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Congratulations to UCL Brain Sciences alum Sir Demis Hassabis CBE, who has been named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 by TIME magazine 🎉 This is Sir Demis' second appearance on Time's annual list x.com/TIME/status/19…

A UCL led study funded by Wellcome, European Research Council (ERC), NIH and Horizon Europe 🇪🇺 has used AI to identify brain cell types from their electrical signals for the first time. This breakthrough could transform how we study the brain and treat disease. bit.ly/3HgwT9P

Construction is now underway on the world’s first Rare Dementia Support Centre, opening in 2026 at Woburn Square, London. This significant milestone was celebrated with teams from UCL, RareDementiaSupport, The National Brain Appeal, Ark Build PLC & AECOM. Read more: nationalbrainappeal.org/rare-dementia-…

💜 This #DementiaActionWeek, help us make this centre a beacon of hope. More than 7,500 people already benefit from Rare Dementia Support – but many more need it. Please donate to help us reach them: nationalbrainappeal.org/what-we-do/cur…

A partnership between UCL and Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have launched Cascader, a new AI-powered medtech company aiming to revolutionise eye disease detection. Backed by Topcon and years of oculomics research, it’s set to bring cutting-edge retinal diagnostics. bit.ly/3HfYo3k

We are delighted to be building on our historic @UCL-Japan links as partners in the #MUSUBIイニシアチブ initiative. 🇬🇧🇯🇵 From 2026/27, the UCL Musubi Global Masters Scholarships will be available to applicants from Japan. bit.ly/3Fkt2YS

This #DementiaActionWeek, we’re delighted to announce that UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology has been awarded £5.1 million by the Reta Lila Weston Trust for Medical Research. The funding will establish a new AI-led platform to advance our research into neurodegenerative diseases. bit.ly/4kdff5M

🏗️ Ready to see how our future world-class neuroscience centre at 256 Grays Inn Road is progressing? Last month, we visited the site that will be home to preclinical neuroscience at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, as well as UK Dementia Research Institute headquarters and @UCLH #NHNN facilities. bit.ly/43AfL6u

Entrepreneur Sean Yazbeck has made a £50k gift to support UCL Faculty of Life Sciences work developing innovative treatments to address infections caused by the antimicrobial-resistant pathogen Klebsiella. bit.ly/43ix518 @UCLBiosciences

This #VolunteersWeek, we’re saying an enormous “thank you” to our incredible alumni volunteers 👏 Our Senior Alumni and Supporter Programme Manager, Gerard Jones, explains why UCL's alumni volunteers are so important to UCL in this video. Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4kk

⭐ Inspired to give back this #VolunteersWeek? There are many ways UCL alumni can volunteer – from mentoring a student to offering career advice, or leading alumni groups. 🎥 Tim from our Alumni team shares how you can get involved. Sign up to volunteer: bit.ly/43JbSwi

UCL and nine university partners have been awarded £5.9 million by Research England, Economic and Social Research Council and UK Research and Innovation to develop the Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) and foster stronger links between academics and policymakers. bit.ly/4kMrJRq

In May, we were proud to come together with 🇬🇧UK in Japan🇯🇵 to announce our role in the UK-Japan #MUSUBIイニシアチブ initiative 🇬🇧🇯🇵. In this video, HRH The Princess Royal details how the UCL Musubi Global Masters Scholarship will empower future leaders. More: bit.ly/3Fkt2YS

🎖️ A huge congratulations to the UCL academics whose outstanding contributions to their fields have been recognised in The King’s Birthday Honours List for 2025. bit.ly/447l25Q

🌍 Have you heard? UCL has retained its status as one of the world's top ten universities in two new rankings released this week. 2026 QS QS World University Rankings: 9️⃣th 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities: 7️⃣th bit.ly/3Tu74pJ

'Greater Health Equity' was a fantastic celebration of Professor Sir Michael Marmot (The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity), one of the defining voices in public health. Read student writer Hetvi's recap as we reflected on what has been learned and looked ahead to future challenges and opportunities. 👇

🧠 New study in Ageing & Mental Health by researchers at UCL finds that people over 50 with higher wellbeing and positive outlook tend to have better memory over time. The study was funded by Alzheimer's Research UK and National Institute for Health and Care Research bit.ly/4nwAYaE

UCL has been ranked 7th in the world and 3rd in Europe in the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities ranking. 🌍 🎓 📚 bit.ly/3G7OeBZ

"The scholarship had a transformative impact." 💬 It's fantastic to read about the influence that the Ecclesiastical Insurance Scholarship had on MSc Heritage Management student Edward's experience at The Bartlett. bit.ly/45YPuSr

🇬🇧🇫🇷 This week, Geraint Rees joined an AI-focused event in London with Emmanuel Macron. The French president heard more about a new joint centre between UCL Computer Science and Inria, France's National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology. 🤝 bit.ly/4loFVB9