UCL Faculty of Life Sciences
@ucllifesciences.bsky.social
Home to a thriving community of students, researchers and academics, who together research, teach and study the science and biology of life. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-faculty/
We're hiring!
Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow in the UCL School of Pharmacy's Centre for Behavioural Medicine.
Closing date: 24 November 2025
Apply now! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=39354&jobTitle=Research+Fellow+%2F+Senior+Research+Fellow
Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow in the UCL School of Pharmacy's Centre for Behavioural Medicine.
Closing date: 24 November 2025
Apply now! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=39354&jobTitle=Research+Fellow+%2F+Senior+Research+Fellow
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We're hiring!
Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow in the UCL School of Pharmacy's Centre for Behavioural Medicine.
Closing date: 24 November 2025
Apply now! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=39354&jobTitle=Research+Fellow+%2F+Senior+Research+Fellow
Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow in the UCL School of Pharmacy's Centre for Behavioural Medicine.
Closing date: 24 November 2025
Apply now! https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=39354&jobTitle=Research+Fellow+%2F+Senior+Research+Fellow
Join us at our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 19 November to hear a presentation on MSc Pathways and Careers in Human Disease Genetics, Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-scie...
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Join us at our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 19 November to hear a presentation on MSc Pathways and Careers in Human Disease Genetics, Drug Discovery and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-scie...
Join us at our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 19 November to hear a talk by Professor Tim Newbold on harnessing big data and new computational tools to understand biodiversity decline. Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-scie...
November 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Join us at our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 19 November to hear a talk by Professor Tim Newbold on harnessing big data and new computational tools to understand biodiversity decline. Book your place: www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-scie...
The Faculty of Life Sciences' Professor Sandra Martelli is currently visiting schools and attending open days in India. Find out more about our UCL India Open Days and register for our next event in New Delhi on 8 November: https://bit.ly/4olbGw9
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The Faculty of Life Sciences' Professor Sandra Martelli is currently visiting schools and attending open days in India. Find out more about our UCL India Open Days and register for our next event in New Delhi on 8 November: https://bit.ly/4olbGw9
Find out about UCL's Computational Cell Biophysics MRes by attending our online open event on 4 November. Meet the course leader, learn about the content of the programme, and ask any questions you might have about the course, application process, and life at UCL. Book now:
https://bit.ly/4o0Q9IZ
https://bit.ly/4o0Q9IZ
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Find out about UCL's Computational Cell Biophysics MRes by attending our online open event on 4 November. Meet the course leader, learn about the content of the programme, and ask any questions you might have about the course, application process, and life at UCL. Book now:
https://bit.ly/4o0Q9IZ
https://bit.ly/4o0Q9IZ
🎙️ New BBC podcast: Digital Dolittles – Talking to the animals? 🐘🦉
Featuring UCL’s Prof. Kate Jones @profkatej.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social and UCL's PhD students, exploring how tech is changing the way we listen to nature 🌍✨
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Featuring UCL’s Prof. Kate Jones @profkatej.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social and UCL's PhD students, exploring how tech is changing the way we listen to nature 🌍✨
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
October 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
🎙️ New BBC podcast: Digital Dolittles – Talking to the animals? 🐘🦉
Featuring UCL’s Prof. Kate Jones @profkatej.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social and UCL's PhD students, exploring how tech is changing the way we listen to nature 🌍✨
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Featuring UCL’s Prof. Kate Jones @profkatej.bsky.social @ucl-pnl.bsky.social and UCL's PhD students, exploring how tech is changing the way we listen to nature 🌍✨
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A message of congratulations to our new graduates from the UCL School of Pharmacy’s director, Professor Cate Whittlesea. We hope you enjoyed your graduation day! Welcome to our #UCL alumni community!
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A message of congratulations to our new graduates from the UCL School of Pharmacy’s director, Professor Cate Whittlesea. We hope you enjoyed your graduation day! Welcome to our #UCL alumni community!
The Centenary Special Issue of The Annals of Human Genetics is now available!
First published in 1925, this special issue celebrates recent advances in human genetics, and features contributions from 13 @ucl.ac.uk researchers.
Check out the issue online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14691809...
First published in 1925, this special issue celebrates recent advances in human genetics, and features contributions from 13 @ucl.ac.uk researchers.
Check out the issue online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14691809...
August 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The Centenary Special Issue of The Annals of Human Genetics is now available!
