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The trials will capitalise on recent breakthroughs in potential dementia blood tests to generate the evidence needed for them to be used in the NHS within the next five years. Together, the research teams make up the Blood Biomarker…

The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, is the first global, medium-term analysis of the relationship between chronic kidney disease and heat. The results suggest that heat is a clinically important factor in poorer outcomes…

Based off a survey of 115 wasp and bee researchers spread across six continents, the paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Insectes Sociaux found that reporting on wasps is far more negative than for their bee cousins. The study…

Film director Christopher Nolan and film producer Emma Thomas have been awarded a Knighthood and Damehood respectively in this year’s honours for their services to film. The husband –and wife duo, who met while studying at UCL where they…

The results, presented at the European Association of Urology (EAU) conference in Paris, confirmed the viability of a two-part MRI scan to diagnose prostate cancer and are likely to lead to changes in clinical practice. The trial was funded…

The prestigious academic quiz show is in its 53rd series, with UCL reaching the final twice before in 2004-05 and 2012-13, falling just short on both occasions. Quizmaster Amol Rajan will present the programme tonight at 20:30 on BBC Two,…

The study, published in Cancer Discovery and reported at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024, is part of the Rubicon project, which aims to create a detailed map of lung cancer immunology to speed up the…

UCL has retained the number one spot in two subjects for the second consecutive year: Education, with the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, now holding the top spot for 11 years running, and Architecture & Built Environment,…

The ‘LungVax’ vaccine uses technology similar to the highly successful Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The team will receive funding for the study over the next two years to support lab research and initial manufacturing of 3,000 doses…

Following a major cross-party policy roundtable hosted at UCL Policy Lab, the report Finding a Balance, shows that EDI initiatives command greater public support when they are rooted in people’s everyday experiences. The initiative…