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#Graduate open events are taking place this Jan & Feb:
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.
Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.
Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
#Graduate open events are taking place this Jan & Feb:
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.
Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.
Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
#Graduate open events are taking place this Jan & Feb:
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.
Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
🟣 online open days;
🟣 in-person open evening;
🟣 risk, disaster & humanitarian careers event.
Browse/register now: bit.ly/4pt3PMM.
@uclrdr.bsky.social @stsucl.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social @statisticsucl.bsky.social @uclchemistry.bsky.social
🔦 Spotlight on Dr Katie McFall, Lecturer in Economic #Geology at @es-ucl.bsky.social & lead of the newly formed UCL Earth Resources Centre which is looking at topics such as how to find secure supplies of the #RareElements needed for #green #technology: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#EarthSciences
#EarthSciences
Dr Katie McFall
Dr Katie McFall is a Lecturer in Economic Geology in the Earth Sciences department at UCL.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
🔦 Spotlight on Dr Katie McFall, Lecturer in Economic #Geology at @es-ucl.bsky.social & lead of the newly formed UCL Earth Resources Centre which is looking at topics such as how to find secure supplies of the #RareElements needed for #green #technology: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
#EarthSciences
#EarthSciences
Thinking about studying Global Humanitarian Studies BSc at @uclrdr.bsky.social? Join us for a virtual information session this Thu 8 Jan highlighting the interdisciplinary approach to understanding #humanitarian action, #risk, and #disaster response: bit.ly/49n8ppV.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Thinking about studying Global Humanitarian Studies BSc at @uclrdr.bsky.social? Join us for a virtual information session this Thu 8 Jan highlighting the interdisciplinary approach to understanding #humanitarian action, #risk, and #disaster response: bit.ly/49n8ppV.
Wishing everyone happy and peaceful holidays! ✨🎄🎁
Thank you for following the #MAPSAdvent2025 calendar!
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
Thank you for following the #MAPSAdvent2025 calendar!
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wishing everyone happy and peaceful holidays! ✨🎄🎁
Thank you for following the #MAPSAdvent2025 calendar!
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
Thank you for following the #MAPSAdvent2025 calendar!
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
On Day 24 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we share a selection of photos from the #Canadian #Arctic! 🐻❄️ Earlier this year an @es-ucl.bsky.social team went to Resolute Bay, #Nunavut, to test out a KuKa band #radar with different polarisations and a range of other equipment: cpom.org.uk/testing-kuka...
#snow #ice
#snow #ice
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
On Day 24 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we share a selection of photos from the #Canadian #Arctic! 🐻❄️ Earlier this year an @es-ucl.bsky.social team went to Resolute Bay, #Nunavut, to test out a KuKa band #radar with different polarisations and a range of other equipment: cpom.org.uk/testing-kuka...
#snow #ice
#snow #ice
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 23 🎄 Tune in to Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures on 28th, 29th and 30th Dec presented by Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, the leading space scientist & an honorary research associate of UCL Physics & Astronomy: www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
@rigb.org #Christmas #XmasLectures
@rigb.org #Christmas #XmasLectures
CHRISTMAS LECTURES
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will take us on an epic voyage through time and space, in the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, supported by CGI.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 23 🎄 Tune in to Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures on 28th, 29th and 30th Dec presented by Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, the leading space scientist & an honorary research associate of UCL Physics & Astronomy: www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
@rigb.org #Christmas #XmasLectures
@rigb.org #Christmas #XmasLectures
On Day 22 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a few #snowstorm images from Professor @ilankelman.bsky.social (@uclrdr.bsky.social) during his research time in #Boulder, #Colorado, where he looked at stopping weather and climate from becoming disasters.
#snow #ice #weather
#snow #ice #weather
December 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
On Day 22 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a few #snowstorm images from Professor @ilankelman.bsky.social (@uclrdr.bsky.social) during his research time in #Boulder, #Colorado, where he looked at stopping weather and climate from becoming disasters.
#snow #ice #weather
#snow #ice #weather
On Day 21 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're bringing the light! 🎄 An international team led by Dr @m-abdijalebi.bsky.social & Siming Huang (UCL Institute for Materials Discovery) developed durable #SolarCells that can efficiently harvest #energy from #IndoorLight: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/au...
#perovskite
#perovskite
December 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On Day 21 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're bringing the light! 🎄 An international team led by Dr @m-abdijalebi.bsky.social & Siming Huang (UCL Institute for Materials Discovery) developed durable #SolarCells that can efficiently harvest #energy from #IndoorLight: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/au...
#perovskite
#perovskite
On Day 20 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we show off some of our brilliant academic and professional staff in this year's Spotlights! Browse through and learn more about their role and work at UCL and activities outside of it: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
MAPS Spotlights 2025
Discover faculty's academic and professional staff in spotlights showcasing expertise, research projects, teaching highlights, and impact across our organisation.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On Day 20 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we show off some of our brilliant academic and professional staff in this year's Spotlights! Browse through and learn more about their role and work at UCL and activities outside of it: www.ucl.ac.uk/mathematical...
