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UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence connected with students, alumni and supporters in India.
Dr Spence attended the UCL India Summer School at @TBS_Delhi and the Delhi launch of “Here, it will happen” to mark UCL's bicentenary.
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Calling our international partners, we're consulting on UCL's Health Vision.
We've set out UCL's ambitions for health over the next 10 years, identifying where we believe investment could achieve transformative impact.
Share your views: bit.ly/4omggeG
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The next wave of healthcare AI breakthroughs may come from India, writes Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), in @etedge_insights.
Read the op-ed: bit.ly/3PYFXoN
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UCL has close ties with India and a trilateral partnership with @iitdelhi and @aiims_nd
Funding is available for UCL-India research teams to co-develop affordable and accessible medical technologies. The funding call closes on 19 June: bit.ly/4xfIECW
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How ready is the world for the next health threat? @ProfIAbubakar, Vice Provost (Health) at @ucl, discussed regional health disparities, the safe use of AI in public health, and global health equity with #NextGen, contributing to solutions for shared health challenges.
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📢 Call for applications: Global Engagement Funds & Strategic Partner Funds 2026/27
Apply by 19 June to build or grow international collaborations at @UCL
GEF:
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Partner Funds:
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More partner funds open in autumn 2026.
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On May 11, @CUHKMedicine welcomed Professor Ibrahim ABUBAKAR, Vice-Provost (Health) of University College London (@ucl ), at the @CUHK_MC .
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Dr Anwar Musah @UCLgeography used @UCL_Global Engagement Funds to help tackle the risk of waterborne disease from drains in Accra, Ghana⬇️
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What impact does community-owned land have on urbanisation?
Dr Alexandra Panman @TheBartlettUCL used Global Engagement Funds to find out more in eThwekini Municipality (Durban), South Africa 🇿🇦
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How can lived experience experts shape better healthcare?
Dr Rakhshi Memon (@UCLEngineering) used @UCL Global Engagement Funds to explore this in Pakistan, India, and Nigeria, highlighting why their voices must be central to research and decision-making⬇️
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Across the world, teachers feel unprepared to work in diverse classrooms.
Dr Daisy Loyd @IOE_Londonand @drzacharywalk have been collaborating with partners in Africa and beyond to help change this.
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UCL’s final full day in Nairobi 🇰🇪 brought together partners across urban health, public health research, policy and innovation, including @UNHABITAT, @APHRC, Kenya’s State Department for Science, Research and Innovation, and @MastercardFdn Research Lab Africa.
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UCL Global Engagement retweeted
Do you know someone doing outstanding work in knowledge exchange or innovation at UCL? Or perhaps that someone is you?
Nominate them for a UCL Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Award: uclenterprise.org/KEIAwards1
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ALT UCL knowledge exchange and innovation awards 2026 Nominations close 15 May
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📍 Nairobi 🇰🇪
@UCL met partners at the @uonbi, the @UKinKenya, and @StrathU, discussing shared priorities across urbanisation, entrepreneurship, health systems, AI and applied technologies, aligned with the UK–Kenya science and technology partnership.
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.@UCL met with the @UCT_news to discuss strengthening and scaling our strategic partnership, with leadership discussions identifying new opportunities for collaboration.
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The platform connects prospective students with current students to help them make informed university choices.
Nine in 10 students who used Unibuddy said they felt more confident about their university decision.
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This week, a UCL delegation has been in South Africa, strengthening partnerships and exploring new opportunities.
We’re spotlighting UCL-supported business Unibuddy, co-founded by UCL alumnus Kimeshan Naidoo and Diego Fanara.
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Nineteen58, co-founded by UCL alumna Dani le Sueur, originally from Durban, South Africa, has developed a platform to build omnichannel AI agents that handle complex customer conversations for large businesses.
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Prof @profgeraintrees met Prof Brando Okolo, Head of Science, Technology and Innovation at @NEPAD_Agency.
Discussions focused on the African Union’s STISA 2034, including priorities in entrepreneurship, emerging technologies and capacity strengthening.
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A warm welcome to Johannesburg with a lunch hosted by Deputy Vice‑Chancellor for Research and Innovation at @WitsUniversity
Productive discussions with Wits colleagues over the past two days, alongside visits to Tshimologong, the Health Sciences Campus and Biohub
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