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The UCL India Excellence Scholarships will support Indian students with an outstanding academic record to pursue full-time Master's degree studies at UCL. Thirty-three scholarships will be available for the 2024-25 academic year, awarded…

The research, published in Post Reproductive Health, highlighted how as women approach the menopause, their periods may become unpredictable, heavy and cause worse premenstrual symptoms – including mood swings, breast tenderness and…

Gliomas are cancerous brain tumours that start in glial cells – the supporting cells of the brain. The results from the TADPOLE-G study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Clinical Oncology, are the first…

The study, published in The British Journal of Surgery, provides evidence that giving iron intravenously before colorectal surgery improves outcomes for patients, reducing the need for blood transfusion by 33%. Anaemia is a common…

Also attending the event were university leaders, investors, spinout founders, and heads of technology transfer offices (TTOs), which are responsible for commercialising university research. The review, whose recommendations the…

The NIHR Research Professorships scheme funds and supports research leaders of the future. It aims to strengthen and benefit health, public health and care research leadership. This year, the leading researchers will receive five-year…

The inquiry proposes removing Ofsted from direct contact with schools and reforming it to operate at school group-level governance. It also recommends that the inspectorate’s role should change to be fully independent of government and that…

A small, seahorse-sized area of the brain is responsible for most of our learning and memory. Called the hippocampus, this area is key to many important brain functions, including turning short-term memories into long-term ones, regulating…

The European Research Council (ERC) awards its Consolidator Grants to outstanding researchers with a proven track record, and between seven to 12 years of experience after completing their PhD. The UCL recipients are: Dr Athena Akrami…

Announcing the partnership to research carbon-neutral future technologies, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on ‘Cooperation in areas of Research and Development for Hydrogen Production, Hydrogen Fuel Cells and…