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Almost 150 alumni joined UCL's alumni receptions in Greece, Italy and Spain over the past month. It was a welcome return to social activities in Athens and the first-time alumni receptions were held in Milan and Madrid. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/3OjFsRw

Spotlight on Prof. Lasana Harris from UCL PALS as one of the UCL200 Faculty Champions. Read about the work Lasana is doing to engage with students, alumni & the public about the exciting work that is shaping our future. 👉 See here: buff.ly/3V3G7dG

You may have noticed the new 'Smash Burger' food truck in the Quad. It's a collaboration between Campus Experience and Gather & Gather, UCL’s hospitality and catering services provider. It’s only here until Jan 2025, so don’t miss out! 👉More here: buff.ly/4fAPrhq

Did you know UCL spends £3k/hour overnight on electricity? We’re inviting you to pledge to switch off this Christmas. Let’s make energy savings a new festive tradition! 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/40ZgJJX #GreenUCLPALS

Celebrate 2024 with festive events on campus! Come join us at this year's Winter Festival, and enjoy some festive performances, music and seasonal food and drink on our Bloomsbury campus in December. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/4fQDbt0

The UCL PALS Green Impact Team recently went on a day trip to RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, a stunning 240-acre garden renowned for its rich history & diverse plant collections. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/4fVCKNY #GreenUCLPALS

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Eva Sprecher from UCL PALS reflects on the play 'Flock' that she saw at the Soho Theatre in London, a story of children and young people living in care. 👉 Read here: buff.ly/3OoLfFH

Find out about work to simplify services by bringing alignment, consistency and coherence for a better working environment, including what has been progressed so far and priorities for the year ahead. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/48Zhi8B

🏆 Congrats to UCL PALS students Al-Haitham Miah & Saki Stait for making the shortlist in the UCL Transition Mentor Programme Awards! Join us in celebrating their achievements at the Awards Evening on 12 Dec @ Bidborough House. 🎟️More info & tickets here: buff.ly/3BkjX0k

One of the UK’s largest philanthropic foundations has extended its support for the Neurogenetic Therapies Programme at UCL until 2029, enabling researchers to further advance treatments for neurodegenerative and dementia-causing diseases.  👉More here: buff.ly/3ZmKmUw

Congratulations to Dr Miriam Fornells-Ambrojo from UCL PALS who has been awarded a NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Grant of £250k to study "Narrative Exposure Therapy in Early Intervention in Psychosis".

Winter break 2024–25: UCL’s winter break takes place from 5:30pm on Fri 20 Dec 2024 until 8am on Thurs 2 Jan 2025. Please read our guidance on closing workspaces and notifying Security about any out-of-hours access requirements. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/49muNPT

Congrats to the many UCL PALS academics who have been featured in Clarivate’s annual ‘Highly Cited Researchers List’ 2024, recognising authors of the most influential research papers around the world. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/4f60aPO

If you're on the hunt for special gifts this festive season, our thriving entrepreneurial community, have got you covered. From calming algae plants to AI protection badges – discover the presents you won’t find in the shops! 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/4i8VThs

Merry #PALSXMAS24! 🎄🎥 For a Festive Christmas Chuckle, watch Ebenezer Draper as Scrooge in this year's PALS Christmas video. Ghostly visits from PALS Professors turn him into a festive, sparkly spirit! youtu.be/FR2uFOoG-WU?si…

Switch off this Christmas: Pledge to switch off by 20 December and help reduce UCL’s energy use – and be in with a chance to win our Christmas Giveaway Bundle. The hall or department with the most pledges also wins £50! 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/40ZgJJX

Infants whose mothers regularly use language to describe what their child is thinking or feeling, have higher levels of the hormone oxytocin, finds a new study led by UCL PALS researchers. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/3VpY4mW

A study by Dr Ken Luo from UCL PALS finds that large language models can predict the results of proposed neuroscience studies more accurately than human experts. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/4f4Duzp

The world's first International Centre for NeuroArchitecture and NeuroDesign was launched in partnership with RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden. Prof Hugo Spiers from UCL PALS is a Founder and Director of the new Centre. 👉 Find out more here: buff.ly/3Df21Vx

Later today, UCL PALS academics will join leading experts at the House of Commons for Words Matter’s discussion on the urgent need to prevent the verbal abuse of children. 📰 Read more in The Guardian: theguardian.com/society/2025/a…