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2006-09-05T09:28:51Z
UCL joins global commitment on plastic pollution
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/291018-new-plastics-economy-global-commitment
UCL has signed a new global commitment to cut down
on the use of plastic.
Kate Corry
2018-10-29T11:58:05Z
'LiFi' could provide faster internet access
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/251018-lifi-internet
High speed internet could be delivered through the lights in homes
and offices, revolutionising the way we download and upload information in the
future, finds UCL researchers.
Kate Corry
2018-10-25T14:13:00Z
Machine-learning uncovers dementia subtypes with implication for drug trials
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/151018-machine-learning-dementia
Machine-learning could help to find new treatments for dementia, according to researchers at UCL.
Kate Corry
2018-10-22T09:08:06Z
Central London’s most polluted spots revealed
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/181018-londons-dirtiest-roads-hyundai
The dirtiest roads in central and east London, including
Marylebone Road, Oxford Street and Park Lane, have been mapped by UCL academics.
Kate Corry
2018-10-18T16:14:48Z
Nice people ‘at a financial disadvantage’, study says
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/121018-nice-people-disadvantage
Nice people may be at greater risk of bankruptcy and other financial hardships, compared with their less agreeable peers, because they don't value money as much, according to research by UCL and Columbia Business School.
Lucy Jones
2018-10-17T13:22:05Z
Creating virtual tumours to aid cancer drug delivery
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/111018-virtual-cencerous-tumours
A virtual
modelling technique which can create highly detailed 3D models of individual cancerous
tumours and simulate the delivery of drugs in order to predict their
effectiveness has been designed by UCL scientists.
Kate Corry
2018-10-11T08:14:08Z
UCL academics play key role in IPCC report
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1018/IPCC-report
Scientists at UCL have joined experts from across the
globe in writing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report on limiting
global warming to 1.5C.
Kate Corry
2018-10-11T16:26:50Z
Tributes to Nobel Laureate and UCL alumnus Sir Charles Kao
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/250918-SirCharlesKao
Academics from across UCL have paid tribute to Nobel
Laureate, Professor Sir Charles Kao, following his death aged 84.
Henry Killworth
2018-09-25T13:47:42Z
UCL academic awarded 2018 World Sustainability Award
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/250918-World-Sustainabilty-Award
Economist Dr Zhifu Mi
has been awarded the prestigious 2018 World Sustainability Award in recognition
of his on-going research into the economics of climate change.
Kate Corry
2018-09-25T12:29:02Z
UCL partners with Google to grow quantum software industry in the UK
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/250918-ucl-google-EPSRC
UCL is joining forces with Google to launch a
£5.5m Prosperity Partnership, which aims to harness the revolutionary power of
quantum computers for applications in modelling and simulation.
Kate Corry
2018-09-25T10:52:14Z
Research hub launches to drive vaccine development
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/200918-vaccine-research-hub
UCL is leading a new a vaccine research hub, launching today, to
affect radical change in the development and manufacturing of vaccines, with the University of Oxford.
Kate Corry
2018-09-20T09:50:37Z
Emotionally stable people spend more on Christmas
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0918/130918-personality-christmas-spending
People who are more emotionally stable spend more during the Christmas season, while those who are high in neuroticism spend less, according to new research by UCL and Northwestern University.
Kate Corry
2018-09-13T15:35:05Z
First signs of autism appear in infancy
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0818/200818-early-signs-of-autism
Babies
who show lower levels of brain activity in response to social stimuli such as
peek-a-boo are more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
according to research involving UCL.
Kate Corry
2018-08-23T14:54:23Z
Royal Society shortlists three UCL academics for science book prize
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0818/0308519-Shortlist
Three UCL scientists turned authors have been shortlisted
for the prestigious Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2018.
Henry Killworth
2018-08-03T14:14:49Z
£10m to widen accessibility of assistive technology
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/240718-DfID-global-disability-hub
The
Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub at UCL has been awarded £10m from the
Department for International Development (DfiD) to widen access to assistive
technology for disabled people.
Kate Corry
2018-07-25T20:55:35Z
Tech companies join UCL to research Artificial Intelligence at new AI Centre
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/200718-cisco-ucl-ai
Cisco today announced that it is
partnering with UCL to open a new AI research centre, as part of its continuing
investment in the UK with a commitment of £100m to help accelerate digital innovation
for the nation.
Kate Corry
2018-07-20T15:19:56Z
Three UCL academics recognised with prestigious physics prizes
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/110718-IOP-prizes
Professor
Jennifer Thomas, Dr Helen Czerski and Professor Hiranya Peiris have been
awarded medals and prizes by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for their outstanding,
sustained and distinguished contributions to physics.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-07-11T08:51:59Z
UCL celebrates 70 years of working with the NHS
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0718/050718-NHS-at-70
To celebrate 70 years of the National Health Service, researchers and clinicians from across UCL have spoken about what the NHS means to them and how their work impacts the nation’s health.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-07-05T12:17:30Z
UCL computer vision spin-out acquired by Niantic Inc.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/290618-matrix-mill-niantic
UCL spin-out Matrix Mill Ltd, a company specialising in
applying artificial intelligence and machine vision research to solve industry
problems, has been acquired by Niantic Labs Inc., an augmented reality (AR) technology
company famous for the mobile game phenomenon Pokémon Go.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-06-29T15:48:40Z
Preparing the NHS for a digital future
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/280618-NHS-digital-tech
As the NHS celebrates its 70th
anniversary, UCL researchers are helping to assess how new technologies including
genomics, artificial intelligence and bionanotechnology, will shape the future
of healthcare in the UK for decades to come.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-06-28T06:58:24Z
Dr Gemma Bale recognised with British Science Association award
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/200618-Dr-Gemma-Bale-BSA
Dr Gemma Bale (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) has been
awarded The Isambard Kingdom Brunel Award Lecture for Engineering, Technology
and Industry by the British Science Association (BSA) as part of its prestigious Award Lectures for 2018.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-06-20T15:06:12Z
£100m secured for UCL East as part of East Bank
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0618/050618-100-million-secured-for-UCL-East-East-Bank
UCL has secured £100 million from the
Government towards the capital cost of building our new campus, UCL East.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-06-05T09:02:32Z
UCL partners with Ripple to accelerate innovation in blockchain & cryptocurrency
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0518/040618-ucl-ripple
UCL will be joining a new program called the
‘University Blockchain Research Initiative’, founded by Ripple to support
academic research, technical development and innovation in blockchain,
cryptocurrency and digital payments.
Jacinta M Mulders
2018-06-04T10:02:34Z
Six UCL scientists elected Fellows of the Royal Society
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0518/090518-royal-society-fellows
Six scientists from the UCL community have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research and innovation that benefit humanity.
Chris Lane
2018-05-09T16:41:36Z
Professor Paul Shearing recognised as global visionary in emerging technologies
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0418/100418-shearing-emerging-technologies
The Royal Academy of
Engineering has today announced long-term support to Professor Paul Shearing
from UCL Chemical Engineering as a global visionary to develop more efficient,
safer, and cheaper battery technologies.
Rebecca L Caygill
2018-04-10T12:16:42Z