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UCL Student Emerges Victorious in London Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition
The startup, which aims to make sustainable grocery choices easy and rewarding, won £20,000 in funding from the competition plus mentoring to help bring their product to market. Four other UCL teams were also in the finals.
The Mayor of…
Two UCL Spinout Companies Clinch Prestigious King’s Award
Pharmaceutical company Nanomerics was recognised for its innovation in developing medical technologies while breast cancer treatment firm Endomag was honoured in the international trade category.
The awards, previously known as The…
Study Shows Talk Therapy Enhances Quality of Life for Individuals with Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
The largest-ever trial of a psychological intervention for patients with the debilitating neurological condition, published in The Lancet, found that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) improves overall quality of life, when integrated…
UCL’s Teacher Training Program Receives ‘Outstanding’ Rating from Ofsted
The inspection found IOE’s Initial Teacher Education (ITE) to be "highly ambitious", with "high-quality support for trainees” who qualify "exceptionally well prepared to both enjoy and sustain a career in teaching".
Over the course of…
Threat of ‘Green Grabbing’ Poses Risk to Brazilian Public and Common Lands
The study, published in Nature Sustainability, found that land privatisation is the dominant means for solar and wind companies to secure land for their power generation infrastructure, which includes the transfer of control of formerly…
Pioneering Transatlantic Sustainable Aviation Fuel Flight Saves 95 Tonnes of CO2
The world’s first transatlantic flight run on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel saved 95 tonnes of carbon dioxide, results show.
The findings from the Virgin Atlantic-led Flight100 project, which involved a consortium of experts from…
AquaBattery Raises €6 Million in Seed Funding at Imperial College London to Deploy Flow Battery…
A flow battery driven by ordinary salt water promises a low-cost, sustainable way of integrating renewable energy into the electricity grid.
AquaBattery, a startup co-founded by Imperial graduate Dr Jiajun Cen, has closed a €6 million…
Study Challenges Previous Beliefs: Sleep May Not Effectively Clear Brain Toxins, Scientists Find
The brain’s ability to rid itself of toxins may actually be reduced during sleep, contrary to the leading scientific theory.
Over the past decade, the leading explanation for why we sleep has been that it provides the brain with an…
Imperial College London Expands Support for At-Risk Academics to Sustain Research Efforts
Imperial has announced plans to increase its support for academics who are at risk in their home countries.
Partnering with Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics), Imperial will grant funding to initially host eight Cara Fellows at…
New Analysis Provides Insights into Global Surge of Strep A Infections
New analysis has revealed more about the origins of the main bacterial strain involved in an increase in lethal cases.
Strep A (Group A Streptococcus) is a common type of bacteria that typically causes throat infections and scarlet fever.…