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🏆 UCL is ranked 9th globally in the 2026 QS World University Rankings for the third year in a row.
This marks our 14th year in the global top 10, reflecting the strength of our academic and employer reputation.
🔗 Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#QSWUR
This marks our 14th year in the global top 10, reflecting the strength of our academic and employer reputation.
🔗 Learn more: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#QSWUR
📣 In celebration of UCL's upcoming 200th anniversary, we're excited to announce 2 #scholarships for our new MSc Mathematics course worth £13,000 each (to be used toward tuition fees). Find out more on eligibility, deadlines & how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#maths #mathematics #study
#maths #mathematics #study
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
📣 In celebration of UCL's upcoming 200th anniversary, we're excited to announce 2 #scholarships for our new MSc Mathematics course worth £13,000 each (to be used toward tuition fees). Find out more on eligibility, deadlines & how to apply: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#maths #mathematics #study
#maths #mathematics #study
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A mysterious swarm of earthquakes that occurred near the Greek island of Santorini early this year was caused by molten rock smashing through Earth’s crust more than 10km below the seafloor, finds a new study involving Dr @seismo-steve.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A mysterious swarm of earthquakes that occurred near the Greek island of Santorini early this year was caused by molten rock smashing through Earth’s crust more than 10km below the seafloor, finds a new study involving Dr @seismo-steve.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
📢 Last call for applications to become a @uclmaps.bsky.social Digital Student Ambassador! We're looking for creative, confident, social media-savvy undergraduate and postgraduate (taught) students who are great at communicating their UCL experience with others: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 Last call for applications to become a @uclmaps.bsky.social Digital Student Ambassador! We're looking for creative, confident, social media-savvy undergraduate and postgraduate (taught) students who are great at communicating their UCL experience with others: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
Here's some advice from our current students to anyone applying to study at UCL: www.youtube.com/shorts/HcGWj...
@stsucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
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Advice to anyone applying to UCL - Undergraduate Study
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November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Here's some advice from our current students to anyone applying to study at UCL: www.youtube.com/shorts/HcGWj...
@stsucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
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The first clear signal of a giant stellar eruption from a star beyond our solar system has been observed by an international team including Dr Hamish Reid @uclmaps.bsky.social using data from Europe’s powerful LOFAR radio telescope www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
Evidence of a massive stellar storm on a nearby star
An international team involving UCL astronomers has observed the first clear signal of a giant stellar eruption from a star beyond our solar system.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The first clear signal of a giant stellar eruption from a star beyond our solar system has been observed by an international team including Dr Hamish Reid @uclmaps.bsky.social using data from Europe’s powerful LOFAR radio telescope www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
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UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
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🤩 CPS member Dr Paola Pinilla is based at the UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey @uclmaps.bsky.social where she leads a research group of postdocs and students on the topic of planet formation ☀️🌀🪐
It's been an informative and inspiring morning here at our Early Career Event.
RAS Award winner Dr Paola Pinilla, data scientist Dr Robert Shore and geologist Professor Chris Jackson have been among the speakers offering advice and sharing experiences they've encountered during their careers. 🪐🖥️🌋
RAS Award winner Dr Paola Pinilla, data scientist Dr Robert Shore and geologist Professor Chris Jackson have been among the speakers offering advice and sharing experiences they've encountered during their careers. 🪐🖥️🌋
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🤩 CPS member Dr Paola Pinilla is based at the UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey @uclmaps.bsky.social where she leads a research group of postdocs and students on the topic of planet formation ☀️🌀🪐
Missed our Open Day last Saturday? Get a glimpse of UCL Bloomsbury campus: www.youtube.com/shorts/sCPW7...
#UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social
#UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social
UCL Bloomsbury campus tour at our recent Open Day 🏛️ #UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury
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November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Missed our Open Day last Saturday? Get a glimpse of UCL Bloomsbury campus: www.youtube.com/shorts/sCPW7...
#UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social
#UCL #CampusTour #OpenDay #StudyUCL #Bloomsbury @uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social
Congratulations, Helen! 👏
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Congratulations, Helen! 👏
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Ageing stars are surprisingly efficient at destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, suggests a new study by Dr Edward Bryant @embryantastro.bsky.social and Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social looking at nearly half a million post-main sequence stars using NASA's TESS satellite
Ageing stars may be destroying their closest planets
Ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by astronomers at UCL and the University of Warwick.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ageing stars are surprisingly efficient at destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, suggests a new study by Dr Edward Bryant @embryantastro.bsky.social and Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social looking at nearly half a million post-main sequence stars using NASA's TESS satellite
Join us for our upcoming in-person Undergraduate Open Event and find out more about studying at @uclrdr.bsky.social and @stsucl.bsky.social departments!
📅 Saturday 15 November
⏰ 10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Register your place and find out more: bit.ly/3X6zqYY.
