18+ hour, 47+ min ago  (505+ words) Christine Kinnon's work helped turn gene therapy from an experimental idea into treatments that have cured children born with immunodeficiency diseases. The first in her family to go to university, Professor Christine Kinnon first caught the "research bug' while studying…...

14+ hour, 17+ min ago  (384+ words) Anne Johnson transformed policy and understanding of sexual health in Britain, working on the HIV front lines and setting up the landmark National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL). Driven by experiences visiting the barrios of Venezuela and working…...

17+ hour, 52+ min ago  (422+ words) UCL Laws graduate and Intellectual Property lawyer Sharon Benning-Prince is using her voice to fight for social justice, tackling domestic violence, human trafficking, and unethical supply chains. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharon Benning-Prince was taking on the fashion industry, using…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago  (393+ words) As the first female orthopaedic surgeon in Sierra Leone, Marcella Ryan-Coker is working to build a trauma care system where access to treatment is not determined by a patient's ability to pay. It was while studying for a Master's in…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (314+ words) Without the support of Rosetrees, many of UCL's major medical achievements may never have happened. To date, the charity has funded over 300 UCL staff and students to pursue ground-breaking health and medical research for the benefit of millions of people…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (307+ words) 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 advanced AI research. Based in London, the company focuses on reinforcement learning. This…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (177+ words) Our annual lecture celebrates the legacy of Sir Victor Horsley. This year we welcomed Edward Chang, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California. Professor Edward Chang delivered a lecture entitled "A Neural Code for…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (236+ words) Updates from Archaeology South-East's public engagement team, who have recently been working with new groups in London. The atmosphere was relaxed and chatty, with conversations happening in English and participants" own languages. For many it was their first visit to…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (238+ words) Research led by Alex Pigot informs a UNESCO report, showing rising temperatures threaten biodiversity across 2, 000+ global sites, with risks accelerating as warming increases. Research led by Alex Pigot has contributed to a major UNESCO report assessing the impacts of climate…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (236+ words) Updates from Archaeology South-East's public engagement team, who have recently been working with new groups in London. The atmosphere was relaxed and chatty, with conversations happening in English and participants" own languages. For many it was their first visit to…...