UCL Div. of Psychology & Language Sciences (PALS)
@uclpals.bsky.social
University College London Psychology and Language Sciences. 🧠
We undertake world-leading research and teaching in mind, behaviour and language.
We undertake world-leading research and teaching in mind, behaviour and language.
Join us on Weds (3 Dec) to explore UCL’s new Sustainability Plan, hear inspiring climate action stories, and find out how you can make a difference. Panel discussion and Q&A with senior leaders. #GreenUCLPALS
👉 Find out more & register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
👉 Find out more & register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
December 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Join us on Weds (3 Dec) to explore UCL’s new Sustainability Plan, hear inspiring climate action stories, and find out how you can make a difference. Panel discussion and Q&A with senior leaders. #GreenUCLPALS
👉 Find out more & register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
👉 Find out more & register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
UCL PALS PhD candidate Maria Ahmad details her experience voyaging with Marshallese sailors and exploring their ability of wave observation as a tool-free ancient nautical navigation system.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
UCL PALS PhD candidate Maria Ahmad details her experience voyaging with Marshallese sailors and exploring their ability of wave observation as a tool-free ancient nautical navigation system.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Congrats to Dr Pavlopoulou from UCL PALS and the RE-STAR team! Their pioneering work on inclusive, participatory mental health research with neurodivergent young people has earned the 2025 Lionel Hersov Memorial Award from @acamh.
🔗 Learn more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
🔗 Learn more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Congrats to Dr Pavlopoulou from UCL PALS and the RE-STAR team! Their pioneering work on inclusive, participatory mental health research with neurodivergent young people has earned the 2025 Lionel Hersov Memorial Award from @acamh.
🔗 Learn more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
🔗 Learn more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
🌊 How do humans navigate an ocean with no landmarks? In the Marshall Islands, researchers from UCL PALS join wave pilots to unlock the brain’s secrets of wayfinding & preserve an ancient art.
👉 Find out more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
👉 Find out more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🌊 How do humans navigate an ocean with no landmarks? In the Marshall Islands, researchers from UCL PALS join wave pilots to unlock the brain’s secrets of wayfinding & preserve an ancient art.
👉 Find out more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
👉 Find out more here: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/s...
A UCL PALS academic habeen s appointed Chair of £6 million NHS Commission for National Autism Peer Programme. Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A UCL PALS academic habeen s appointed Chair of £6 million NHS Commission for National Autism Peer Programme. Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
Sing your way into the festive season with UCL Christmas Carols on 9 Dec!🎄 Join us for a festive evening in Logan Hall @ 20 Bedford Way. Get into the holiday spirit with traditional Christmas carols & performances. Entry is free, & all are welcome.
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👉More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-christ...
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sing your way into the festive season with UCL Christmas Carols on 9 Dec!🎄 Join us for a festive evening in Logan Hall @ 20 Bedford Way. Get into the holiday spirit with traditional Christmas carols & performances. Entry is free, & all are welcome.
👉More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-christ...
👉More here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-christ...
Prof Aimee Spector from UCL PALS is collaborating with "Menopause Mandate" to investigate the link between hormones, brain fog and cognitive health during menopause.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Prof Aimee Spector from UCL PALS is collaborating with "Menopause Mandate" to investigate the link between hormones, brain fog and cognitive health during menopause.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
UCL startup Double Dutch Drinks secures £4.5 million funding: Enterprising twins and UCL alumnae Joyce and Raissa de Haas have secured £4.5 million to help their premium mixers business expand further into the UK and international markets.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
UCL startup Double Dutch Drinks secures £4.5 million funding: Enterprising twins and UCL alumnae Joyce and Raissa de Haas have secured £4.5 million to help their premium mixers business expand further into the UK and international markets.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Applications for senior promotions are now open until 4 December. Before applying, please review the process and the Academic Careers Framework, which outlines the relevant promotions criteria.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Applications for senior promotions are now open until 4 December. Before applying, please review the process and the Academic Careers Framework, which outlines the relevant promotions criteria.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resour...
A poll identifying the extent of mental health support needed for young people in Britain was commissioned by the UCL Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing, led by Professors Essi Viding (UCL PALS) and Argyris Stringaris (UCL Psychiatry).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A poll identifying the extent of mental health support needed for young people in Britain was commissioned by the UCL Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing, led by Professors Essi Viding (UCL PALS) and Argyris Stringaris (UCL Psychiatry).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Autistic individuals may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new study led by Dr Mansour from UCL PALS.