📅 Saturday 15 November
⏰ 10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Register your place and find out more: bit.ly/3X6zqYY.
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us for our upcoming in-person Undergraduate Open Event and find out more about studying at @uclrdr.bsky.social and @stsucl.bsky.social departments!
📅 Saturday 15 November
⏰ 10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Register your place and find out more: bit.ly/3X6zqYY.
📅 Saturday 15 November
⏰ 10:30 am to 3:00 pm
Register your place and find out more: bit.ly/3X6zqYY.
Spooky story time! 👻 Gather round the fire with student Maria and listen to 3 spine-tingling facts about space 🌌 Happy Halloween 🎃 youtube.com/shorts/3LE48...
#halloween #HappyHalloween #spooky #scary #SpookyStory #ScaryStory #SpaceFacts #space #astronomy
#halloween #HappyHalloween #spooky #scary #SpookyStory #ScaryStory #SpaceFacts #space #astronomy
👻 3 Scary Space Stories 🌌 Happy Halloween! 🎃
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October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Spooky story time! 👻 Gather round the fire with student Maria and listen to 3 spine-tingling facts about space 🌌 Happy Halloween 🎃 youtube.com/shorts/3LE48...
#halloween #HappyHalloween #spooky #scary #SpookyStory #ScaryStory #SpaceFacts #space #astronomy
#halloween #HappyHalloween #spooky #scary #SpookyStory #ScaryStory #SpaceFacts #space #astronomy
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A research team led by Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social is investigating a possible UK camera that would "weigh" Earth-like planets to help find life as part of a flagship NASA mission, the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Funded by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
October 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A research team led by Dr Vincent Van Eylen @uclmaps.bsky.social is investigating a possible UK camera that would "weigh" Earth-like planets to help find life as part of a flagship NASA mission, the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Funded by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
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The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, which engineers at @uclmaps.bsky.social helped design and build, has made its first observations. The facility, with its 2,400 fibres, can unravel the light of 2,400 celestial objects simultaneously www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Incredible new telescope could change our understanding of the universe
The largest multi-object spectroscopic survey facility in the southern hemisphere, which UCL engineers helped design and build, has taken its first observations, marking the start of its scientific jo...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The 4-metre Multi-Object Spectroscopic Telescope (4MOST) facility, which engineers at @uclmaps.bsky.social helped design and build, has made its first observations. The facility, with its 2,400 fibres, can unravel the light of 2,400 celestial objects simultaneously www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
From UCL #PhD student to Professor in #Materials #Chemistry and #Engineering at UCL Chemistry - learn about Guanjie He's research, industry collaborations and role in UCL's upcoming bicentenary: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
@uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #UCL200 @uclenterprise.bsky.social
@uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #UCL200 @uclenterprise.bsky.social
Professor Guanjie He
Guanjie He is a Professor in Materials Chemistry and Engineering in the Department of Chemistry at UCL.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
From UCL #PhD student to Professor in #Materials #Chemistry and #Engineering at UCL Chemistry - learn about Guanjie He's research, industry collaborations and role in UCL's upcoming bicentenary: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
@uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #UCL200 @uclenterprise.bsky.social
@uclchemistry.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #UCL200 @uclenterprise.bsky.social
London Centre for Nanotechnology event on 4 Nov filled with exciting discussions, presentations, and networking opportunities for Atomic Force Microscopy enthusiasts: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-cen...
#atomic #AtomicForce #microscopy #nano #NanoTech #nanotechnology
#atomic #AtomicForce #microscopy #nano #NanoTech #nanotechnology
London Centre for Nanotechnology AFM user meeting
Join us at the London Centre for Nanotechnology AFM user meeting to discuss all things related to Atomic Force Microscopy
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October 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
London Centre for Nanotechnology event on 4 Nov filled with exciting discussions, presentations, and networking opportunities for Atomic Force Microscopy enthusiasts: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-cen...
#atomic #AtomicForce #microscopy #nano #NanoTech #nanotechnology
#atomic #AtomicForce #microscopy #nano #NanoTech #nanotechnology
#WorldSpaceWeek ☀️ Spotlight on Lucie Green @luciegreen.bsky.social, Prof of Solar Physics at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory! She does a lot of work to support the development of new missions launched by @esa.int and other space agencies around the world 🛰️ www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
Professor Lucie Green
Lucie Green is a Professor of Solar Physics at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory (Department of Space and Climate Physics).
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October 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
#WorldSpaceWeek ☀️ Spotlight on Lucie Green @luciegreen.bsky.social, Prof of Solar Physics at UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory! She does a lot of work to support the development of new missions launched by @esa.int and other space agencies around the world 🛰️ www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#WorldSpaceWeek 🌑 Prof Raman Prinja (UCL Physics & Astronomy) on the #SundayBrunch talking about the #moon, and his new book for the younger readers 📖 Watch on Channel 4 from 29:27: www.channel4.com/programmes/s....
