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Pupils in English secondary schools have some of the lowest school engagement rates around the world, with rates dropping amongst the fastest following the pandemic, report UCL researchers who analysed data in the recent Trends in International Maths and Science study.

Writing in The Conversation, PhD Candidate Jasleen Chana (UCL Science and Technology Studies) explains why it is important to move away from narratives that inform us that science, spaceflight and success are only synonymous with fame and exceptionalism.

Researchers at UCL and the University of Leeds have updated the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) to help more accurately identify older people's frailty and intervene earlier.

Nearly one in seven UK workers experienced some form of workplace abuse over the last year, with women and LGBTQ+ workers at the most risk, finds a report led by a UCL researcher. The report, How Common is Workplace Abuse? is part of the Skills and Employment Survey 2024 , an analysis of working habits in the UK.

A technique to improve the precision of prostate cancer surgery means that almost twice as many men preserve their erectile function compared to those undergoing standard surgery, according to results from a clinical trial led by researchers from UCL and UCLH.

People who share more mealtimes with others are more likely to report higher levels of life satisfaction and wellbeing, finds research led by a UCL academic for the World Happiness Report. In chapter three of the report, Sharing Meals with Others , the researchers from UCL, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Gallup found that meal sharing as an indicator of self-reported wellbeing was on a par with income and employment status.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Alberto Prati (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) discusses the importance of social capital and the positive benefits of in-person interactions.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which involves UCL researchers, has released its most detailed analysis yet of dark energy, the mysterious force driving the universe's accelerating expansion.

The first batch of survey data from the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, whose massive visible-light camera was built by a UCL-led team, includes more than 380,000 galaxies catalogued thanks to a combination of artificial intelligence and citizen science efforts. Covering a huge area of the sky in three mosaics, the data release also includes numerous galaxy clusters, active galactic nuclei and 500 gravitational lens candidates - cases where light from distant galaxies has been bent and distorted by normal and dark matter in the foreground.

Smoking rates have fallen more quickly in the north of England compared to other regions, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Professor Aida Andres and Harrison Ostridge (both UCL Biosciences) explain their study which involved collecting faecal samples from hundreds of wild chimpanzees across 17 African countries as part of the Pan African Programme: The Cultured Chimpanzee. Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives, sharing  over 98% of our DNA.

Climate change is impacting adolescent wellbeing in areas most affected by climate change, according to a new study in Madagascar involving a UCL researcher.

The oxytocin system - which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby - may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The new research, published in Psychoneuroendocrinology , investigated the link between maternal mood and the oxytocin pathway during breastfeeding, in mothers with and without symptoms of postnatal depression.

Some 'unofficial' parental control apps have excessive access to personal data and hide their presence, raising concerns about their potential for unethical surveillance as well as domestic abuse, according to new research from UCL and St. Pölten UAS, Austria.