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UCL Grand Challenges convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues.
📢 New report from out now:
From Crisis to Resilience shows how local COVID-19 responses boosted food security & health. Featuring ground-breaking research from Lauren Andres, PVP to GC Inequalities.
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Local communities are shown to respond best in a crisis
From Crisis to Resilience: Radical Transformations for Food Security, Health and Social Justice shows that local responses to the COVID-19 pandemic were effective in supporting resilience and tackling food insecurity.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We’re hiring: Research Assistant (Grand Challenges – Inequalities)
🗓 Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
📍 Hybrid | 💰 £23.70/hr + holiday pay
🎓 Ideal for postdocs or final-year PhDs
Apply by 27 Nov: https://bit.ly/3LAQ3tt
Help shape UCL’s inequalities agenda!
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Inequalities Early Career Researcher (ECR) Catalyst Grant Call 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 is now available for impactful, interdisciplinary projects that specifically support early career researchers. Application deadline: Friday 28 November, 17.00 (GMT).
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November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
UCL’s SDG Reactor is partnering with UN Global Compact UK to explore new ways of advancing sustainable development. In a new interview with QS Insights Magazine, Sam Balch, Director of UCL Grand Challenges, shares insights on this collaboration.
https://bit.ly/4ppn8Hq
UCL’s SDG Reactor wants to change British sustainable development - QS Insights Magazine 35
A new collaboration between UCL and the UN Global Compact UK is exploring new ways to bring together stakeholders and advance sustainable development.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change?
Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition!
🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025
🌍 Advance SDG13
🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy
🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC
📧 Submit: sundas.gull.24@ucl.ac.uk
🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD
Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions
www.unsdsn.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We're proud to announce a new partnership between UCL and the Local Government Association (LGA) which will help councils deliver on the new health inequalities duty introduced in the English Devolution White Paper.

Find out more: https://bit.ly/47Qn8dD
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The Grand Challenge of Transformative Technology Impact Report is out now – celebrating nearly a decade of pioneering research and collaboration at UCL. Read the report! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challenges/sites/grand_challenges/files/ucl_gc_tt_reportfinal.pdf
November 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The reliability and usefulness of Ofsted inspections has been examined in research by Professor John Jerrim and @drsamsims.bsky.social, with @unisouthampton.bsky.social.

The research has influenced policymaking and inspired reform to the current system.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We’re hiring: Research Assistant (Grand Challenges – Inequalities)
🗓 Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
📍 Hybrid | 💰 £23.70/hr + holiday pay
🎓 Ideal for postdocs or final-year PhDs
Apply by 27 Nov: https://bit.ly/3LAQ3tt
Help shape UCL’s inequalities agenda!
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change?
Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition!
🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025
🌍 Advance SDG13
🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy
🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC
📧 Submit: sundas.gull.24@ucl.ac.uk
🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD
Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions
www.unsdsn.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Thank you for joining us for Paris+10! 🌱

With thanks to H.E. Madame Hélène Duchêne for her insightful opening remarks, to our chair Prof Eloise Scotford, and to our expert panel: Adam Berman, Lisa Vanhala, Pedro Schilling de Carvalho, Dan Bradley, and Jean Jouzel, for a rich and hopeful discussion.
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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With huge thanks to @laws.ucl.ac.uk and @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social for co-hosting the evening!

Stay tuned for upcoming podcasts and posts!

