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Applications open! 🌍

The Bartlett Promise Sub‑Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship widens access to built environment education. Apply by 29 March.

🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/study/scholarships-and-funding/bartlett-promise-scholarship/bartlett-promise-sub-saharan-africa-masters-scholarship
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February 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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What will you see at Two Centuries Here? 🕰️

The new exhibition showcases stories, artefacts, photography and interactive experiences tracing UCL’s past, present and future. Free entry.

🔗 Read more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/about/events/2026/feb/two-centuries-here-ucl200-exhibition

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February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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We’d love your book recommendations! 📚

To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, UCL Library Services is compiling a community-curated reading list celebrating LGBTQ+ life, culture and creativity.

🗓️ Submit your recommendations by 20 February:
https://ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/LGBTplus2026
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February 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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LGBTQ+ History Month: Queering Urbanism 🌈

Revisit Queering Urbanism, an online series by B.Queer at the Bartlett, connecting queer & trans studies with urban practice and foregrounding equity in the built environment.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXfN7Y3ObDvre4NGaqrO_a5XkyYwqYnwQ
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February 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Bartlett Policy Impact Award success 🌟

Congratulations to Prof Haim Yacobi & The Shared Homeland Paradigm: Reimagining Space, Rights & Partnership in Palestine–Israel team on receiving the 2025–26 award for their research developing future scenarios for Palestine–Israel.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Making better use of London's green spaces 🍃

Research from Dr Irene Pluchinotta, Prof Nici Zimmermann & Dr Gemma Moore explores how different factors shape how people use green space.

🔗 Bartlett Review: https://bartlett-review.ucl.ac.uk/making-better-use-of-londons-green-spaces/index.html
Making better use of London’s green spaces
From nature buffs to keep-fit fanatics, everyone uses green space differently — so how can we make these spaces work for Londoners?
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February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Scholarship: The Aziz Foundation 🎓

In partnership with The Bartlett Promise, The Aziz Foundation is offering three master’s scholarships for 2026–27.

📍 Secure a master’s: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/study/postgraduate
🔗 Details: https://www.azizfoundation.org.uk/university/the_bartlett_ucl/
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February 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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The Bartlett wins national EDI award 🏆

Named joint winner in the Best of University category at Inspire Future Generations Awards, recognising the impact of our EDI & widening participation work.

🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/bartlett-wins-national-award-equality-diversity-and-inclusion
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February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Visit Queer Britain 🖼️

Join B.Queer and explore queer histories, culture & creativity at Queer Britain.

📍 26 February, 4:00–6:00 pm

🔗 Sign up: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlwq13Gm8t27FGoGSAMaORU7FUM0YxMUVVTUVINVVYS1dPTjU2OVRPOE9VUy4u&route=shorturl
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February 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Lunar New Year at the Bartlett 🐎

Celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse with students & staff this Friday. From calligraphy workshops to performances by UCL ECHO, the afternoon is free & open to all, so drop in!

🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/events/2026/feb/lunar-new-year-bartlett
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February 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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CASA's Ruth Neville has been announced as one of ten 2026 UCL Policy Fellows, co‑delivering projects for local needs. Ruth is among six Local Authority Policy Fellows, supporting policy development at Newham Council through population trend analysis.

Find out more: https://tinyurl.com/cj7aenwa
January 28, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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If you're applying for our Connected Environments MSc, don't miss the UCL East Postgraduate Open Evening, featuring a specialist space tour of the Connected Environments Lab.

📍 UCL East, Marshgate
🗓️ 17:00 - 19:30, Wednesday 25 February

Register now: bit.ly/3O0VBPb
February 10, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Congratulations to Julia Prescot CBE 🎉

The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction's Honorary Professor has been appointed the new Chair of NISTA Council of Expert Advisers.

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4a9JY0S
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February 11, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Happy 200th birthday, @ucl.ac.uk! 🎉

To mark the bicentenary, the Survey of London team at the Bartlett School of Architecture has published the first comprehensive account of UCL's architectural history.

Available now in-store and as a free download via UCL Press: https://bit.ly/4bMEzy7
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February 11, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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🟣 Bartlett staff only: Co-Creating Gender EDI Support at the Bartlett

An online listening & co-creation workshop shaping gender EDI support across the faculty. 11 February.

🔗 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-creating-gender-edi-support-at-the-bartlett-tickets-1978402051794?aff=oddtdtcreator
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February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Launch of UCL200 celebrations 🚀

UCL's 200 year anniversary will see the Bartlett bring to life a bold programme of exhibitions, events & public engagement as we reflect on two centuries of innovation.

🔗 Read more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/2026/feb/ucl200-celebrations-launched-bartlett
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February 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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Ready to get published? 📖

Workshop for LGBTQ+, trans-inclusive, intersectional & feminist doctoral & ECRs, led by Pat Gordon-Smith (UCL Press) on 12 Feb.

🔗 Register:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlwryQUMAbiuxJtTJxWXM3AkRUOVBLRVlBSlcxNEg4ODVQVkwxOVU5NlZHNi4u
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February 9, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Prof Haim Yacobi honoured by Brandeis University 🌍

Selected for the 2026 Distinguished Saivetz ’69 Architectural Lecture, his work spans Jerusalem, settler colonialism & urban geopolitics.

🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/2026/jan/professor-haim-yacobi-recognised-brandeis-university
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February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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📢 Hiring: School Administrator (12-month FTC)

Support operations across HR, finance, procurement, sustainability & IT for The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction.

⏰ Apply by 08 Feb: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=41097&jobTitle=School+Administrator
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February 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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UCL200: The Global Housing Crisis 🏠

Join UN-Habitat Executive Director Anaclàudia Rossbach on 09 Feb to explore global housing challenges & human-rights strategies, chaired by DPU Director Professor Julian Walker.

🎟️ Register: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/events/2026/feb/global-housing-crisis
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February 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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What's coming up at UCL for LGBTQ+ History Month ✨

This year’s theme is Science & Innovation, with events celebrating LGBTQ+ histories, voices & communities – from film screenings to panel discussions & workshops.

🔗 Full programme: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/jan/lgbt-history-month-2026-ucl
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February 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Economic Geography Network Seminar Series: Next session 📢

Join the next seminar in the UCL Economic Geography Network Series on 12 Feb, where Dr Siddharth Menon (LSE) will present on Dubai diasporas, transnational remittances & intimate infrastructures of finance in India.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Introducing the UCL200 Public Art Programme ✨

With new commissions celebrating UCL’s past, present + future, including Prof. Kristen Kreider + Dr James O’Leary creating a permanent artwork tracing UCL’s history.

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January 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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has received the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, awarded by @the-riba.bsky.social on behalf of His Majesty the King - the highest honour for lifetime achievement in the field.
UCL professor receives architecture’s highest honour
Professor Niall McLaughlin (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) has received the 2026 Royal Gold Medal for architecture, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on behalf of His M...
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January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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To mark #LGBTQHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting resources from the Bartlett’s Queer Network, B.Queer 🏳️‍🌈

Explore Bloomsbury’s queer past and present with a self-guided neighbourhood tour.

🗺️ Take the Queer Bloomsbury Tour:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/about/EDI/bqueer-forum/queer-bloomsbury-tour
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February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM