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UCL ranked ninth best university in the world
UCL has been ranked ninth best university in the world for the second year in a row, marking UCL’s 13th year among the top 10 universities worldwide, in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
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Women’s mental agility is better when they’re on their period
Participants reacted quicker and made fewer errors during menstruation, despite believing their performance would be worse, according to a new study from UCL researchers including Dr Flaminia Ronca (UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science).
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Internet addiction affects the behaviour and development of adolescents
Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study led by Max Chang (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute for Child Health).
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AIs are irrational, but not in the same way that humans are
Large Language Models behind AI platforms like ChatGPT gave different answers when asked to respond to the same reasoning test and didn’t improve when given additional context, finds a new study from researchers at 911±¬ÁÏÍø including Olivia Macmillan-Scott (UCL Computer Science).
Baby found in shopping bag has two siblings who were also abandoned
Professor Lorraine Sherr (UCL Institute for Global Health) comments on the remarkable case of Baby Elsa who was found abandoned in an East London park, and on the fact that she has two older siblings who were also abandoned as newborns in similar circumstances.
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How Donald Trump and Joe Biden polls look five months before election
Reading too much into polls five months away from the US election is "a fool's errand" according to Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Largest known prehistoric rock engravings discovered in South America
A series of ancient South American engravings are thought to be the largest prehistoric rock art in the world, reveals a new study by an international team of archaeologists involving Dr José Oliver (UCL Institute of Archaeology).
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UK health chiefs warn of bird flu outbreak
The current situation with bird flu in the US repeatedly jumping to humans is "far from ideal", says Professor François Balloux (UCL Biosciences).
Britain has big infrastructure plans, but where are the workers?
All big UK projects are struggling to find skilled workers, especially senior leaders, explains Dr Juliano Denicol (UCL The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).
Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer
An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer-free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers including Dr Kai-Keen Shiu (UCL Cancer Institute).
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