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Published on: 11 February 2026
Today, UCL begins a year of celebration to mark its bicentenary. It was on this very date 200 years ago that the title deeds of settlement for the university were signed and it was established as the UK’s first secular alternative to the established religious universities.
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Category: UCLH news
Published on: 13 February 2026
A UCLH clinician scientist has won a prestigious international award for his groundbreaking work on how tumours evolve, which is helping to explain why cancer treatments sometimes fail and paving the way for more precise, personalised therapies.
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Category: UCLH news
Published on: 12 February 2026
The Lighthouse, England’s first Child House for children who have experienced sexual abuse, has been included in Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts Part II as a model of best practice.
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Category: Research news
Published on: 09 February 2026
UCLH consultant urological surgeon Veeru Kasivisvanathan has been awarded the prestigious Society of Apothecaries’ 2026 William Farr Medal in recognition of his work to advance prostate cancer care globally.
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Category: UCLH news
Published on: 04 February 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has published the National Cancer Plan for England. It sets out a bold, long-term approach to improving cancer outcomes, experience and equity over the next decade.
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Category: Charity news
Published on: 04 February 2026
The Children’s cancer appeal is raising funds to transform the radiotherapy unit at UCLH for the thousands of young patients who receive treatment each year.
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Category: Research news
Published on: 29 January 2026
There are now seven patients participating in the GB-PRIME study involving Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, which aims to improve independence for people who are paralysed.
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Category: UCLH news
Published on: 23 January 2026
NBA Legend Isiah Thomas visited young basketball fans in the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre to chat with patients and staff, sign autographs and take selfies.
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Published on: 20 January 2026
UCLH has recruited the first participant to a new study testing an investigational combination of therapies in patients with advanced lung cancer.
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Category: UCLH news
Published on: 19 January 2026
Proposals to relocate Mount Vernon Cancer Centre to Watford, with UCLH as the preferred provider, have moved a step closer with funding agreed and the start of a public consultation.
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