today in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, provides a potential new target for anti-AIDS drug…