On Day 19 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing examples of gravitational lenses that #Euclid #space #telescope, whose massive visible-light camera was built by a UCL-led team, captured in its first observations of the Deep Field areas 🌌
Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA.
Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
On Day 19 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing examples of gravitational lenses that #Euclid #space #telescope, whose massive visible-light camera was built by a UCL-led team, captured in its first observations of the Deep Field areas 🌌
Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA.
Image credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA.
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 18: Santa-saurus at @es-ucl.bsky.social exploring Haas TL-1 CNC lathe in the Instrumentation Development Workshop, which is used to manufacture components for the research labs! 🦖🎅
December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 18: Santa-saurus at @es-ucl.bsky.social exploring Haas TL-1 CNC lathe in the Instrumentation Development Workshop, which is used to manufacture components for the research labs! 🦖🎅
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 17 🎄 Sneak peak into multidisciplinary Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL East that's used by MSc Sustainable Chemistry students: www.youtube.com/shorts/XYdwk...
@uclchemistry.bsky.social #chemistry #lab #laboratory #UCLEast #StudyUCL #sustainable #sustainability
@uclchemistry.bsky.social #chemistry #lab #laboratory #UCLEast #StudyUCL #sustainable #sustainability
Sneak peak into Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL East used by MSc Sustainable Chemistry students 🧪
YouTube video by UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 17 🎄 Sneak peak into multidisciplinary Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL East that's used by MSc Sustainable Chemistry students: www.youtube.com/shorts/XYdwk...
@uclchemistry.bsky.social #chemistry #lab #laboratory #UCLEast #StudyUCL #sustainable #sustainability
@uclchemistry.bsky.social #chemistry #lab #laboratory #UCLEast #StudyUCL #sustainable #sustainability
On Day 16 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we highlight the discovery of #phosphorene #nanoribbons and their potential for next-generation #electronics (a study involving Professor Chris Howard of UCL Physics & Astronomy and Dr @clancylab.bsky.social of @uclchemistry.bsky.social): www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
December 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
On Day 16 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we highlight the discovery of #phosphorene #nanoribbons and their potential for next-generation #electronics (a study involving Professor Chris Howard of UCL Physics & Astronomy and Dr @clancylab.bsky.social of @uclchemistry.bsky.social): www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
On Day 15 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a mesmerising image of December's "cold" full #Moon, the final #supermoon of 2025, captured by Prof Raman Prinja 🌑 By the way, if you're looking for a #ChristmasGift for a young #astronomy lover, check out his latest #book "Wonders Of The Moon!" 📖
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
On Day 15 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sharing a mesmerising image of December's "cold" full #Moon, the final #supermoon of 2025, captured by Prof Raman Prinja 🌑 By the way, if you're looking for a #ChristmasGift for a young #astronomy lover, check out his latest #book "Wonders Of The Moon!" 📖
On Day 14 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we are throwing it back to graduations - it's always one of the most memorable events of the year 🎓 www.youtube.com/shorts/hrfMh...
Congratulations to all UCL MAPS students on their #graduation 🎓 You did it! 👏 #UCLGrad #LoveUCL
YouTube video by UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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December 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
On Day 14 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we are throwing it back to graduations - it's always one of the most memorable events of the year 🎓 www.youtube.com/shorts/hrfMh...
Day 13 of #MAPSAdvent2025 🪨 Former MSc Geosciences student Natalie Cheng & Prof @bridgetwade.bsky.social (@es-ucl.bsky.social) studied sediments under the microscope to reveal a layer of microspherules (pictured) from the #Chesapeake impact which hit eastern North America about 36 million years ago.
December 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Day 13 of #MAPSAdvent2025 🪨 Former MSc Geosciences student Natalie Cheng & Prof @bridgetwade.bsky.social (@es-ucl.bsky.social) studied sediments under the microscope to reveal a layer of microspherules (pictured) from the #Chesapeake impact which hit eastern North America about 36 million years ago.
On Day 12 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we share some #BTS from The Royal Society’s documentary on #KathleenLonsdale filmed at @ucl.ac.uk & featuring Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell FRS & Kathleen Lonsdale’s student Prof Mike Glazer 👩🔬
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwcf....
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwcf....
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
On Day 12 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we share some #BTS from The Royal Society’s documentary on #KathleenLonsdale filmed at @ucl.ac.uk & featuring Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell FRS & Kathleen Lonsdale’s student Prof Mike Glazer 👩🔬
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwcf....
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwcf....
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 11: “Graphie” at the London Centre for #Nanotechnology is feeling festive! 🎅 "Graphie"is a home-built system initially used for growing #graphene layers but repurposed into a vacuum chamber for high-temperature, solid state impedance #spectroscopy 💡
#Christmas #tech #equipment
#Christmas #tech #equipment
December 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 11: “Graphie” at the London Centre for #Nanotechnology is feeling festive! 🎅 "Graphie"is a home-built system initially used for growing #graphene layers but repurposed into a vacuum chamber for high-temperature, solid state impedance #spectroscopy 💡
#Christmas #tech #equipment
#Christmas #tech #equipment
On Day 10 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we share the work of our creative Digital Student Ambassadors! 😊 Get advice on starting university, exam tips, explore STEM power couples & more exciting content: bit.ly/48yMw6w.
