Over 35,000 people attended the 2009 Times Cheltenham Science Festival, making it one of biggest science festivals in the world. As part of UCL’s commitment to public engagement, every year the University sends a variety of scientists from astrobiologists to chemists and neuroscientists. This...

Over 35,000 people attended the 2009 Times Cheltenham Science Festival, making it one of biggest science festivals in the world. As part of UCL’s commitment to public engagement, every year the University sends a variety of scientists from astrobiologists to chemists and neuroscientists. This...

Fifteen eminent personalities joined the ranks of UCL Fellows and Honorary Fellows at an inauguration ceremony on 17 June 2009. UCL Fellowships (for former students) and Honorary Fellowships (for those who are not UCL alumni) are awarded to people who have attained distinction in the arts,...

Fifteen eminent personalities joined the ranks of UCL Fellows and Honorary Fellows at an inauguration ceremony on 17 June 2009. UCL Fellowships (for former students) and Honorary Fellowships (for those who are not UCL alumni) are awarded to people who have attained distinction in the arts,...

The UCL Environment Institute's writer and artist-in-residence, Richard Hamblyn and Martin John Callanan, talk about the launch of Extraordinary Clouds and A Planetary Order, a new book and a terrestrial globe.

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The UCL Environment Institute's writer and artist-in-residence, Richard Hamblyn and Martin John Callanan, talk about the launch of Extraordinary Clouds and A Planetary Order, a new book and a terrestrial globe.

Professor Lowe talks about the launch of the UCL Energy Institute, which was created to provide a focus for energy-related research from across the university and draw up a blueprint for a low-carbon world.

Shami Chakrabarti, Director of the human rights organisation Liberty, delivered the 2009 Annual Mishcon Lecture to a packed audience on 29 June. Her lecture on "Common Values, Common Sense: The story of rights and freedoms in modern Britain explored the adversity and great opportunity for rights...

Shami Chakrabarti, Director of the human rights organisation Liberty, delivered the 2009 Annual Mishcon Lecture to a packed audience on 29 June. Her lecture on Common Values, Common Sense: The story of rights and freedoms in modern Britain explored the adversity and great opportunity for rights...

"To be or not to be: a decision for the individual or the state?" The UCL & Bindman debate 2009 centered on the legal, medical and ethical arguments surrounding the topical issue of assisted suicide in Britain. A packed auditorium heard both sides to the argument of whether the current law...

"To be or not to be: a decision for the individual or the state?" The UCL & Bindman debate 2009 centered on the legal, medical and ethical arguments surrounding the topical issue of assisted suicide in Britain. A packed auditorium heard both sides to the argument of whether the current law...

Professor Maslin talks about the launch of Sustainable Cities, the second of UCL’s four Grand Challenges, and how we might provide a compelling vision for the future of the urban environment.

UCL formally launched its Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities – a programme to rally the university’s breadth of expertise in service of urban sustainability – at an evening event on 8 July 2009. Hundreds of invited guests – including policymakers and practitioners from government bodies and...

UCL formally launched its Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities – a programme to rally the university’s breadth of expertise in service of urban sustainability – at an evening event on 8 July 2009. Hundreds of invited guests – including policymakers and practitioners from government bodies and...

On 8 July 2009, UCL formally launched its Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities – a programme to rally the university’s breadth of expertise in service of urban sustainability. Hundreds of guests attended, including policymakers and practitioners from government bodies and non-governmental...

On 8 July 2009, UCL formally launched its Grand Challenge of Sustainable Cities – a programme to rally the university’s breadth of expertise in service of urban sustainability. Hundreds of guests attended, including policymakers and practitioners from government bodies and non-governmental...

UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant discusses the vision for London's global university, consolidating its multidisciplinary expertise to provide solutions to the world's major problems.

UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant discusses the vision for London's global university, consolidating its multidisciplinary expertise to provide solutions to the world's major problems.

Professor Michael Worton, UCL Vice Provost (Academic & International) talks about what global citizenship means to UCL

Professor Michael Worton, UCL Vice Provost (Academic & International) talks about what global citizenship means to UCL

These new learning spaces were opened on the ground floor of the UCL Science Library in September 2009. In an inviting open space, students are able to co-operate on subject-related projects. Four new group study pods, equipped with 32inch LCD screens, allow flexibility of use and presentations....

