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More than 6,000 academic and research staff are dedicated to research and teaching of the highest standards. Nobel Prizes have been awarded to 29 former academics and graduates and UCL ranks consistently amongst the most-cited universities in the world.
As London’s Global University, UCL has the opportunity and the obligation to use the breadth of its intellectual expertise to help resolve some of the world’s major problems. We are seizing this opportunity to develop an innovative cross-disciplinary research agenda, which will enable us to understand and address significant issues in their full complexity. Our vision extends beyond the common understanding of what a university is; we aim not just to generate knowledge, but to deliver a culture of wisdom – that is, an academic environment committed to the judicious application of knowledge for the good of humanity.
Tackling the cost of living crisis and raising UK living standards requires a joined-up response, but the autumn statement didn’t give much indication of that.
Previous research has shown loss of volume in the hippocampus precedes signs of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s.
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Malgré l'accord historique sur les pertes et dommages l'an dernier à la COP27, les pays riches les plus émetteurs se soustraient encore à toute idée de compensation pour les pays pauvres.
Josephine with her hair in the coiffure à la victime style in Napoleon.
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Solar energy is set for a rapid expansion – but only if several barriers are overcome, according to new research.
President Biden is seeking to push through more funding for the Ukraine war, but is being stymied by the House speaker election not being resolved.
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En apposant des autocollants sur les parois vitrées ou en réduisant l’éclairage la nuit, les villes peuvent devenir des lieux plus sûrs pour les oiseaux migrateurs
Des étudiants sur le campus de l'Université Jean-Jaurès de Toulouse, en février 2017.
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Entre la France et le Royaume-Uni, les systèmes d’enseignement supérieur sont très différents. Mais leurs réponses face aux défis de la massification étudiante ne se rejoignent-elles pas ?
Nato peacekeepers patrol after one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack.
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A key meeting is being held in the Balkans as the EU and US seek to resolve regional tension, partly stoked by pro-Russian forces.
Des soldats de la Force intérimaire des Nations unies pour le Liban (Finul) patrouillent à la frontière israélo-libanaise le 12 octobre 2023.
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