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I passed my PhD Viva! Thanks to examiners Guy Cowlishaw and @hannahmrowland.bsky.social for a stimulating defence and to my supervisors Trent Garner and @jimlabisko.bsky.social for their support throughout the entire process.

#PhDone 🐸

@zslscience.bsky.social @uclcber.bsky.social
#ZSL200 #UCL200
November 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
ans.bsky.social
Incredibly honoured to have been nominated then selected as one of 200 #FacesofUCL!!

You can read more about #UCL200 www.ucl.ac.uk/about/faces-... and my interview here
www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...
Photo of Anson posing in a park with the title in white writing against purple background “Finding common ground: Anson Mackay, environmental researcher and non-binary scholar” Anson standing next to they’re partner David Adger who is taking a selfie. Anson is wearing a pale blue shirt and David a brown shirt. They are both standing in front of a purple background with UCL200 logos
October 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
ucliehc.bsky.social
The commission is part of UCL Healthy Homes for All festival, a series of events included in the #UCL200 programme, led by Professor Murray Fraser (The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL) and Professor Rosalind Raine (UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care), and supported by UCLH Arts.
October 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
uclhistory.bsky.social
Who gets to tell history, and whose stories are left out? 🔥

Join our UCL200 Fireside Chat on Public History & Ethics to explore collective memory, colonial legacies and the pasts we choose to remember.

📅 15 Dec 2026 | 18:00–21:00

Book your free place: shorturl.at/okgp1
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October 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
ans.bsky.social
At a posh-ish do last night for @ucl.ac.uk #facesofUCL. The champagne was good, and I definitely was not acting my age going home 😂 #UCL200
October 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
ntresearch.bsky.social
We're proud to see both Ingrid and this partnership featured in the Faces of UCL campaign. We look forward to building on six years of collaboration and the opportunities still to come.

Explore Ingrid's full profile at www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

#UCL200 #FacesofUCL @uclenterprise.bsky.social
Rethinking forever: Ingrid Samuel, securing the future of heritage
As Heritage, Planning and Strategic Partnerships Director, Ingrid Samuel OBE has led the National Trust's partnership with UCL, working to solve the critical problems future generations face.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 27, 2026 at 9:24 AM
gabriconti.bsky.social
💜 200 years. 200 faces. An extraordinary honour to be one of them!

🎉 Immensely proud to be selected for UCL bicentenary #FacesOfUCL.

From early childhood to menopause: changing the odds.
My interview👇
www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search...

@ucl.ac.uk @ucleconomics.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social #UCL200
October 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
ucllibraries.bsky.social
Learn how to edit on Wikipedia, discover more about @ucl.ac.uk‘s history, and have some fun along the way! Find out more about the #UCL200 Wiki Campaign programme of events:
UCL200 Wiki Campaign! by UCL Special Collections | Eventbrite
UCL is 200! As part of our bicentenary celebrations, let's turn our attention to all things Wiki! This campaign is all about building your skills on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata whilst ...
www.eventbrite.com
October 22, 2026 at 10:03 AM
uclopenscience.bsky.social
What does a year of open science at UCL look like? As #OAWeek reaches its midpoint, here is our snapshot.

80 million downloads on UCL Discovery. 477 books and 17 journals from UCL Press. 34 copyright sessions for the UCL community. And much more 🎉

Read the full year in review: bit.ly/4Bff3vH
The UCL Portico with purple UCL200 bicentenary banners hung between the columns
October 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
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Folge @philippesands.bsky.social
#ecocide #thefifthcrime
The Fifth Crime: On Ecocide
The UCL Centre for Law and Environment Annual Lecture presented by Prof. Philippe Sands KC. This is the first Polly Higgins Memorial Lecture and part of the UCL200 programme.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 20, 2026 at 12:21 PM
nhsf.bsky.social
TOMORROW: an illuminating day of talks on the art, production, conservation and science of neon!

💡 'Neon Connections: Connecting Art, Fabrication, Conservation and Science'
💡 UCL East
💡 21 October 2026 (14:30 - 19:30)
💡 Learn more: buff.ly/kdKWyjx
@ucl.ac.uk
Neon Connections: Connecting Art, Fabrication, Conservation and Science
Join us as we continue to celebrate UCL200 through our event Neon Connections: Connecting Art, Fabrication, Conservation and Science.
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October 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM
ucl-primarycare.bsky.social
🧠 Explore our latest blog: UCL200 Dementia Research Showcase!

🔗 Read our latest blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/pcph-blog/?p...

#DementiaResearch #UCL200 #UCL #DementiaAwareness
UCL200 Dementia Research Showcase Blog | UCL Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health Blog
UCL Homepage
blogs.ucl.ac.uk
October 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
uclhealthlibraries.bsky.social
Part of #UCL200, Beyond the Book celebrates the passions of UCL students, in and outside of the classroom. See the portrait of rugby enthusiast Lucy Brooks (Human Neuroscience BSc) taken by Subject Liaison Librarian John Iona in Queen Square Library. www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/ucl200...
Student with rugby ball in Library
October 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
ucliehc.bsky.social
Test your knowledge about lifestyle and cognitive health in this fact or fiction quiz 💭
www.elsa-project.ac.uk/post/elsa-at...
ELSA at the UCL200 Dementia Research Showcase
The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) joined researchers from across UCL for a special public showcase celebrating dementia research. Visitors to the ELSA stand found out about how the…
www.elsa-project.ac.uk
October 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
uclspeccoll.bsky.social
Starting later this month, we're running a series of free sessions as part of the UCL200 Wiki Campaign! across both campuses and online. Come along to learn how to edit Wikipedia, discover more about UCL's history, and have some fun along the way!

Book now on tinyurl.com/WikiUCL200.
Promotional image for the “UCL200 Wiki Campaign!” on a pale purple background. Large text in the left centre reads “UCL200 Wiki Campaign!”, with “Book now in bio” above it. The text at the bottom left reads “Wednesday from 21 October onwards, exact dates on Eventbrite”, followed by “UCL Bloomsbury, UCL East and online” in another paragraph. The text in the bottom paragraph reads “Building skills on Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata whilst exploring UCL history.” On the top right is a Wikipedia globe, a cross-shaped image of a vintage 1984 book in the middle, and a black and white photograph of a large gathering at the Wilkins Building Portico presented in an irregular, cut out shape at the bottom.
October 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
0drat.eurosky.social
Ecocide lecture by Phillippe Sands ...

www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
The Fifth Crime: On Ecocide
The UCL Centre for Law and Environment Annual Lecture presented by Prof. Philippe Sands KC. This is the first Polly Higgins Memorial Lecture and part of the UCL200 programme.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 8, 2026 at 8:12 AM
ucl.ac.uk
UCL has been named a top UK university for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF6).

Sharing our expertise to transform lives has been at the heart of UCL for 200 years.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4hMrsy2

#KEF6 #UCL200 @uclenterprise.bsky.social
The image shows the exterior of the University College London (UCL) building. Text reads "Still leading in knowledge exchange" and "Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF6)" alongside the UCL logo.
October 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM
ucllccos.bsky.social
A new display across @ucl.ac.uk’s library and museum sites celebrates students’ passions in and outside of the classroom. See “Beyond the Book”, a series of photographic portraits taken by Institute of Education Subject Liaison Librarian John Iona. #UCL200
New display across UCL’s library and museum sites reveals students’ passions beyond the classroom
A new series of photographic portraits displayed across UCL’s libraries and museums showcases students’ personal passions alongside their academic studies.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
tahsinakhatun.bsky.social
Really enjoyed the UCL200 Dementia Research Showcase last week - offering a glimpse into the exciting and inspiring dementia research currently taking place at @ucl.ac.uk and beyond 🧠🧬🧪
September 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
ucl-ifwh.bsky.social
Pioneer. Surgeon. Trailblazer 🩺

Dame Mary Scharlieb (1845–1930) helped to transform women's healthcare and she remains a key figure in UCL's women's health history. Join us on 29 September and celebrate two centuries of impact.

🔗 bit.ly/3Te2Dmv

#UCL200 #UCL #WomensHealth

📸: Wellcome Collection
Image of Dame Mary Scharlieb (Image credit, Wellcome Collection) Promotional graphic highlighting 200 years of women's health at UCL, featuring a historic building background and vertical bars labelled Past, Present, and Future in blue and purple shades. The design emphasises UCL's bicentennial milestone and ongoing commitment to women's health research and progress.
September 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
What makes UCL a hub for dementia research? 🧠

From brain banks to data science, four researchers explain how working together makes new questions possible.

Watch or listen to our @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social 200 podcast:
pod.fo/e/6375f1

#DementiaResearch #UCL200
September 24, 2026 at 2:43 PM
dementiaresearcher.bsky.social
In 1986 Carol Jennings answered a newsletter appeal with a letter about her family. Forty years later, Dr Clíona Farrell reports from a UCL panel on what that letter started and what is still missing.

www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-forty-y...
Forty Years of Dementia Progress: Carol Jennings' Legacy
Dr Clíona Farrell reports from a UCL200 screening of the Carol Jennings documentary: forty years of progress, and the gaps in diagnosis, care and funding left.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk
September 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
uclamericas.bsky.social
🌐NEW BLOG
🔗https://tinyurl.com/37apt7z2

📌The idea for the conference stemmed from a simple realisation: while UCL boasts an extraordinarily rich array of expertise on the Americas across diverse fields and disciplines, its scholars remain widely dispersed.
Americas@UCL200 conference  | UCL UCL Institute of the Americas blog
UCL Homepage
blogs.ucl.ac.uk
September 22, 2026 at 10:45 AM
ucllifesciences.bsky.social
A fantastic week at the Biodiversity Futures Summer School 🌍 Thank you to all our speakers, organisers and students who explored how science, technology and evidence can help protect biodiversity and planetary health.

#BiodiversityFutures #PlanetaryHealth #UCLLifeSciences #UCL200
Group photograph of Biodiversity Futures Summer School participants standing beneath the Olympic Rings sculpture in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The colourful rings are framed against dramatic dark clouds, with trees and grassland surrounding the group.
September 17, 2026 at 11:29 AM
uclpals.bsky.social
🧠 Explore the science of the brain at the UCL200 Dementia Research Showcase

📅 18 Sept

Meet UCL researchers, get hands-on with interactive exhibits & discover more about how the brain works - & the latest research helping us better understand dementia.

🔗 More: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
September 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM