UCL Div. of Psychology & Language Sciences (PALS)
@uclpals.bsky.social
University College London Psychology and Language Sciences. 🧠
We undertake world-leading research and teaching in mind, behaviour and language.
We undertake world-leading research and teaching in mind, behaviour and language.
A UCL PALS academic habeen s appointed Chair of £6 million NHS Commission for National Autism Peer Programme. Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A UCL PALS academic habeen s appointed Chair of £6 million NHS Commission for National Autism Peer Programme. Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Sing your way into the festive season with UCL Christmas Carols on 9 Dec!🎄 Join us for a festive evening in Logan Hall @ 20 Bedford Way. Get into the holiday spirit with traditional Christmas carols & performances. Entry is free, & all are welcome.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sing your way into the festive season with UCL Christmas Carols on 9 Dec!🎄 Join us for a festive evening in Logan Hall @ 20 Bedford Way. Get into the holiday spirit with traditional Christmas carols & performances. Entry is free, & all are welcome.
👉More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-christ...
👉More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-christ...
Prof Aimee Spector from UCL PALS is collaborating with "Menopause Mandate" to investigate the link between hormones, brain fog and cognitive health during menopause.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Prof Aimee Spector from UCL PALS is collaborating with "Menopause Mandate" to investigate the link between hormones, brain fog and cognitive health during menopause.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
UCL startup Double Dutch Drinks secures £4.5 million funding: Enterprising twins and UCL alumnae Joyce and Raissa de Haas have secured £4.5 million to help their premium mixers business expand further into the UK and international markets.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
UCL startup Double Dutch Drinks secures £4.5 million funding: Enterprising twins and UCL alumnae Joyce and Raissa de Haas have secured £4.5 million to help their premium mixers business expand further into the UK and international markets.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Applications for senior promotions are now open until 4 December. Before applying, please review the process and the Academic Careers Framework, which outlines the relevant promotions criteria.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Applications for senior promotions are now open until 4 December. Before applying, please review the process and the Academic Careers Framework, which outlines the relevant promotions criteria.
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👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
A poll identifying the extent of mental health support needed for young people in Britain was commissioned by the UCL Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing, led by Professors Essi Viding (UCL PALS) and Argyris Stringaris (UCL Psychiatry).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A poll identifying the extent of mental health support needed for young people in Britain was commissioned by the UCL Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing, led by Professors Essi Viding (UCL PALS) and Argyris Stringaris (UCL Psychiatry).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Autistic individuals may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new study led by Dr Mansour from UCL PALS.
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Autistic individuals may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new study led by Dr Mansour from UCL PALS.
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind.
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👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
A delegation of senior Microsoft leaders visited UCL recently to engage with students and discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education, innovation and industry collaboration.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A delegation of senior Microsoft leaders visited UCL recently to engage with students and discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education, innovation and industry collaboration.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
Some users of popular fitness and calorie-counting apps experience shame, disappointment, and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL PALS and Loughborough University.
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Some users of popular fitness and calorie-counting apps experience shame, disappointment, and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL PALS and Loughborough University.
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework 2025 (KEF5).
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October 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework 2025 (KEF5).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Save the date for the Centre for Behaviour Change annual conference from 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Save the date for the Centre for Behaviour Change annual conference from 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
Improving UCL classrooms, lifts and carbon footprint: introducing UCL’s Infrastructure Masterplan. Read more about UCL's long-term roadmap to ensure that our campuses are safe, inclusive, sustainable and fit for the future.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Improving UCL classrooms, lifts and carbon footprint: introducing UCL’s Infrastructure Masterplan. Read more about UCL's long-term roadmap to ensure that our campuses are safe, inclusive, sustainable and fit for the future.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Transforming maintenance in UCL halls with MyCampus: students in UCL halls can now raise and track maintenance requests directly through MyCampus – a simpler, faster, and more transparent way to get issues resolved.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Transforming maintenance in UCL halls with MyCampus: students in UCL halls can now raise and track maintenance requests directly through MyCampus – a simpler, faster, and more transparent way to get issues resolved.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Researchers across UCL are applying artificial intelligence in powerful ways to accelerate Alzheimer’s diagnosis, track disease progression and develop new treatments.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Researchers across UCL are applying artificial intelligence in powerful ways to accelerate Alzheimer’s diagnosis, track disease progression and develop new treatments.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
A YouGov poll commissioned by UCL’s Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing team, including Prof. Essi Viding from UCL PALS, suggests one in three young people expect to need mental health support in the coming year.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A YouGov poll commissioned by UCL’s Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing team, including Prof. Essi Viding from UCL PALS, suggests one in three young people expect to need mental health support in the coming year.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Prof. Dennis Chan and colleagues from UCL PALS are developing augmented reality technology aimed at detecting Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Prof. Dennis Chan and colleagues from UCL PALS are developing augmented reality technology aimed at detecting Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
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👉 Find out more here: youtu.be/7IvBZcfOBw8?...
Dr Kate Rowley from UCL PALS has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for her project TactileLang, which aims to gain new insights into language processing.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Dr Kate Rowley from UCL PALS has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for her project TactileLang, which aims to gain new insights into language processing.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Find out how UCL is pioneering research is transforming lives globally, nationally and locally – explore our research stories to discover how we are driving ground-breaking discoveries and innovations.
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October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Find out how UCL is pioneering research is transforming lives globally, nationally and locally – explore our research stories to discover how we are driving ground-breaking discoveries and innovations.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
UCL’s ambitious entrepreneurs pitch for investment at London Demo Day: The most promising entrepreneurs from across London’s top universities pitched their startups to investors at London Demo Day 2025, hosted by UCL.
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October 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
UCL’s ambitious entrepreneurs pitch for investment at London Demo Day: The most promising entrepreneurs from across London’s top universities pitched their startups to investors at London Demo Day 2025, hosted by UCL.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October is Black History Month - a nationwide celebration of Black people’s contributions to British society throughout history. Discover what's going on at UCL with this round-up of activities on campus and beyond.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
October is Black History Month - a nationwide celebration of Black people’s contributions to British society throughout history. Discover what's going on at UCL with this round-up of activities on campus and beyond.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Friday is World Mental Health Day: Find out more about training and support offered by UCL, including a panel event on Weds that will explore the demands on staff in support roles and what’s available to help ‘support the supporter’.
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👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
October 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Friday is World Mental Health Day: Find out more about training and support offered by UCL, including a panel event on Weds that will explore the demands on staff in support roles and what’s available to help ‘support the supporter’.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
Listen to the first 3 episodes of The Bridge: a Disagreeing Well podcast from UCL and Students’ Union UCL. The show tackles tough controversies, helping presenters, guests and listeners develop skills to break through divides and find common ground.
👉 Listen here: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagr...
👉 Listen here: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagr...
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Listen to the first 3 episodes of The Bridge: a Disagreeing Well podcast from UCL and Students’ Union UCL. The show tackles tough controversies, helping presenters, guests and listeners develop skills to break through divides and find common ground.
👉 Listen here: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagr...
👉 Listen here: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/disagr...
Security guidance on use of AI: While third-party AI tools can be powerful, it is vital to use them responsibly, in line with UCL policies, to protect the confidentiality and integrity of our data.
👉 This guidance explains how: www.ucl.ac.uk/information-...
👉 This guidance explains how: www.ucl.ac.uk/information-...
October 1, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Security guidance on use of AI: While third-party AI tools can be powerful, it is vital to use them responsibly, in line with UCL policies, to protect the confidentiality and integrity of our data.
👉 This guidance explains how: www.ucl.ac.uk/information-...
👉 This guidance explains how: www.ucl.ac.uk/information-...
Open office slots with the Provost are now available to book in Term 3
Do you have a topic, idea or concern to discuss with UCL's President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC? You can book a 20 minute session to discuss anything that’s on your mind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Do you have a topic, idea or concern to discuss with UCL's President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC? You can book a 20 minute session to discuss anything that’s on your mind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Open office slots with the Provost are now available to book in Term 3
Do you have a topic, idea or concern to discuss with UCL's President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC? You can book a 20 minute session to discuss anything that’s on your mind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Do you have a topic, idea or concern to discuss with UCL's President & Provost Dr Michael Spence AC? You can book a 20 minute session to discuss anything that’s on your mind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...