These new learning spaces were opened on the ground floor of the UCL Science Library in September 2009. In an inviting open space, students are able to co-operate on subject-related projects. Four new group study pods, equipped with 32inch LCD screens, allow flexibility of use and presentations....

In this podcast Professor Sammy Lee (UCL Anatomy & Developmental Biology), Lord Robert Winston (Imperial College) and Professor Naomi Pfeffer (Historian and Sociologist, London Metropolitan University) debate the issue of Motherhood in the 21st Century and talk about the implications, both...

Speaking a number of different languages gives you the intercultural skills you need in today’s global world. Studying an alternative language, like Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish, at UCL means you can learn a new language from scratch and get an insight into a culture not many...

UCL Special Collections are being used in innovative and exciting ways. The breadth and depth of these rare and unique materials offer an appeal to a wide range of users unmatched in other leading UK university libraries.

This podcast provides an account of the life of Jeremy Bentham, the great philosopher and reformer, and his connection to University College London. Professor Philip Schofield, Director of the Bentham Project, debunks some of the myths surrounding Bentham and his auto-icon, which sits in UCL's...

Professor Quentin Pankhurst discusses his appointment as director of the Royal Institution Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory. Professor Pankhurst has more than 20 years’ academic experience in the study of fine particle magnetism and has published more than 150 papers in peer-refereed...

On 29 October 2007, the 25th anniversary of his death, UCL Engineering celebrated the contribution to automotive engineering of former UCL student Colin Chapman. Chapman founded Lotus in the 1950s and was for years a driving force behind Formula One. His designs and technical innovations formed...

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Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) reveals that top echelons in the Bush administration put pressure on officials at Guantánamo Bay detention camp to devise new torture techniques that flout the Geneva conventions protecting prisoners’ human rights, in his book ‘Torture Team: Cruelty, Deception...

The UCL Donor Reception in June 2008, featuring a welcome by UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant and a lecture on ‘Cancer Treatment for the 21st Century’ by Professor Chris Boshoff (UCL Cancer Institute) The UCL Donor Reception in June 2008, featuring an insight from David Law,...

The UCL Donor Reception in June 2008, featuring a welcome by UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant and a lecture on ‘Cancer Treatment for the 21st Century’ by Professor Chris Boshoff (UCL Cancer Institute) The UCL Donor Reception in June 2008, featuring an insight from David Law,...

The sound of a jelly wobbling has been recorded for the first time ever in a soundproof chamber at UCL. The recording is being turned into a soundtrack for an architectural jelly banquet to be hosted at UCL at 8pm on 4 July 2008. The event, run by Bompas and Parr as part of the London Festival...

UCL geographers, working with a London community action charity, have provided residents’ groups with technology and expertise to enable noise-mapping activities across the capital.

UCL geographers, working with a London community action charity, have provided residents’ groups with technology and expertise to enable noise-mapping activities across the capital.

UCL awarded its 2008 Honorary Degrees at a ceremony on 8 September 2008. UCL’s 2008 Honorary Graduands are Mr Maarti Ahtsaari, Professor Henry Baltes, Mr Michael Brady, Professor Sir Martin Evans, Professor Peter Haggett, Ms Luce Irigaray and Mr Ian McEwan.

UCL awarded its 2008 Honorary Degrees at a ceremony on 8 September 2008. UCL’s 2008 Honorary Graduands are Mr Maarti Ahtsaari, Professor Henry Baltes, Mr Michael Brady, Professor Sir Martin Evans, Professor Peter Haggett, Ms Luce Irigaray and Mr Ian McEwan.

Film detailing why graduates should join the UCL Alumni network

Film detailing why graduates should join the UCL Alumni network

The UCL Institute of Origins – exploring the origin and evolution of the universe, and the origin of life – was launched on 27 February 2009, featuring a talk by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Paul Nurse. UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant described the institute as a model for how...

Renowned South African judge and freedom fighter Albie Sachs launched his book 'The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law' with a public lecture in the UCL Bloomsbury Theatre on 26 October 2009. Justice Sachs as twice a refugee from South Africa to the UK. The first occasion, in 1966, followed his...

Professor Thomas explains the findings of her research into the behaviour of juries and their implications for the criminal justice system.

UCL Vice-Provost (Research) Professor David Price discusses UCL's Research Strategy and how London's global university is tackling the world's Grand Challenges.