#UniversityStudent #UniversityLife #UniStudent @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social
#UniversityStudent #UniversityLife #UniStudent @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
On Day 10 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we share the work of our creative Digital Student Ambassadors! 😊 Get advice on starting university, exam tips, explore STEM power couples & more exciting content: bit.ly/48yMw6w.
#UniversityStudent #UniversityLife #UniStudent @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social
#UniversityStudent #UniversityLife #UniStudent @es-ucl.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social
On Day 9 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we bring attention to a unique collaboration between @bas.ac.uk & @es-ucl.bsky.social, where #Antarctic #ice undergoes a series of destructive crush experiments under the watchful eye of earthquake & rock physicist Prof Tom Mitchell: www.newscientist.com/video/249090...
Scientists crush ice cores to predict Antarctica's next big ice crack
Ice cores collected from giant Antarctic rifts are helping predict future calving events
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December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
On Day 9 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we bring attention to a unique collaboration between @bas.ac.uk & @es-ucl.bsky.social, where #Antarctic #ice undergoes a series of destructive crush experiments under the watchful eye of earthquake & rock physicist Prof Tom Mitchell: www.newscientist.com/video/249090...
On Day 8 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sending you a #ChristmasCard drawn with mathematical equations by our super-talented UCL Mathematics alumnus Hamid Naderi Yeganeh 🤩
#snowman #maths #mathematics #art #HamidNaderiYeganeh
#snowman #maths #mathematics #art #HamidNaderiYeganeh
December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
On Day 8 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we're sending you a #ChristmasCard drawn with mathematical equations by our super-talented UCL Mathematics alumnus Hamid Naderi Yeganeh 🤩
#snowman #maths #mathematics #art #HamidNaderiYeganeh
#snowman #maths #mathematics #art #HamidNaderiYeganeh
This year the Dean of our Faculty Prof Ivan Parkin celebrated his 60th birthday 🥳 On Day 7 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we’re sharing the celebratory Symposium where Prof Parkin presented his adventures & discoveries in #chemistry & #MaterialsScience: www.youtube.com/shorts/Msw4E...
@uclchemistry.bsky.social
@uclchemistry.bsky.social
Day 7 #MAPSAdvent2025: highlighting the Symposium in honour of Prof Ivan Parkin’s 60th birthday 🥳
YouTube video by UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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December 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This year the Dean of our Faculty Prof Ivan Parkin celebrated his 60th birthday 🥳 On Day 7 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we’re sharing the celebratory Symposium where Prof Parkin presented his adventures & discoveries in #chemistry & #MaterialsScience: www.youtube.com/shorts/Msw4E...
@uclchemistry.bsky.social
@uclchemistry.bsky.social
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 6 🎄 A festive surprise in the UCL Institute for Materials Discovery lab: tree-like zinc dendrites forming during microbattery research. Institute's own microscopic winter forest!
Image credit: Dr Monojit Mondal, Dr Naresh Nibagani and PhD student Sijin Liu.
#science #research
Image credit: Dr Monojit Mondal, Dr Naresh Nibagani and PhD student Sijin Liu.
#science #research
December 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
#MAPSAdvent2025 Day 6 🎄 A festive surprise in the UCL Institute for Materials Discovery lab: tree-like zinc dendrites forming during microbattery research. Institute's own microscopic winter forest!
Image credit: Dr Monojit Mondal, Dr Naresh Nibagani and PhD student Sijin Liu.
#science #research
Image credit: Dr Monojit Mondal, Dr Naresh Nibagani and PhD student Sijin Liu.
#science #research
On Day 5 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we look back at one of our favourite summer events - #undergraduate #OpenDays 🤩 www.youtube.com/shorts/p1s6H...
#UCLOpenDays #OpenDay #StudyUCL #campus #study #class #lab @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
#UCLOpenDays #OpenDay #StudyUCL #campus #study #class #lab @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
Day 5 #MAPSAdvent2025: we look back at 1 of our favourite summer events, #undergraduate #OpenDays 🤩
YouTube video by UCL Mathematical and Physical Sciences
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December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
On Day 5 of #MAPSAdvent2025 we look back at one of our favourite summer events - #undergraduate #OpenDays 🤩 www.youtube.com/shorts/p1s6H...
#UCLOpenDays #OpenDay #StudyUCL #campus #study #class #lab @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
#UCLOpenDays #OpenDay #StudyUCL #campus #study #class #lab @uclchemistry.bsky.social @uclrdr.bsky.social @es-ucl.bsky.social
#MAPSAdvent2025: Are you looking for original #Christmas #gifts? How about this Kairos aerator (perfect for red wine lovers) co-founded by our MSc Technology Management graduate, Jonah Lee? Many more to browse from entrepreneurs supported by @uclenterprise.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/g...
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#MAPSAdvent2025: Are you looking for original #Christmas #gifts? How about this Kairos aerator (perfect for red wine lovers) co-founded by our MSc Technology Management graduate, Jonah Lee? Many more to browse from entrepreneurs supported by @uclenterprise.bsky.social: www.ucl.ac.uk/enterprise/g...