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🎉 Celebrating 2 years of partnership with @IslingtonBC, highlights from Life Sciences Week, and updates from UCL’s partnership with @NewhamLondon.
Read more in the UCL Pro-Provost (London) End of Year Newsletter 👉 mailchi.mp/317198f62728/ucl-…
ALT Season’s Greetings from UCL. Two people pass below the Medical Sciences arch which is decorated with white fairy lights and the message ‘Happy Holiday Season’ in pink.
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🌙 @ucl report shines a light on London’s night workers.
@UCLurbanlab and @UCLSocialData's #DataAfterDark report, supported by the @MayorofLondon, explores the realities of night work in London.
Report recommendations👉dataafterdark.org @TheBartlettUCL @UCLSocHistSci
London’s 1.3m night workers keep our city running 🌙
Yet there's very little insight into the challenges they face.
The new Data After Dark report from @UCL shines a light on the vital role of night workers & offers recommendations to support them.
➡️ ucl.ac.uk/social-historical-…
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Thank you to our speakers – Cllr Bell Bradford, Prof Alan Thompson, @amy_lightstone, @belfastcaz, Lisa Vanhala, @CourtSteph13, Sahra Gibbons, @MathersRosie, Kaya Chatterji, @LouiseBrownUCL, Peter Crockett, Steve Evans, Matt West, Marie-Annick Moreau, @emiwoodhouse, David Norman👏
Last week, @ucl and @IslingtonBC celebrated two years of valued partnership. Since the signing of our MoU, over 340 staff and students have delivered more than 80 projects, in support of a more equitable Islington.
Read about our joint impact here: ucl.ac.uk/london/news/2025/d…
ALT Prof Alan Thompson reflects on the achievements of the past two years
ALT Group of fifteen flash‑talk speakers from UCL and the London Borough of Islington, who presented five projects in five minutes each
ALT Prof Lisa Vanhala (UCL) and Courtney Stephenson (LBI) present on UCL's Evaluation of Islington's Climate Panel
ALT Cllr Santiago Bell Bradford comments on the success of the partnership
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Last week, @ucl and @IslingtonBC celebrated two years of valued partnership. Since the signing of our MoU, over 340 staff and students have delivered more than 80 projects, in support of a more equitable Islington.
Read about our joint impact here: ucl.ac.uk/london/news/2025/d…
ALT Prof Alan Thompson reflects on the achievements of the past two years
ALT Group of fifteen flash‑talk speakers from UCL and the London Borough of Islington, who presented five projects in five minutes each
ALT Prof Lisa Vanhala (UCL) and Courtney Stephenson (LBI) present on UCL's Evaluation of Islington's Climate Panel
ALT Cllr Santiago Bell Bradford comments on the success of the partnership
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UCL has been ranked in the global top 10 for influential researchers. Huge congratulations to Professor Alan Thompson (Pro- Provost London) who has been named amongst the top cited authors globally 👏👏
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-…
clarivate.com/highly-cited-r…
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Thanks @MayorofLondon for highlighting the pioneering work at @UCLHD Huntington’s Disease Centre in your opening remarks at #LondonLifeSciencesWeek this morning. Great to see @ProfIAbubakar on a panel showing how universities like @ucl drive discovery @MedCityHQ @londonpartners
London is a beacon for research and progress.
Today I opened London Life Sciences Week, bringing together industry leaders, biotech companies and investors to showcase why our city is a frontrunner to become the new world capital of life sciences and innovation.
ALT Mayor of London Sadiq Khan giving a talk at London Life Sciences Week conference.
ALT Mayor of London Sadiq Khan speaking at the London Life Sciences Week conference to an audience.
ALT Mayor of London Sadiq Khan posing with other representatives and colleagues.
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Congratulations to @BritishLandPLC on the launch of One Triton Sq yesterday. Thanks to @profgeraintrees who chaired two brilliant panels at the event on supercharging innovation in AI, data science and healthcare - and the power of research ecosystems to drive real impact.
ALT A panel event in the new One Triton Sq building
ALT Prof Geraint Rees chairs panel discussion at One Triton Sq launch
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Great to support @ucl colleagues from @UCL_BSP @DrBenClifford @marthamingay and Prof Michael Short to join the @_BusinessLDN Building London Planning Awards this week. Particular thanks to Ben for his role on the judging panel supporting planning excellence in London #BLPA2025
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📬 Welcome to the first UCL London newsletter of the academic year! This edition spotlights UCL's Thomas Coram Research Unit, celebrates our Gold Award at the UCL Sustainability Awards & highlights exciting events in Islington & Newham
Catch up here 👉 ucl.ac.uk/london/pro-provost…
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UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Read more: bit.ly/46kXFbm #KEF5
#London #KEF #Knowledgeexchange
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Prof Alan Thompson was delighted to give the closing speech at this year’s London Demo Day at UCL. An inspiring showcase of innovation, collaboration & entrepreneurship across 5 London universities. Excited to see what’s next for these brilliant startups! bit.ly/3UZDaus
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We were delighted to welcome the @mayorofhackney to @UCLEast for a tour of our cutting-edge facilities and a roundtable discussion. From world-leading research to community engagement, there's huge potential to work together on shared priorities for Hackney and London! 🌎
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🌿 A proud moment at the UCL Sustainability Awards!
Pro Provost London Office & UCL-200 teams received Gold for Green Impact 🏆
Pictured below: Sasha, Samia, Sarah, Jack & Sarah. Special thanks to Tally & Sanja for their input too 💚@SustainableUCL #GreenImpact #UCLSustainability
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IOE’s TCRU & @Coram are calling for a major shift in how the UK supports asylum-seeking children. Prof Elaine Chase & Coram Young Citizens Amina Meshnuni & Abdullahi Yussuf made the case at the 2025 annual lecture. Backed by a new UCL–Coram partnership. 👉 blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/06/…
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UCL London Office retweeted
Throughout June UCL staff and doctoral students attended Transform: Creating impact through knowledge exchange, a series of events designed to help them transform their research and knowledge into real world impact.
Read more: bit.ly/3ZVNUNf
#UCLTransform
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The latest UCL Pro-Provost (London) newsletter is out now!
📌 Highlights include:
🤝 MOU signed with @Coram
🏫 UCL Academy students tour of UCL East
💬 Sign up for the Partnership Knowledge Exchange session with the London Team on 18 June
👉 Read more: ucl.ac.uk/london/pro-provost…
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UCL London Office retweeted
Registration for Yr 7 Open Events, 2026/27 Entry is now live. Yr 6 students, parents and carers are all welcome to attend our Open Evening in September and/or Open Mornings in October.
👎 Click the link below to register:
bit.ly/UCLA_YR7_OPENEVENTS
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📢 Exciting news! @Coram and @UCL have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding. This partnership aims to leverage research and practice to create lasting positive change.
For more details, read the full announcement here: coram.org.uk/news/coram-and-…
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#EverythingisConnected opens today, a new art exhibition @CraftsCouncilUK celebrating @ucl’s ground-breaking neurological research @UCLIoN, through video, soundscapes, photography, and sculpture.
ucl.ac.uk/ion/everything
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🚀 Announced this week: the new London Quantum Technology Cluster unites @UCL, @imperialcollege & @KingsCollegeLon with business, government & investors to make London a global quantum tech hub.
🔗 ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/may/pion…
@economistimpact #EconQuantum
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