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The winners of the Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025 were announced yesterday at Senate House.   It was a fantastic evening which recognised and celebrated knowledge exchange activity across every corner of UCL, in everything from drug discovery and regenerative medicine to energy use and AI.    UCL staff, students and alumni were awarded including Professor Paola Giunti receiving the Partnership with Industry award for her collaboration with Reata Pharmaceuticals, now Biogen, to deliver the first-ever treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia, neurodegenerative disorder. Additionally, a team from the IOE was awarded the Impactful Partnership with Public and Third Sector award for their work with civil society organizations in Lebanon and along the Thailand-Myanmar border.   Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement), said: “Congratulations to all the individuals and teams who were commended and won. The quality of the award nominees was exceptionally high this year. We’re thrilled to see even more of our innovative community taking their ideas out into the world in such impactful ways.    “UCL is committed to building a strong knowledge exchange culture, and events like this go a long way to providing positive examples and a deep pool of inspiration for our staff, students, alumni and partners.”     Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eHTMf68e Nguyen T. K. Thanh, MAE FRSC FAPS FInstP FRSB FIMMM UCL Engineering UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering Dean Barratt UCL Translational Research Office (TRO) IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society Elaine Chase Multi-Aid Programs (MAPs) Jusoor Inclusive Education Foundation - Mae Sot Eileen Kennedy Diana Laurillard Tejendra Pherali, PhD Gabi Witthaus Bing Li Dr Olivia Stevenson UCL Public Policy UCL Grand Challenges UCL Research Siobhan Morris Ethne James-Souch Sinéad M. Ina Jovicic eNOugh UCL School of Management Gaelic Jara Reinhold UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering UCL Consultants Ltd Paul Ruyssevelt UCL Business Ltd Endomag Quentin Pankhurst Paola Giunti

This week UCL is in Europe! We're looking back on the UK-Swiss entrepreneurship exchange programme which gave startups the chance to learn, connect and explore new opportunities. Ten startups, five from each university, spent a week together split between Lausanne and London. They received a bespoke introduction to university facilities, laboratories, innovation clusters and key players in their industry. Find out more about the programme: http://bit.ly/4bc7Gar #UCLEurope #UniversityExchange #Entrepreneurship #StudentStartups UCL Global Engagement EPFL EPFL Startup UCL Careers

📣 Calling UCL Early Career Researchers! Poster presentation opportunities are now open at the UCL Advanced Therapies Symposium on 9 April 2025. UCL career researchers (students, postdocs, junior PIs and other self-defining ECRs) from all research disciplines are invited to submit non-confidential abstracts for poster presentations on any topic related to advanced therapies research. Posters will be displayed throughout the symposium, with an interactive poster session during lunch. The symposium aims to bring together over 250 UCL scientists, research and clinical collaborators, funding entities, and healthcare industry leaders who specialise in advanced therapies. This is an opportunity to showcase your research, network with fellow researchers and reach a wider audience. Learn more about the symposium and register: bit.ly/4gyenWT Submit poster abstract: bit.ly/42x3v84 Submission deadline: 26 February 2025 #UCL2025AdvTx #CellandGeneTherapy #TranslationalResearch #AdvancedTherapies UCL Translational Research Office (TRO)

Last week we celebrated UCL staff, students and alumni leading the way in knowledge exchange at our annual awards event.     A team from the IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society - won the Impactful Partnership with Public and Third Sector award, for their collaboration with civil society organisations in Lebanon and on the Thailand-Myanmar border on co-designing professional development for teachers in crisis settings.    Tejendra Pherali, PhD, a member of the winning team, said: “This award is a tribute to the incredible work of our colleagues in Lebanon and on the Thai-Myanmar border in supporting refugee and migrant children's education. "UCL’s support in leveraging our resources and educational technology has been instrumental in our collaboration and in driving meaningful impact."     Two teachers who participated in Transforming Education in Challenging Environments CoMOOC explain how they are putting the ideas into practice in their professional contexts: https://bit.ly/4hTRspJ We spoke to Eileen Kennedy, another member of the team, to find out more about the project and its impact. Watch the video. ⬇️

Last week we held the Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange Awards. The event at Senate House was designed to recognise and celebrate individuals and teams who’ve had particular impact in knowledge exchange at UCL. Read more about the awards: https://bit.ly/40NV31C Nguyen T. K. Thanh, MAE FRSC FAPS FInstP FRSB FIMMM UCL Engineering UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering Dean Barratt UCL Translational Research Office (TRO) IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education and Society Elaine Chase Eileen Kennedy Diana Laurillard Tejendra Pherali, PhD Gabi Witthaus Bing Li Dr Olivia Stevenson UCL Public Policy UCL Grand Challenges UCL Research Siobhan Morris Ethne James-Souch Sinéad M. Ina Jovicic UCL School of Management Gaelic Jara Reinhold UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering UCL Consultants Ltd Paul Ruyssevelt UCL Business Ltd Quentin Pankhurst Paola Giunti Swipe through to find out about the winners and their work ➡️

On Tuesday we hosted the Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange Awards. The awards recognised and celebrated knowledge exchange activity from across every corner of UCL.   Tech startup eNOugh set up by UCL alumni Ina Jovicic (MSc Entrepreneurship) and Gaelic Jara Reinhold (BEng Engineering), won the Most Impactful Start-up Award. eNOugh’s AI-powered protection badge, which Ina and Gaelic describe as a ‘mini bodyguard’, has now been launched to help people feel safer while walking alone at night.    Ina said: "We are very happy to be given this award as it really highlights all the hard work that has been happening behind the scenes ever since we joined the Hatchery incubator programme. We truly appreciate all the support that UCL has given us so far and this is just another testament of it."   Read about the awards: bit.ly/40NV31C We spoke to Ina and Gaelic to find out more about their startup ⬇️ #Entrepreneurship #StudentStartups #Innovation #UCLAlumni UCL UCL School of Management UCL Engineering UCL Alumni Relations UCL Careers UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering UCL Entrepreneurs

We’re pleased to be hosting the Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange Awards this evening at Senate House! Stay tuned to hear who won. #UCLKEAWARDS

Many congratulations to UCL-supported startup BoxxDocks on their recent investment and expansion into Europe! 👏 James Della Valle Alessandro Attanzio The Bartlett, UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL UCL UCL Alumni Relations UCL Careers

Calling UCL staff! Read the latest funding calls, upcoming events and training in our monthly bulletin: bit.ly/4hC1Pyu Register for future news bulletins: bit.ly/4hh3GZM UCL UCL Business Ltd UCL Consultants Ltd UCL Translational Research Office (TRO)

Calling UCL researchers and research-active staff! Share your experiences and insights on external appointments at a UCL Research Culture focus group. See below for details.