First published in 1925, this special issue celebrates recent advances in human genetics, and features contributions from 13 @ucl.ac.uk researchers.
Check out the issue online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14691809...
First published in 1925, this special issue celebrates recent advances in human genetics, and features contributions from 13 @ucl.ac.uk researchers.
Check out the issue online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14691809...
Wasps on BBC Breakfast 🐝
Our expert joined BBC Breakfast to talk all things wasps - why they're essential, misunderstood, and worth celebrating.
Discover the Grant Museum’s fascinating new exhibition on wasp diversity.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
#UCL #GrantMuseum #BBCBreakfast #Wasps
Our expert joined BBC Breakfast to talk all things wasps - why they're essential, misunderstood, and worth celebrating.
Discover the Grant Museum’s fascinating new exhibition on wasp diversity.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
#UCL #GrantMuseum #BBCBreakfast #Wasps
July 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Wasps on BBC Breakfast 🐝
Our expert joined BBC Breakfast to talk all things wasps - why they're essential, misunderstood, and worth celebrating.
Discover the Grant Museum’s fascinating new exhibition on wasp diversity.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
#UCL #GrantMuseum #BBCBreakfast #Wasps
Our expert joined BBC Breakfast to talk all things wasps - why they're essential, misunderstood, and worth celebrating.
Discover the Grant Museum’s fascinating new exhibition on wasp diversity.
🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
#UCL #GrantMuseum #BBCBreakfast #Wasps
Why neuroscience? UCL neuroscience students Jieun Yum and Yutong Liu discuss their reasons for choosing this course. Find out more about our neuroscience programmes ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/...
July 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Why neuroscience? UCL neuroscience students Jieun Yum and Yutong Liu discuss their reasons for choosing this course. Find out more about our neuroscience programmes ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/...
New School of Pharmacy studentship: Global Epidemiology Network for Enhancing Systems and Innovation in Regulatory Science. The student stipend will be paid at UCL normal rates, and the deadline for applications is 31 July 2025. Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/stu...
July 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
New School of Pharmacy studentship: Global Epidemiology Network for Enhancing Systems and Innovation in Regulatory Science. The student stipend will be paid at UCL normal rates, and the deadline for applications is 31 July 2025. Apply now! www.ucl.ac.uk/pharmacy/stu...
The first week of the inaugural UCL & @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social Summer School on Artificial Evolution is over! 30 students performed C.elegans and Drosophila experiments, learnt bioinformatics, molecular dynamics simulations and image analysis, whilst also enjoying Beijing food and culture!
July 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The first week of the inaugural UCL & @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social Summer School on Artificial Evolution is over! 30 students performed C.elegans and Drosophila experiments, learnt bioinformatics, molecular dynamics simulations and image analysis, whilst also enjoying Beijing food and culture!
Last week we unveiled large-scale cyanotype prints created by artist Mary Yacoob in dialogue with Life Sciences researchers. From neuroscience to bee dances, these works reimagine scientific data as layered, aesthetic experiences. Find out more about the artwork: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
July 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Last week we unveiled large-scale cyanotype prints created by artist Mary Yacoob in dialogue with Life Sciences researchers. From neuroscience to bee dances, these works reimagine scientific data as layered, aesthetic experiences. Find out more about the artwork: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
🌍💊 "Through periods of profound change, it takes all of us to work together in advancing big ideas and bold solutions to improve human health worldwide." – Prof Gail Taylor
This week marked 10 years of partnership, innovation, and global collaboration in pharmacy education and research
#PAWeek25
This week marked 10 years of partnership, innovation, and global collaboration in pharmacy education and research
#PAWeek25
June 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
🌍💊 "Through periods of profound change, it takes all of us to work together in advancing big ideas and bold solutions to improve human health worldwide." – Prof Gail Taylor
This week marked 10 years of partnership, innovation, and global collaboration in pharmacy education and research
#PAWeek25
This week marked 10 years of partnership, innovation, and global collaboration in pharmacy education and research
#PAWeek25
Wasps are on @bbclondon.bsky.social this evening! @waspwoman.bsky.social and Datascape Realities talk about wasps and the brilliant new exhibition created in collaboration with the @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social. Go check it out!
June 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wasps are on @bbclondon.bsky.social this evening! @waspwoman.bsky.social and Datascape Realities talk about wasps and the brilliant new exhibition created in collaboration with the @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social. Go check it out!
