Geraint Rees
@profgeraintrees
UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation & Global Engagement). Husband, dad, doctor, professor, runner. Not necessarily in that order
Humans can be tracked with unique 'fingerprint' based on how their bodies block Wi-Fi signals theregister.com/2025/07/22/who… via @theregister
AI groups spend to replace low-cost ‘data labellers’ with high-paid experts ft.com/content/e17647… via @ft
Associated nations call for next EU research programme to target fundamental research, as UK Horizon participation grows russellgroup.ac.uk/news/associate…
Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities nature.com/articles/d4158…
Universities in England at risk of long-term decline, says British Academy on.ft.com/40gRSQJ via @financialtimes
Fourteenth book of 2025 finished - a tale well told in a very droll style about the relationship between art and power…

UK lung cancer patients less likely to receive advanced treatments via @FT on.ft.com/4lsClWy
🇬🇧🇫🇷 This week, @profgeraintrees joined an AI-focused event in London with @EmmanuelMacron. The French president heard more about a new joint centre between @uclcs and @Inria, France's National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology. 🤝 bit.ly/4loFVB9
Following June’s India visit, @UCL academics welcomed a colleague from @iitdelhi for a follow-up quantum meeting in London. The visit included lab tours of UCL’s nanotech facilities and explored joint research, exchanges & shared access to infrastructure.
NIH restores grants to South Africa scientists, adds funding option for other halted foreign projects | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…
Exclusive: Famed protein structure competition nears end as NIH grant money runs out | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…
UK government to invest more than £500mn in quantum computing ft.com/content/3ae0fa… via @ft
Thirteenth book of the year finished - a truly fantastical vision of the far future and human extinction

Europe’s nuclear fusion potential draws record investment round ft.com/content/c87de8… via @ft
Medicine’s rapid adoption of AI has researchers concerned nature.com/articles/d4158…
Twelfth book of 2025 finished - very Murakami though no talking cats!

Very pleased that we @UCL are supporting this important new national programme to attract the brightest AI talent from the UK & overseas UCL to host AI scholars as part of UK Government's tech talent programme | UCL News - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/…
Very proud to be co-chairing this network which will make a difference to place-based policy making throughout the UK. A great consortium! £6m project will drive academic evidence in public policymaking | UCL News - UCL – University College London ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/…
🔉@UCL staff The @UCL – @WitsUniversity Strategic Partner Funds 2025–26 are now open. Proposals relating to the following fields are particularly encouraged: • Health • Climate change • Artificial Intelligence Deadline 🗓 29 June 2025 🔗bit.ly/43B2Cdo
Throwback to last year’s visit from @NUSingapore Provost Dr Michael Spence and Vice-Provost @profgeraintrees joined discussions to deepen collaboration with NUS 🇸🇬 ⏩ Fast forward to today: we have jointly launched the @UCL–@NUSingapore Research & Innovation Collaboration Fund