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A new index, based on measures of so-called resilience, is needed to help gauge the success of policies aimed at preserving humanity's ability to live within Earth's resources, finds a new study involving a UCL researcher. In a paper published in the journal One Earth , researchers from UCL, the University of Southampton and the University of East Anglia outlined the case for moving towards an 'holistic' approach to gauging policy success which incorporates environmental and societal wellbeing measures in addition to economic ones.

Care for stroke survivors urgently needs to focus on non-motor skill outcomes like fatigue, anxiety and reduced social participation to improve survivors' quality of life and minimise care needs, according to a new study by researchers at UCL and UCLH. The study, published in the Lancet Regional Health - Europe, is the first to comprehensively capture the wide-ranging impacts of non-motor skill outcomes in a large group of patients.

Research Fellow Alexander V. Gheorghiu (UCL Computer Science) describes in The Conversation a new method of logic developed by philosophers, mathematicians and computer scientists that has implications for how AI operates.

Comment: Researchers have invented a new system of logic that could boost critical thinking and AI Alexander Gheorghiu (UCL Computer Science) explores the concept of "inferentialism", a new understanding of logic, in The Conversation.

Unregulated experts appointed by family courts in England and Wales have caused harm to children by separating them from their mothers and forcing them to live with and have contact with fathers accused of violence and abuse, according to a new study by a UCL researcher.

The discovery at UCL of three books owned by Oscar Wilde, the acclaimed author and playwright, has provided an invaluable insight into his Asian influences and Britian's LGBTQ+ history at the turn of the 20th Century.

By making improvements to our shared working environment and improving the tools that make our work possible, we can enable our staff to continue the life-changing research and teaching that is having such a positive impact on the world.

Autolus Therapeutics, a UCL spinout company, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, for a next-generation CAR-T cell therapy, developed to treat adults with an aggressive blood cancer.

A new treatment that could prevent blindness in children with the CLN2 type Batten disease has been trialled by clinicians and researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Adding small amounts of exercise into daily routine, such as climbing stairs or cycling errands, could help to reduce blood pressure, with just five additional minutes a day estimated to yield improvements, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and the University of Sydney.

A new £9 million research centre focused on tackling and reducing health inequalities in the UK will be led by experts at UCL.

November is Islamophobia Awareness Month, a time to learn about the impact of Islamophobia and find out how you can help challenge stereotypes and prejudices.