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The first 3D images of a whole human thymus have been created using a specialised X-ray technique by researchers from UCL and the Francis Crick Institute. These highly-intricate images showed that structures called Hassall's bodies occupy a large fraction of thymic medulla, suggesting they might play a role in regulating thymic microenvironment and immunity.

People around the world are facing record-breaking health threats because of climate inaction, including continued investment in fossil fuels and lagging funding for action to protect health, finds the latest Lancet Countdown report led by UCL researchers. The  2024 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals that people in every country face record-breaking threats to health and survival from the rapidly changing climate, with 10 of 15 indicators tracking health threats reaching concerning new levels.

A novel treatment using computer-generated avatars, developed by UCL researchers, is an effective way of helping people with psychosis who hear distressing voices, according to a new study.

Lawyers should be prepared to justify their actions when claiming to act in the public interest, says a leading UCL law professor in a new report, that cites both the Post Office Horizon and Harvey Weinstein scandals.

The proportion of English adults who smoke cigarettes but don't smoke every day has increased over the past 20 years, while the proportion that are motivated to quit smoking has fallen, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Researchers at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute have embarked on a study to establish a causal link between air pollution and neurodegeneration. The new project, called the R ole of Air Pollution in Dementia ( RAPID), will examine the effect of tiny pollutant particles on the body's immune response and subsequent disease development.

Visit and follow our new SharePoint site to keep up to date with UCL-s Inclusive Environments Action Plan - our commitment to creating environments that are inclusive, welcoming and accessible to everyone in our community.

A new digital platform reveals the thoughts and discoveries of British chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy for the first time in a project involving UCL's Professor Frank James.

A range of barriers prevent disadvantaged children in England from taking up their entitlement to 15 hours of funded early education, but national and local action could change this, concludes a major new report involving UCL researchers.

A new world record in wireless transmission, promising faster and more reliable wireless communications, has been set by researchers from UCL. The team successfully sent data over the air at a speed of 938 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) over a record frequency range of 5'150 Gigahertz (GHz). This speed is up to 9,380 times faster than the best average 5G download speed in the UK, which is currently 100 Megabits per second (Mb/s) or over 1 .

Cervical cancer patients were significantly more likely to be alive and cancer-free after five years when given a short course of chemotherapy prior to chemoradiation, finds a clinical trial led by researchers from UCL and UCLH.

The European Space Agency's Euclid space mission has revealed the first piece of its great map of the Universe, showing the capabilities of the spacecraft's massive optical camera which was designed and built by a UCL-led team.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by researchers at UCL and UCLH can analyse scans more quickly than experienced neurologists and provide greater patient-personalised detail to aid treatment.

A new clinical trial for children with an aggressive type of blood cancer, led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), will run alongside an adult clinical trial for the first time, with the hope of developing more targeted and effective treatments.

Relaxing its restrictions on family size would make it more difficult for China to achieve its goal to be carbon neutral by 2060, according to a new study by UCL researchers. The paper, published in Nature Climate Change , is the first research to analyse the impact of a country's population policies on its future carbon emissions.