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Autistic individuals may be experiencing PTSD at higher rates than official diagnoses suggest, with their symptoms misdiagnosed or dismissed as being autism traits because of 'diagnostic overshadowing,’ finds a new study led by Dr Mansour from UCL PALS.
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
More here👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A new AI curriculum, designed to equip the next generation of researchers with a deep understanding of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), has been developed by UCL and Google DeepMind.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
A delegation of senior Microsoft leaders visited UCL recently to engage with students and discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education, innovation and industry collaboration.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A delegation of senior Microsoft leaders visited UCL recently to engage with students and discuss the future of artificial intelligence in education, innovation and industry collaboration.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
Some users of popular fitness and calorie-counting apps experience shame, disappointment, and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL PALS and Loughborough University.
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Some users of popular fitness and calorie-counting apps experience shame, disappointment, and demotivation, potentially undermining their health and wellbeing, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL PALS and Loughborough University.
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework 2025 (KEF5).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
UCL has been recognised as one of the top universities in England for knowledge exchange in Research England’s Knowledge Exchange Framework 2025 (KEF5).
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Save the date for the Centre for Behaviour Change annual conference from 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Save the date for the Centre for Behaviour Change annual conference from 17-19 June 2026 in Lisbon and online.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...
Improving UCL classrooms, lifts and carbon footprint: introducing UCL’s Infrastructure Masterplan. Read more about UCL's long-term roadmap to ensure that our campuses are safe, inclusive, sustainable and fit for the future.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Improving UCL classrooms, lifts and carbon footprint: introducing UCL’s Infrastructure Masterplan. Read more about UCL's long-term roadmap to ensure that our campuses are safe, inclusive, sustainable and fit for the future.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Transforming maintenance in UCL halls with MyCampus: students in UCL halls can now raise and track maintenance requests directly through MyCampus – a simpler, faster, and more transparent way to get issues resolved.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
October 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Transforming maintenance in UCL halls with MyCampus: students in UCL halls can now raise and track maintenance requests directly through MyCampus – a simpler, faster, and more transparent way to get issues resolved.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
Researchers across UCL are applying artificial intelligence in powerful ways to accelerate Alzheimer’s diagnosis, track disease progression and develop new treatments.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Researchers across UCL are applying artificial intelligence in powerful ways to accelerate Alzheimer’s diagnosis, track disease progression and develop new treatments.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
A YouGov poll commissioned by UCL’s Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing team, including Prof. Essi Viding from UCL PALS, suggests one in three young people expect to need mental health support in the coming year.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
A YouGov poll commissioned by UCL’s Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing team, including Prof. Essi Viding from UCL PALS, suggests one in three young people expect to need mental health support in the coming year.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Prof. Dennis Chan and colleagues from UCL PALS are developing augmented reality technology aimed at detecting Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Prof. Dennis Chan and colleagues from UCL PALS are developing augmented reality technology aimed at detecting Alzheimer's disease years before symptoms appear.
👉 Find out more here: youtu.be/7IvBZcfOBw8?...
👉 Find out more here: youtu.be/7IvBZcfOBw8?...
Dr Kate Rowley from UCL PALS has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for her project TactileLang, which aims to gain new insights into language processing.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Dr Kate Rowley from UCL PALS has received a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for her project TactileLang, which aims to gain new insights into language processing.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Find out how UCL is pioneering research is transforming lives globally, nationally and locally – explore our research stories to discover how we are driving ground-breaking discoveries and innovations.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay. Find out how UCL is pioneering research is transforming lives globally, nationally and locally – explore our research stories to discover how we are driving ground-breaking discoveries and innovations.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/grand-challe...
UCL’s ambitious entrepreneurs pitch for investment at London Demo Day: The most promising entrepreneurs from across London’s top universities pitched their startups to investors at London Demo Day 2025, hosted by UCL.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
UCL’s ambitious entrepreneurs pitch for investment at London Demo Day: The most promising entrepreneurs from across London’s top universities pitched their startups to investors at London Demo Day 2025, hosted by UCL.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
October is Black History Month - a nationwide celebration of Black people’s contributions to British society throughout history. Discover what's going on at UCL with this round-up of activities on campus and beyond.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
October is Black History Month - a nationwide celebration of Black people’s contributions to British society throughout history. Discover what's going on at UCL with this round-up of activities on campus and beyond.
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...
👉 Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oc...