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A large cemetery containing the lavishly adorned remains of unidentified high-status individuals dating from around 2,000 years ago has been uncovered by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East (UCL Institute of Archaeology).

Sir Jonathan Symonds CBE will become Chair of UCL Council, responsible for leading its governing body, when Victor Chu CBE completes his term in the role at the end of July next year.

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology is marking 75 years of pioneering research, innovation and education, coinciding with UCL’s bicentennial year.

Early results from a UCL and UCLH-led clinical trial suggest that a type of CAR T-cell therapy - developed by Autolus Therapeutics, a UCL spinout - could offer a new treatment approach for people with severe, treatment-resistant lupus.

Many people with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy with the use of a gene test, potentially sparing them from unnecessary side effects without increasing the risk of the cancer returning, a large international clinical trial led by UCL has found.

A space mission proposed and co-led by UCL researchers, which will image the edge of Earth’s magnetic bubble for the first time, was launched today from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Multi award-winning architect and academic, Professor Yeoryia Manolopoulou, has been appointed as the new Director of the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.

Four UCL academics have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants to support their research on topics including space, brain science and ancient civilizations.

Professor Helen Hailes and Dr Rachel Crespo-Otero (both UCL Chemistry) have been honoured by the Royal Society of Chemistry in recognition of their exceptional research advancing chemical sciences.