UCLIC is advertising a new Lecturer in Human-Centered AI at UCL Bloomsbury. A teaching-focused opportunity with undergraduate and Master’s teaching, curriculum development and student support. Full details and application information here: www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/news/2...

Lecturer in Human-Centered AI

At UCLIC, we are advertising a full-time, permanent Lecturer in Human-Centered AI role at UCL Bloomsbury. Salary: £54,931–£64,644. Apply by 26 August 2026.

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Recently, we celebrated Yvonne Rogers and her 14 years of leadership at UCLIC. Her vision and generosity have shaped the centre and its community, and we’re grateful for her continuing presence in UCLIC. #YvonneRogers #UCLIC #HCI #Leadership #Research #Celebration #ThankYou

Hello from UCLIC 👋 After a period of quiet, the UCL Interaction Centre is now active here on Bluesky. Expect research, events, and stories from the HCI community. Follow along. 💙 #HCI #UCL #InteractionDesign

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘇𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗖𝗟 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/uclic/news/2...

Professor Nadia Berthouze appointed as the new Director of UCL Interaction Centre

We welcome Professor Berthouze as our new director and are grateful to Professor Rogers for her inspiring leadership over the past 14 years.

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𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸" 23 July 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Carolin Stellmacher Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748 #hand-held-devices #HCI #AI #haptics #haptic-feedback

Digital technologies can present older adults with various challenges and barriers to access. #ageing #accessbarriers #digitaladvances #hci Join a networking event with researchers from EPSRC-funded project DigiAge to learn about future directions and best practice: bit.ly/4lMP1aC

For Better or For Worse: The Impact of Digital Technologies on Older Adults

Join us to learn about our research findings from the EPSRC funded DigiAge project and to discuss future directions!

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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘇 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 With expertise ranging from digital health, system identification and acoustic levitation, our newly-promoted faculty deserve a 👏👏👏

𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯/𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 No less than 14 students from our HCI MSc programme have earned a spot on the Dean's List for the highest achievers of the 2023-24 academic year! Excited to see what they will accomplish in the future... #Human-computer-interaction

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗹 Hosted this year by #BahçeşehirUniversity, the symposium brings together researchers from #psychology, #neuroscience, #AI, #philosophy to examine the nature of the human - and artificial - mind.

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻?" 2 July 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Alan Blackwell Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹: 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆" 26 June 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Gina Grimshaw Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/96589706247

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗢𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 & 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗟𝗠𝘀" 24 June 2025, h.3-4pm Speaker: Nava Haghighi, PhD student, Stanford University Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/91894817391.

Congratulations to UCLIC Senior Teaching & Learning Administrator, Jo Pearson, who has won one of the UCL BEAMS Professional Services Awards 2025, acknowledging how her wonderful work is key to making our HCI programme a world-class MSc. #humancomputerinteraction #hci #postgraduatestudy #beamsawards

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹: 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀" When: 12/06/25, h.15-16 Where: Rm 405, 66-72 Gower St, WC1; Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748 Speaker: Dr Luigi De Russis, Associate Professor, Politecnico di Torino #end-user-development #digital-wellbeing

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗛𝗜 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Congratulations to Alyssa Li, Atira Nair, Paolo Mastronardi, Jane Walters and Annie Bai, who won this prestigious accolade with their project entitled "Purple: Combining Individual and Collective Action to Increase Online Sustainability".

This is bleak reading

Turning smartphones to greyscale and controlling your algorithm are two measures to help users effectively manage phone usage in Dr Kaitlyn Regehr's new book 'Smartphone Nation', published tomorrow together with educational materials for schools @ucl.ac.uk www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Greyscale and prune your algorithm: ‘digital nutritionist’ offers advice on cutting down screen time

Kaitlyn Regehr says parents worrying about their children need first to look at their own usage

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This Mental Health Awareness Week, discover how researchers @ucl.ac.uk are advancing mental health care through sharing knowledge across faculties and industry, and prioritising community and lived experience to transform lives globally @uclgrandchallenges.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...

Feature: Revolutionising mental health through community, research and collaboration

Mental health touches every corner of our lives, and researchers at UCL are making it their mission to ensure it remains a priority for all.

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𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀" When: 21 May 2025, h.15:-16:00 Where: Room G01, 66-72 Gower St, WC1; Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748 Speaker: Dr Vanessa Hanschke, Associate Lecturer, UCLIC #ethics #AI #datascience

𝗨𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! Our yearly newsletter has just been published as a Sway: sway.cloud.microsoft/l5O7VlyEtxb6...

UCLIC News 2025

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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱! In April 2025, Professor Ann Blandford was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Computer Science from Aalborg University "in recognition of exceptional contributions to the field of HCI and the practical application of complex digital systems". #HCI

Multisensory Experiences: Where the Senses Meet Technology 2e The new edition of this trailblazing book by Carlos Velasco and Marianna Obrist seeks to further empower the reader to shape their own and other people's experiences by considering the multisensory worlds in which we live. #multisensory

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜/𝗠𝗟, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 Prof Enrico Costanza explores the inherent tension between making AI/ML operations legible and not overwhelming users with the technical complexity of their underlying algorithms 9 Apr '25, h.3-4pm ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘀 '𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲' 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻, 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 On 25-26 March, Prof Rogers is chairing a series of events, as part of the honorary doctorate she received from the University in acknowledgement of her significant contributions to the field of computer science.

Eight strategies for using #AI to support active #learning. Plus, four key challenges to be aware of when doing so, by a team at the @sussex.ac.uk and @uniofsurrey.bsky.social: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/eight... #pedagogy #highered #teaching #edusky

Eight ways to use AI in active learning – and four challenges it brings

Use AI in active learning by deploying these strategies to integrate tools in your teaching. Plus, how to address four challenges when doing so

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As #AI literacy becomes an essential skill, universities need to move beyond developing ‘primary school’ level competencies to support higher-order AI literacies among students, writes Fun Siong Lim: timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-... #highered #artificialintelligence #edusky #academicsky

What does ‘age appropriate’ AI literacy look like in higher education?

As AI literary becomes an essential work skill, universities need to move beyond developing these competencies at ‘primary school’ level in their students. Here, Fun Siong Lim reflects on frameworks t...

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An excellent talk by @ucl-pnl.bsky.social @zslofficial.bsky.social PhD student Ben Williams at TEDxLondon! Find out how AI is transforming coral reef restoration www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnB8...

How AI is helping transform coral reef conservation | Ben Williams | TEDxLondon

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𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗛𝘆𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 £𝟮.𝟮𝗺 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 Founded in 2019 by Prof. Obrist and Dr Maggioni, the company’s innovation has the potential to significantly benefit the UK economy by addressing the estimated £40 bn annual cost of poor sleep. #sleepscience #scent

𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 A new THE article by Prof Duncan Brumby & colleagues explores how sampled viva voce exams could provide a scalable solution for maintaining academic integrity and engagement in the AI era. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/samp... #ai #highereducation

𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻-𝗔𝗜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 12 March 2025, 3:00–4:00 pm Dr Susanne Gaube will explore different aspects of AI integration and human-AI interaction in healthcare. This seminar is also available for remote participation on Zoom: ucl.zoom.us/j/98581580748