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Sharing highlights of life at UCL (University College London), London’s leading multidisciplinary university. Follow @uclnews and @uclevents.
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Chemists including @ChemistClancy and @grwUCL have created the world's thinnest spaghetti, 200 times thinner than a human hair. It is not intended as food but as an eco-friendly nanofiber that could be used in smart bandages and to help bone regeneration https://t.co/N5HVzVhLlJ
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🌈 Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring lives lost to violence & raising awareness of the struggles faced by transgender, non-binary, & gender non-conforming people. UCL flies the Transgender Pride Flag in solidarity✊ Read more: https://t.co/AksNJ8xPf2
#TDOR2024
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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh visited @UCL today to learn about cutting-edge genetics research funded by @fightforsightUK at @UCLeye, led by Prof @aliceedavidson, into disabling eye diseases affecting the cornea @RoyalFamily
https://t.co/0q3bKAFBTa
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Antara Basu interviews Professor Bobby Duffy (King’s College London) on how generations can overcome global challenges. Watch Bobby speak at Disagreeing Well across Generations, recording here https://t.co/XY9J9phfGT
#UCLDisagreeingWell
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It’s Disability Awareness Month! Be sure to access Careers resources and events designed to support our disabled and neurodivergent students enter the job market and thrive in the workplace. Check out @uclcareers' blogpost: https://t.co/D0I1niF5hq
#FutureFridays
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🎉 Congratulations to UCL's amazing alumni who were recognized at the prestigious British Council StudyUK Alumni Awards 2024! These inspiring alumni made a significant impact in their fields across the globe. 🌍👏 #UCLAlumni #BritishCouncilAlumniAwards
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We are delighted for the four alumni winners who received top honours in their home countries at the most recent British Council StudyUK Alumni Awards.
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Uncovering Uranus’s secrets! UCL researchers have unlocked new findings by reanalyzing decades-old space data, shedding fresh light on the icy planet. Discover how this breakthrough reshapes our view of the outer solar system! 🪐✨ #UCLPhysicsAndAstronomy
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Mysteries about Uranus that have baffled scientists for decades may have been the result of an unusually powerful solar storm that happened to occur as a spacecraft visited the planet, a new study
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On @LBCNews talking about @COP29_AZ and how we can make progress even with incoming Trump presidency. Hopefully @realDonaldTrump will realise the economic importance of the #netzero transition and move away from coal and gas - to 21st century renewable technology #climatechange
Emissions fell under the last Trump presidency, so while a second term may slow down the transition, it won't stop it, @ProfMarkMaslin tells @DiamondJimbo. @UCLgeography | @LBCNews | #COP29 | #Baku
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This year’s UCL Prize Lecture in Life and Medical Sciences will be given by Professor Sarah Gilbert (@PSIOxford), who will be discussing ‘Vaccine development during and after the pandemic’. 💉🦠 📅13 Nov, 5 - 7:30pm Learn more and register for the event: https://t.co/cP27vgxh09
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UCL Graduate Antara Basu asks Rawleka Wilson (UCL Students' Union Persons of Colour Officer) tips for students talking to their parents and grandparents. Watch Rawleka speak at Disagreeing Well across Generations https://t.co/XY9J9phfGT
#UCLDisagreeingWell
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UCL Press Play is delighted to announce the final episode of the podcast series The Greatest Good, which explores the lasting influence of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, whose radical progressivism was the intellectual inspiration for @UCL. Watch free: https://t.co/S9I0YHldD3
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📢 Exciting news! You can now register for The Bartlett Postgraduate Virtual Open Week. Join our sessions to explore master’s courses in architecture, planning, construction & more. 🆓 Free event | Open to all | Online Start shaping your future 👉 https://t.co/a0EhbwK8fZ
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If you're in London, visit the Octagon Gallery, Wilkins Building for 'Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London' until 8 December. Curated by @ProfGinaB (@IOE_London), the exhibition highlights aspects of student life throughout UCL's history 👇 https://t.co/1Iaz9yhXMO
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This exhibition at the Octagon Gallery, Wilkins Building, places students at the heart of its 200-year history. It also marks 130 years since the formation of what became Students’ Union UCL.
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Searching for insights into specific sectors? Hear directly from professionals working in popular industries, from networking opportunities to panel events and workshops across our sector insight programme. Explore themes & upcoming events: https://t.co/pr5PyIwGSW
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Recapping our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, we asked you for stories, allegories, and histories showcasing untold success stories and highlighting the full complexity of Black heritage. Read our compiled book recommendation list here: https://t.co/UCKPPBqZuI
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The Library Liberating the Collections Group have compiled a list of books from recommendations across the UCL community to celebrate Black History Month, which in the UK takes place in October.
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Have a spooky Halloween! 🧟 Check out the chilling experiments conducted by @UCLChemistry staff... https://t.co/fcv9PDixZN
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #chemistry #spooky #experiment
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“I would like a situation where every month is #BlackHistoryMonth.” @UCL alum @tomowolade (@ArtsHumsUCL 2019), author of This Is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter, reflects on his journey to becoming a writer and what #BHM means to him.
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From a childhood love of reading to becoming a writer and publishing his debut book on race in Britain, Tomiwa Owolade shares how he pursued his passion – and the role UCL played in his journey.
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Discover 100 portraits of African & Caribbean employees at UCL, celebrating their heritage and contributions. ‘100 UCL Employees: How You See Us’ opens 1 Nov. 📸 Learn more: https://t.co/Kx7EFr0Tvo
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UCL spinout Oriole Networks, aiming to make data centres more energy efficient, has raised £16.8m 🌍💡 Founded last year, they’re tackling the huge energy consumption in AI data processing. 🔗 Learn more: https://t.co/RPAS6AvTmo
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