#UCL #Europe #ParisAgreement #UCLGrandChallenges #Climate
November 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Inequalities Early Career Researcher (ECR) Catalyst Grant Call 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 is now available for impactful, interdisciplinary projects that specifically support early career researchers. Application deadline: Friday 28 November, 17.00 (GMT).
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November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We’re hiring: Research Assistant (Grand Challenges – Inequalities)
🗓 Dec 2025 – Jun 2026
📍 Hybrid | 💰 £23.70/hr + holiday pay
🎓 Ideal for postdocs or final-year PhDs
Apply by 27 Nov: https://bit.ly/3LAQ3tt
Help shape UCL’s inequalities agenda!
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🌍Prof. Lisa Vanhala PVP to the Climate Crisis theme, recently launched her book, Governing the End: The Making of Climate Change Loss and Damage at UCL. Read Dr. Friederike Hartz’s reflections on the event & key insights in a new blog: https://bit.ly/3JQ3THG #climatecrisis
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From pies to policy: Measuring the social infrastructure that supports men’s mental Check out Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros' new blog about men’s mental health and the benefits of community-led initiatives. https://bit.ly/47VtY0c
From pies to policy: Measuring the social infrastructure that supports men’s mental health - Bennett School of Public Policy
In a new blog, Dr Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiros argues that men’s mental health benefits from viewing community-led initiatives as vital social infrastructure, using the Bennett School’s framework t...
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November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
📣 Catalyst Seminar Series: Children & Young People’s Mental Health
🗓️ 12 Nov | 🕐 1–2:15pm | 💻 Online
Join Profs Argyris Stringaris & Courtenay Norbury for a discussion on ‘The rise in CYP diagnoses’ with speakers Philip Shaw & Naomi Fisher.
🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4nyeDbF
Catalyst Seminar Series in Children and Young People’s Mental Health
The UCL Catalyst seminar series is intended to spark fresh thinking and debates.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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All children, regardless of gender, deserve equal access to educational opportunities.

Through innovative tools and a participatory approach, the Accountability for Gender Equality in Education (AGEE) project is improving data and measurement processes on gender equality.

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November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📽️ We've launched 'Climate Change Perspectives', a new series of short films designed to introduce students to the breadth of climate-related research and expertise across the university. Find out more and watch the videos on our website 👇 https://bit.ly/4p3ECsC
Introducing ‘Climate Change Perspectives’: a new resource for student induction and teaching
UCL's Grand Challenge of Climate Crisis launches 'Climate Change Perspectives', a new series of short films designed to introduce students to the breadth of climate-related research and expertise acro...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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…and with @shaftowheed.bsky.social of @openuniversity.bsky.social and Dr Carina Spaulding of @readingagency.bsky.social as well - join us tomorrow to share ideas on reading for wellbeing! Thank you to @beinghumanfest.bsky.social and @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social for making the event possible 📚
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Join us tomorrow!

Following an opening talk from Excellency Madame Hélène Duchêne, French Ambassador to the UK, join our chair Prof Eloise Scotford, Dean of the Faculty of Laws and distinguished panel of experts and policymakers for an important discussion.

#ClimateCrisis #UCL #ParisAgreement
🎫Upcoming event: Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement | 12 Nov @ 6pm

Join us for a compelling conversation featuring climate experts and policy makers as we revisit the legacy of Paris & explore the path ahead.

Secure your spot 👇 https://bit.ly/48AELyS
Paris +10: Reflections on the impact of the Paris Agreement
UCL and the French Embassy in the UK bring together an expert panel of scholarship, diplomacy and policymaking.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
UCL partners with Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation to boost innovation & support economic recovery through research & knowledge exchange. We’re proud to collaborate on Ukraine’s ambitious vision for tech leadership & data-driven societies.
🔗 https://bit.ly/43VR59t
UCL and Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation forge strategic partnership to drive innovation
UCL and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (MDT) have entered into a landmark partnership to advance Ukraine's digital transformation and economic recovery through research, innovation,...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Applications open: Inequalities ECR Catalyst Grant 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 available for interdisciplinary projects led by early career researchers tackling inequalities in practice.
🗓 Deadline: Friday 28 Nov, 17.00
🔗 bit.ly/4oiv1yg
Inequalities Early Career Researcher (ECR) Catalyst Grant Call 2025/26
Funding of up to £5,000 is now available for impactful, interdisciplinary projects that specifically support early career researchers. Application deadline: Friday 28 November, 17.00 (GMT).
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change?
Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition!
🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025
🌍 Advance SDG13
🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy
🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC
📧 Submit: sundas.gull.24@ucl.ac.uk
🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD
Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions
www.unsdsn.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📣 Catalyst Seminar Series: Children & Young People’s Mental Health
🗓️ 12 Nov | 🕐 1–2:15pm | 💻 Online
Join Profs Argyris Stringaris & Courtenay Norbury for a discussion on ‘The rise in CYP diagnoses’ with speakers Philip Shaw & Naomi Fisher.
🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4nyeDbF
Catalyst Seminar Series in Children and Young People’s Mental Health
The UCL Catalyst seminar series is intended to spark fresh thinking and debates.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM