No, European heatwaves are not CAUSED by a fall in air pollution. The word CAUSED is doing an awful lot of heavy lifting here! Let's look at what the study being 'reported' on was actually researching and what it found🤓 1/22 🧵
You love teaching psychology and London? Then we have the perfect position for you: Associate Professor (Teaching), Experimental Psychology, @uclpals.bsky.social. Your role: Develop a flexible portfolio of psychology undergraduate modules for Non-Psychology students www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSB720/a...
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Read UCL’s 2024–25 Annual Sustainability Report which highlights progress across carbon reduction, waste, research and education, while showcasing how staff and students are embedding sustainability into everyday university life. 🔗 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/...
Hopefully our findings will have an impact across UCL and beyond. It was so rewarding working with such wonderful and knowledgeable colleagues
UCL Grand Challenges@uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social · last mo.What small changes can make a university more sustainable? At UCL, simple actions like AC timers and taking the stairs are helping reduce energy use. 🎥 https://bit.ly/4vehg74 #LCAW2026 #UCL #UCLGrandChallenges
What small changes can make a university more sustainable? At UCL, simple actions like AC timers and taking the stairs are helping reduce energy use. 🎥 https://bit.ly/4vehg74 #LCAW2026 #UCL #UCLGrandChallenges
🌍 Wrapping up London Climate Action Week at UCL From student voices to inclusive climate solutions, sustainable food systems and real energy savings on campus, this week showed how research becomes action across the Grand Challenge of the Climate Crisis. #LCAW2026 #UCL #ClimateAction
It was great to have worked with such wonderful colleagues on this project and, a perfect example of what can be achieved when we work together. Thanks for the support and funding @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social
UCL Div. of Psychology & Language Sciences (PALS)@uclpals.bsky.social · last mo.A new vid featuring the UCL PALS Green Impact team highlights how researchers and professional services colleagues in UCL PALS are working together on a “Living Lab” project to reduce energy waste across UCL’s estate. 🎥 Watch the video and read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
A new vid featuring the UCL PALS Green Impact team highlights how researchers and professional services colleagues in UCL PALS are working together on a “Living Lab” project to reduce energy waste across UCL’s estate. 🎥 Watch the video and read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
UCL researchers are using the World Cup as a natural experiment in human forecasting - tracking whether collective fan judgment can outperform AI models & expert forecasters across a tournament. The platform is free & you can compete against friends & colleagues. Try here 👉 forecast2026.com
Can psychedelics curb addiction? “The idea that these psychedelics can break down these entrenched pathways in the brain should mean that they could be used for alcohol use disorder, opiates & gambling,” said Prof Das from UCL PALS. More on BBC News here👉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🚨Calling Researchers! Climate Crisis Funding Opportunity Climate Network Accelerators (Apply for up to £25k) Strategic Sub-Theme Awards (Apply for up to £40k) Deadline: 14 May Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bsBmTy
Climate Crisis Funding Calls: 2026/27
The UCL Grand Challenge of the Climate Crisis has opened two funding schemes for new UCL-led projects to run in 2026/27
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PhD researchers from across UCL PALS came together at Cumberland Lodge to share their work, connect across disciplines, and celebrate this year’s Cecily De Monchaux Research Prize winners. 👉 Read more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
🚨 Grand Challenges Climate Crisis Funding Opportunity Climate Network Accelerators (Apply for up to £25k) Strategic Sub-Theme Awards (Apply for up to £40k) Deadline: 14 May Got any questions? Join our webinar 📅 15 April, 13:00–14:00 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bsBmTy
Climate Crisis Funding Calls: 2026/27
The UCL Grand Challenge of the Climate Crisis has opened two funding schemes for new UCL-led projects to run in 2026/27
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A corner of north London where food has become a battleground in the Israel-Gaza war | Jonathan Liew
A corner of north London where food has become a battleground in the Israel-Gaza war | Jonathan Liew
A smashed window here, a provocative sticker there. In an age when protest feels increasingly meaningless, it’s no wonder that acts of petty symbolism are on the rise, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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🚨 New Grand Challenges Climate Crisis Funding Opportunity Climate Network Accelerators (Apply for up to £25k) Strategic Sub-Theme Awards (Apply for up to £40k) Deadline: 14 May Got any questions? Join our webinar 📅 15 April, 13:00–14:00 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bsBmTy
Climate Crisis Funding Calls: 2026/27
The UCL Grand Challenge of the Climate Crisis has opened two funding schemes for new UCL-led projects to run in 2026/27
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The additional cost of ONE fossil fuel price spike on the scale of 2022 = the ENTIRE COST of Net Zero by 2050. We get precisely nothing in return for the first cost, and a whole new, more secure and cheaper energy system from the second one. #NoBrainer www.theccc.org.uk/2026/03/11/c...
Cost of Net Zero by 2050 less than a single fossil fuel price shock – CCC - Climate Change Committee
The independent, statutory body tested its cost and energy security conclusions against different scenarios. It found that the total additional cost of a single fossil fuel price spike of 2022 magnitu...
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Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️ Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
You're invited to PALS Green Day 2026 on 12 March at 26 Bedford Way. Join us as we showcase our latest sustainability initiatives - free sustainable coffee, gardening, free veggie food, talks, stalls, competitions and more. Come along, get involved, and help shape a greener PALS. #GreenUCLPALS
This festive season, we’re once again asking our UCL community to help save energy! Last year, together we saved over 100 tonnes of carbon, the equivalent of planting nearly 2,000 trees. Let’s see if we can go even further this year. 👉More here: www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/... #GreenUCLPALS
Join us on Weds (3 Dec) to explore UCL’s new Sustainability Plan, hear inspiring climate action stories, and find out how you can make a difference. Panel discussion and Q&A with senior leaders. #GreenUCLPALS 👉 Find out more & register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
Paywall free link here: archive.is/bT4Vr I can also confirm the feeling of betrayal among staff.
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UCL staff feel ‘betrayed’ over professional services shake-up www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucl-sta...
UCL staff feel ‘betrayed’ over professional services shake-up
Research behemoth’s plans to better coordinate staff at faculty level met with fierce opposition, amid fears of pay cuts and demotions
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📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change? Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition! 🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025 🌍 Advance SDG13 🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy 🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC 📧 Submit: sundas.gull.24@ucl.ac.uk 🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD
Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions
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📣 UCL students — want to tackle climate change? Join the Universities for Goal 13 Competition! 🧠 Pitch your idea by 28 Nov 2025 🌍 Advance SDG13 🤝 Get mentored by Siemens Energy 🏆 Win $10,000 + a trip to NYC 📧 Submit: sundas.gull.24@ucl.ac.uk 🔗 Info: https://bit.ly/3Jw4fmD
Universities for Goal 13: A Student Competition for Climate Solutions
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How can YOU help fix the climate crisis? This new guide I researched and created with support from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social will help you find & flex your climate superpowers: 👩⚖️ Citizen 💼 Professional 💵 Investor ✈️ Consumer 🌟 Role Model Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!
Congratulations to John Draper from UCL PALS, who was awarded the Staff Award for Outstanding Commitment to Sustainability in recognition of his decade-long leadership in sustainability at PALS. 👉 You can read a Q&A with John here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... #GreenUCLPALS
🌍 UCL’s Living Labs turn research into real-time climate action — using our own campus as a testbed for sustainability. Read our new blog showcasing how we’re bridging the gap between insight and implementation. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/CBRwc
Living Labs for a Warming World: UCL’s Climate Experiments
Written by Emily Jennings
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🌍 How can we use behaviour change to tackle real-world challenges? See how our Introductory Course uses sustainability examples to bring behaviour change to life 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/explor... 📅 Next course starts 6 October - sign up: www.futurelearn.com/courses/beha... @susanmichie.bsky.social
