At 20:30 on BBC Two this evening, UCL will compete in the final of #UniversityChallenge for the third time in its history as the team of four students looks to overcome Imperial College London to secure a first-ever competition victory

#UCLFingersOnBuzzers

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For the first time, UCL European Institute and UCL Arts & Humanities are supporting partners of the #EuropeanWritersFestival  at the British Library in May ‘24 and have also announced their first Writer in Residence Joanna Elmy, who will spend four weeks at UCL developing a novel
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👂How real is the existential threat from AI? Prof Jack Stilgoe STS UCL UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences hosts an episode of Radio 4 Analysis to explore whether the technology’s worst-case scenario is the stuff of science fiction, or if leaders need to start taking it more seriously
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Big shame this

Over the last 130,000 years, humans have caused the extinction of around 1,400 bird species - twice as many as previously thought - according to a study involving Prof Tim Blackburn UCL Biosciences UCL Faculty of Life Sciences and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology as well as Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg
ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/dec/…

Eyebrows may have been raised when he first arrived, but Raul Jimenez’s rich vein of form is the Christmas present Fulham Football Club fans didn’t expect this year.

Read Tom Cramp's analysis on the rejuvenated striker 👇 #FFC

londonfootballscene.co.uk/2023/12/14/rau…

Just over a year ago, China lifted most of its Covid restrictions. I wondered what became of the 100s of 1000s square meters of floor space built as temp triage and quarantine centers in cities across the country. From Aowen Cao and me.
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Big shift

Writing in The New Statesman, Independent Sage member Prof Prof. Christina Pagel UCL Department of Mathematics UCL Mathematical & Physical Sciences says there were “better international responses and better options” for the UK throughout the pandemic, and that these better options were “knowable at the time”

newstatesman.com/spotlight/heal…

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I'm excited to reveal that since leaving my job at Bham Live, I've been working hard on a new publication for the West Mids! 🗞️

You can read about it in today's I paper:

'A new local publishing model is giving regional titles the wake-up call they need'

Being bilingual can have enormous benefits on the brain including improved concentration, problem-solving, memory and creativity, Li Wei 李嵬 IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society and Dr Frederique Liegeois UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health UCL Population Health Sciences tell BBC Ideas💡 bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/w…

Also my last day as an LDR today. Thank you to all those I've met along the way - been a pleasure!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND WIN AT THE OVAL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

BROADY TAKES THE FINAL 2 WICKETS IN HIS LAST TEST!

#Ashes | The Great British Beer Festival 2023

The saga continues

birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

Eight Birmingham locations set for affordable housing projects before 2026
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-… Tom Cramp

Broad Street bar suspended after bank holiday double stabbing in Birmingham
birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-… Tom Cramp

Solihull leader Ian Courts said the national picture 'has not been good', but it was 'a great day for Solihull Conservatives'

Green leader Max McLoughlin said he was 'disappointed' at the K&F result, but was pleased with some 'healthy margins' in other wards

#LocalElections2023

So the final picture in Solihull as Tories retain control:

🔵Tories gained 3, lost 1 (29 seats)
🟢 Greens gained 1, lost 2 (13 seats)
🟡 Lib Dems gained 1, lost 0 (6 seats)
⚪️ Independents gained 0, lost 2 (3 seats)
🔴 Labour remain unrepresented (0 seats)

#LocalElection2023