🌍 Just launched: 2025 Sustainable Development Report
A decade into the SDGs, the UK stays committed-but global progress is too slow.
💬 "The SDGs are not just targets0-they are a lifeline for people and for the planet.”
-Prof Gail Taylor, UK Chair, UN SDSN
🔗 Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
A decade into the SDGs, the UK stays committed-but global progress is too slow.
💬 "The SDGs are not just targets0-they are a lifeline for people and for the planet.”
-Prof Gail Taylor, UK Chair, UN SDSN
🔗 Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
June 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🌍 Just launched: 2025 Sustainable Development Report
A decade into the SDGs, the UK stays committed-but global progress is too slow.
💬 "The SDGs are not just targets0-they are a lifeline for people and for the planet.”
-Prof Gail Taylor, UK Chair, UN SDSN
🔗 Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
A decade into the SDGs, the UK stays committed-but global progress is too slow.
💬 "The SDGs are not just targets0-they are a lifeline for people and for the planet.”
-Prof Gail Taylor, UK Chair, UN SDSN
🔗 Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
Inside Your Brain lands tomorrow! 🧠
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Inside Your Brain lands tomorrow! 🧠
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
A comedic journey through science history, exploring 10 mind-bending accidents and experiments that reveal how the brain really works.
@caswell.bsky.social @lucyannunwin.bsky.social
Published by @thamesandhudson.bsky.social
📖 Get your copy: uk.bookshop.org
Want to find out more about the neuroscience stream of UCL's Biosciences MRes? Register for our online open event on Friday 13 June, 11am-12pm: app.geckoform.com/events-embed...
May 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Want to find out more about the neuroscience stream of UCL's Biosciences MRes? Register for our online open event on Friday 13 June, 11am-12pm: app.geckoform.com/events-embed...
Why is it important to study the genetics of human disease? As part of our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 4 June, Nikolas Maniatis, Professor of Human Genetics will be speaking on this topic. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-and-m...
May 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Why is it important to study the genetics of human disease? As part of our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 4 June, Nikolas Maniatis, Professor of Human Genetics will be speaking on this topic. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-and-m...
Why is life the way it is? As part of our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 4 June, Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry will be addressing this question. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-and-m...
May 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Why is life the way it is? As part of our Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 4 June, Nick Lane, Professor of Evolutionary Biochemistry will be addressing this question. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-and-m...
Interested in our Pharmacology BSc/MSci? Join us today (28/05) at 9am or 3pm to find out more about the course from our academics and student ambassadors. Register now: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
May 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Interested in our Pharmacology BSc/MSci? Join us today (28/05) at 9am or 3pm to find out more about the course from our academics and student ambassadors. Register now: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
The UCL Faculty of Life Sciences has been shortlisted for a Heist Award for its campaign to raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis and the work UCL is doing to tackle this global challenge - www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
Check out the Heist Awards 2025: www.heistawards.com/shortlist202...
Check out the Heist Awards 2025: www.heistawards.com/shortlist202...
May 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The UCL Faculty of Life Sciences has been shortlisted for a Heist Award for its campaign to raise awareness of the biodiversity crisis and the work UCL is doing to tackle this global challenge - www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...
Check out the Heist Awards 2025: www.heistawards.com/shortlist202...
Check out the Heist Awards 2025: www.heistawards.com/shortlist202...
Tickets are going fast for our in-person undergraduate open days on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June. If you're interested in our life sciences courses, we'd love you to visit our campus and meet our academics, student ambassadors and support staff. Book tickets: app.geckoform.com/public/#/mod...
May 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Tickets are going fast for our in-person undergraduate open days on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 June. If you're interested in our life sciences courses, we'd love you to visit our campus and meet our academics, student ambassadors and support staff. Book tickets: app.geckoform.com/public/#/mod...
Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social at the Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show. Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/rEWiUXy...
May 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social at the Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show. Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/rEWiUXy...
Dr Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social introducing The Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show, which will take place @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday 22 May, 6.15-8.30pm. You'll be able to watch the livestream of this sold out show at www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...
May 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Dr Izzy Bishop @freshwaterizzy.bsky.social introducing The Sustainable Stand Up UCL Comedy Course Show, which will take place @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social on Thursday 22 May, 6.15-8.30pm. You'll be able to watch the livestream of this sold out show at www.youtube.com/live/BfORAki...