The precious Antarctic ice undergoes a series of destructive crush experiments under the watchful eye of earthquake and rock ...

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Violent volcanic eruptions, catastrophic earthquakes and devastating tsunami causing loss of life and great damage show the Earth to be a dynamic planet.

Dr Cecilia Rikap (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) shares her concern that the UK could become a site of “extractivism,” arguing that the US could use UK AI technology as a testing ...

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

A teenager with a rare, life-limiting genetic condition is off to university after receiving a pioneering gene therapy ...

“The quick hit of social media is easy. The pleasure of fiction is slower, but deeper. Once you’re used to the quick hit, it’s hard to go back. But you can!” said Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Institute ...

Writing for The Daily Mail, Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) explores the diplomatic implications of the upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir ...

On Wednesday 20 August 2025, between 17:00 and 18:00, the UCL Application Store will undergo a planned server upgrade designed to deliver improved performance and introduce new features. During this ...

In a co-authored letter in The Guardian, John Hyman (UCL Philosophy) responds to an article by Rashid Khalidi criticising Columbia University’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance ...

This showcase of student work connects two postgraduate programmes – Public History MA and Global Urbanism MASc. The students ...