UCL Grand Challenges
@GrandChallenges
UCL Grand Challenges convenes cross-disciplinary collaborations to explore interconnected solutions to a range of societal issues.
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This afternoon a group from across UCL have been developing future missions to support ‘Data and Social coal Change’ as part of the @UCL @GrandChallenges in Data Empowered Societies. Ideas may be developed for our next funding call.
This morning a group of us from across UCL have been developing future missions to support ‘Knowing & Deciding With Data’ as part of the UCL @GrandChallenges in Data Empowered Societies. Ideas may be developed for our next funding call.
Check out our July newsletter. Read the latest news, opportunities and upcoming events in our monthly bulletin: mailchi.mp/2fa82b9c5654/e… Make sure you sign up and stay up to date: lnkd.in/epY7Dpwr
🚨 Applications open for UCL’s 2025/26 Challenge Award! 💡 Up to £100K per project over 14 months 🤝 Co-led by UCL staff from different faculties 📅 Apply by 30 Sept 2025 🔗 ucl.ac.uk/grand-challeng…
🎥 Missed UCL’s Health Equity Event 2025? The recording is now available! Experts from UCL & beyond explored progress, challenges & next steps in tackling health inequalities. Watch here 📷 ucl.ac.uk/grand-challeng… #HealthEquity #UCL
📢 Help shape climate governance research at UCL! Take our 10–15 min survey to share your work & support future collaboration. 🗓️ Deadline: 15 Aug 2025 🔗 eu.jotform.com/form/251143183… #UCL #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResearch
UCL students Chiara Gericke, Ana Vadeanu & Martina Rotolo are finalists in the global Universities for Goal 13 comp with their project on repurposing micro-fulfilment hubs! 🌍💡 Finals in NYC, Sept 19–20 – $10K prize up for grabs! 🔗 ucl.ac.uk/grand-challeng… #SDG13 #ClimateAction
Connecting Data with Community at #LondonDataWeek We joined the first KQ Data Social to celebrate UCL’s work empowering communities through data, AI & partnerships. 📖 Read more: lnkd.in/de6F8aer #DataEmpoweredSocieties #UCL #KnowledgeQuarter
How do major political events affect our mental health? Prof @jonroiser and Dr @Bernardi_L have received funding from UCL @GrandChallenges and the University of Liverpool to find out. ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences…
📢 Help shape climate governance research at UCL! Take our 10–15 min survey to share your work & support future collaboration. 🗓️ Deadline: 15 Aug 2025 🔗 eu.jotform.com/form/251143183… #UCL #ClimateCrisis #ClimateResearch
🔈New @BritishCouncil Springboard grants with France, Germany & Spain. Up to £10k for UK research teams—esp. @UCL_ECRs—to deepen partnerships & prep Horizon Europe bids. Apply by 30 Sep. UCL researchers—now’s the time to line up your partners and apply👉bit.ly/4eE6hMC
Delighted to Chair this event in #London’s Knowledge Quarter showcasing interdisciplinary research which is part of UCL @GrandChallenges Data Empowered Societies. With the following speakers….
Aarathi Prasad , UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment @GrandChallenges
Nidhi Chaudhary , UCL Co-Design Lab / STEaPP @GrandChallenges
Anna Landre and Tiggy Bhatnagar, UCL Computer Science @GrandChallenges
Raffaella Fryer-Moreira, UCL Anthropology @GrandChallenges
Thank you to all our @GrandChallenges Principal Investigators for presenting UCL’s work in empowering communities with data and to the Knowledge Quarter for hosting us. What a wonderful event!
Today we are running two sandpit events for @GrandChallenges Data Empowered Societies at @wellcome #London. Focussing on ‘Knowing abd deciding with data’ and ‘Data and Social Change’.