Image: Channel 4 / Sunday Brunch.
#wsw2025 #SpaceScience #astronomy #universe
Image: Channel 4 / Sunday Brunch.
#wsw2025 #SpaceScience #astronomy #universe
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#WorldSpaceWeek 🌑 Prof Raman Prinja (UCL Physics & Astronomy) on the #SundayBrunch talking about the #moon, and his new book for the younger readers 📖 Watch on Channel 4 from 29:27: www.channel4.com/programmes/s....
Image: Channel 4 / Sunday Brunch.
#wsw2025 #SpaceScience #astronomy #universe
Image: Channel 4 / Sunday Brunch.
#wsw2025 #SpaceScience #astronomy #universe
#WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discuss shared passions and challenges in chasing cosmic dreams on BBC's Sky at Night programme (from 20 mins 23 secs): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis....
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#WorldSpaceWeek 🚀 PhD student Aida Seye (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell discuss shared passions and challenges in chasing cosmic dreams on BBC's Sky at Night programme (from 20 mins 23 secs): bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis....
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
#wsw2025 #WomenInScience #SkyAtNight #STEM
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We're celebrating #WorldSpaceWeek! ☄️🚀
UCL student startup Interstellar Space Technologies, founded by Mohit Joshi, (MSc Technology Management), is building factories in space to harness microgravity and make products of higher quality than is possible on Earth: bit.ly/48R5zuH
#WSW2025
UCL student startup Interstellar Space Technologies, founded by Mohit Joshi, (MSc Technology Management), is building factories in space to harness microgravity and make products of higher quality than is possible on Earth: bit.ly/48R5zuH
#WSW2025
October 6, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We're celebrating #WorldSpaceWeek! ☄️🚀
UCL student startup Interstellar Space Technologies, founded by Mohit Joshi, (MSc Technology Management), is building factories in space to harness microgravity and make products of higher quality than is possible on Earth: bit.ly/48R5zuH
#WSW2025
UCL student startup Interstellar Space Technologies, founded by Mohit Joshi, (MSc Technology Management), is building factories in space to harness microgravity and make products of higher quality than is possible on Earth: bit.ly/48R5zuH
#WSW2025
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The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the interior of the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new study co-led by Professor Yang Li @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission
Far side of the moon may be colder than the near side
The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new analysis of rock samples co-led by a UCL and Peking University researcher.
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September 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The interior of the mysterious far side of the moon may be colder than the interior of the side constantly facing Earth, suggests a new study co-led by Professor Yang Li @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclmaps.bsky.social @pku1898.bsky.social of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission
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Stunning images show for the first time how life-saving antibiotics disrupt the armour of an E. coli bacterium, as part of a study co-led by Professor Bart Hoogenboom and Carolina Borrelli @uclmaps.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Startling images show how antibiotic pierces bacteria’s armour
A team led by UCL and Imperial College London researchers has shown for the first time how life-saving antibiotics called polymyxins pierce the armour of harmful bacteria.
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September 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Stunning images show for the first time how life-saving antibiotics disrupt the armour of an E. coli bacterium, as part of a study co-led by Professor Bart Hoogenboom and Carolina Borrelli @uclmaps.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
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This study, published recently in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and led by Snehalata Sahu of the University of Warwick, includes co-author and UCL/Birkbeck Centre for Planetary Sciences colleague, Professor Jay Farihi @uclmaps.bsky.social 🔭🧪🪐
🍝 The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a white dwarf eating a piece of a Pluto-like object in our nearby stellar neighbourhood 👉 esahubble.org/news/heic2511/ 🔭 🧪
Hubble sees white dwarf eating piece of Pluto-like object
In our nearby stellar neighbourhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its unique ultraviolet capability, only the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope could identify...
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September 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This study, published recently in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social and led by Snehalata Sahu of the University of Warwick, includes co-author and UCL/Birkbeck Centre for Planetary Sciences colleague, Professor Jay Farihi @uclmaps.bsky.social 🔭🧪🪐
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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).
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#KEF5
@ucl.ac.uk @profgeraintrees.bsky.social
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#KEF5
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September 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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/46tDarL
#KEF5
@ucl.ac.uk @profgeraintrees.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/46tDarL
#KEF5
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A spinout co-founded by UCL's Professor John Morton @uclmaps.bsky.social has built the world’s first full-stack quantum computer made with the same silicon chip technology that is used in laptops and phones www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
First quantum computer built using silicon chips
A spinout co-founded by a UCL professor has built the world’s first full-stack quantum computer made with the same silicon chip technology that is used in laptops and phones.
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September 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A spinout co-founded by UCL's Professor John Morton @uclmaps.bsky.social has built the world’s first full-stack quantum computer made with the same silicon chip technology that is used in laptops and phones www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...