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Chemists including @ChemistClancy and @grwUCL have created the world's thinnest spaghetti, 200 times thinner than a human hair. It is not intended as food but as an eco-friendly nanofiber that could be used in smart bandages and to help bone regeneration ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/nov/chem…
ALT World's thinnest spaghetti imaged using a scanning electron microscope
ALT Close-up of the pasta nanofibers taken with a scanning electron microscope
ALT The nanofiber mat, about 2cm across, held between two fingers
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🌈 Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, honoring lives lost to violence & raising awareness of the struggles faced by transgender, non-binary, & gender non-conforming people.
UCL flies the Transgender Pride Flag in solidarity✊
Read more: bit.ly/3CHSJAQ
#TDOR2024
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Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh visited @UCL today to learn about cutting-edge genetics research funded by @fightforsightUK at @UCLeye, led by Prof @aliceedavidson, into disabling eye diseases affecting the cornea @RoyalFamily ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/nov/hrh-…
ALT Dr Anne-Marie Kladny demonstrating lab techniques to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology
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Antara Basu interviews Professor Bobby Duffy (King’s College London) on how generations can overcome global challenges.
Watch Bobby speak at Disagreeing Well across Generations, recording here youtube.com/live/inq6oKcKvnA…
#UCLDisagreeingWell
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It’s Disability Awareness Month!
Be sure to access Careers resources and events designed to support our disabled and neurodivergent students enter the job market and thrive in the workplace.
Check out @uclcareers' blogpost: ucl.ac.uk/careers/case-studi…
#FutureFridays
ALT Five individuals engaging in a conversation at a UCL Careers event, with two pairs sitting at a table opposite each other, and one standing up. There are promotional banners in the background.
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🎉 Congratulations to UCL's amazing alumni who were recognized at the prestigious British Council StudyUK Alumni Awards 2024! These inspiring alumni made a significant impact in their fields across the globe. 🌍👏 #UCLAlumni #BritishCouncilAlumniAwards bit.ly/3O93pLi
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Uncovering Uranus’s secrets! UCL researchers have unlocked new findings by reanalyzing decades-old space data, shedding fresh light on the icy planet. Discover how this breakthrough reshapes our view of the outer solar system! 🪐✨ #UCLPhysicsAndAstronomy bit.ly/4hP2U74
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UCL retweeted
11 Nov 2024
On @LBCNews talking about @COP29_AZ and how we can make progress even with incoming Trump presidency. Hopefully @realDonaldTrump will realise the economic importance of the #netzero transition and move away from coal and gas - to 21st century renewable technology #climatechange
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Emissions fell under the last Trump presidency, so while a second term may slow down the transition, it won't stop it, @ProfMarkMaslin tells @DiamondJimbo.
@UCLgeography | @LBCNews | #COP29 | #Baku
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This year’s UCL Prize Lecture in Life and Medical Sciences will be given by Professor Sarah Gilbert (@PSIOxford), who will be discussing ‘Vaccine development during and after the pandemic’. 💉🦠
📅13 Nov, 5 - 7:30pm
Learn more and register for the event: ucl.ac.uk/health/ucl-prize-l…
ALT Professor Sarah Gilbert wearing glasses and a patterned jacket standing in front of a modern building with large windows.
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UCL Graduate Antara Basu asks Rawleka Wilson (UCL Students' Union Persons of Colour Officer) tips for students talking to their parents and grandparents.
Watch Rawleka speak at Disagreeing Well across Generations youtube.com/live/inq6oKcKvnA…
#UCLDisagreeingWell
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UCL Press Play is delighted to announce the final episode of the podcast series The Greatest Good, which explores the lasting influence of the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, whose radical progressivism was the intellectual inspiration for @UCL. Watch free: ow.ly/Tjxo50U4iho
ALT 'Pink and yellow graphic featuring a line drawing of Jeremy Bentham, the text 'Coming soon: The Greatest Good' and the UCL logo'
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📢 Exciting news! You can now register for The Bartlett Postgraduate Virtual Open Week. Join our sessions to explore master’s courses in architecture, planning, construction & more.
🆓 Free event | Open to all | Online
Start shaping your future 👉 bit.ly/3AfKpHU
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If you're in London, visit the Octagon Gallery, Wilkins Building for 'Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London' until 8 December.
Curated by @ProfGinaB (@IOE_London), the exhibition highlights aspects of student life throughout UCL's history 👇
ucl.ac.uk/events/events/2023…
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Searching for insights into specific sectors?
Hear directly from professionals working in popular industries, from networking opportunities to panel events and workshops across our sector insight programme.
Explore themes & upcoming events: ucl.ac.uk/careers/sector-ins…
ALT Attendees of a University College London Careers Service event, sat in a lecture theatre. There are panellists sat in front of them, behind a table. Behind the panellists is an electronic screen, displaying a slide show.
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1 Nov 2024
Recapping our celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, we asked you for stories, allegories, and histories showcasing untold success stories and highlighting the full complexity of Black heritage.
Read our compiled book recommendation list here: ucl.ac.uk/library/news/2024/… @UCL
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31 Oct 2024
Have a spooky Halloween! 🧟 Check out the chilling experiments conducted by @UCLChemistry staff... youtube.com/watch?v=6LerhT8U…
#Halloween #HappyHalloween #chemistry #spooky #experiment
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“I would like a situation where every month is #BlackHistoryMonth.”
@UCL alum @tomowolade (@ArtsHumsUCL 2019), author of This Is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter, reflects on his journey to becoming a writer and what #BHM means to him. bit.ly/3Ulk4yH
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Discover 100 portraits of African & Caribbean employees at UCL, celebrating their heritage and contributions. ‘100 UCL Employees: How You See Us’ opens 1 Nov. 📸 Learn more: bit.ly/48oj7vm
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UCL spinout Oriole Networks, aiming to make data centres more energy efficient, has raised £16.8m 🌍💡 Founded last year, they’re tackling the huge energy consumption in AI data processing. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4e3bRGD
ALT Four individuals smiling and posing together in an office setting.
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