Welcome, colleagues from Tsinghua Medicine @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social to @ucl.ac.uk, for a visit this week. Great to continue discussions across our strategic partnership, including an AI Hospital workshop, and to look ahead to health workshops in Beijing next month.

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Wonderful to welcome the Chinese Ambassador to the UK to @ucl.ac.uk at the launch of #HereItWillHappen, UCL’s new philanthropic and engagement campaign. Looking forward to the launch events in Beijing and Hong Kong in April.

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Good to have colleagues from across UCL at our second Decoding China Masterclass on politics, power and policy for researchers.

Thanks to Dr Smith (@ucl.ac.uk) and Merethe (Great Britain-China Centre) for a practical, engaging session on Chinese politics, governance and policymaking.

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China: Politics, Power, and Policy for Early Career Researchers Masterclass for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who want to build the knowledge and skills needed to work with China with confidence.

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Join the masterclass “China: Politics, Power and Policy” on 11 Feb, 13:00–16:00.

Practical insight into the Chinese party-state system and how it shapes policy, plus tips for working with Chinese partners.

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Alumni spotlight: Celine (Ziqing) Mo Celine Mo (MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences, UCL) is the founder of Bubble Forest, a youth mental health and personal growth platform in Zhongshan, Guangdong, in China’s Greater Bay Area.

Celine Mo (MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences,
@ucl.ac.uk) founded Bubble Forest, a youth mental health platform in China.

Celine's academic study and support from @uclenterprise.bsky.social were key in launching and scaling her venture.

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UCL delegation advances innovation in China UCL’s leadership visited mainland China and Hong Kong for strategic meetings, forums, and alumni engagements, deepening collaboration with major universities and advancing innovation in health and AI.

@ucl.ac.uk in China: keynote at the Beijing Forum, strategic meetings with @pku1898.bsky.social & @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social, plus alumni events across Beijing, Guangzhou & Hong Kong—strengthening ties in health and AI.

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Advancing technology in Hong Kong following a UCL education UCL graduate Simeng Zhang (UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering BEng 2025) is using her degree and a one-of-a-kind internship opportunity to drive innovation using the latest technologies.

UCL graduate Simeng Zhang from @uclengineering.bsky.social is applying her skills in electronics and AI to develop the next gen of smart home tech in Hong Kong, following a UCL Talent Bank summer internship with HKSTP, supported by UCL Careers.

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Using retinal images to predict disease across the world Senior Research Fellow Dr Yukun Zhou (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) – a Wellcome Early-Career Award recipient – is using AI and eye imagery to develop early screening for an array of diseases.

Senior Research Fellow Dr Yukun Zhou (@ucleye.bsky.social, @insighteyehub.bsky.social and @uclbrainscience.bsky.social) is using AI and eye imagery to develop early screening for a range of diseases – supported by a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Early-Career Award ⬇

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Student spotlight: David Zhong Meet David Zhong, a third-year MEng Robotics & AI student at UCL. He explores vision–language–action models and whole-body control, with work from J&J motion tools to an award-winning rover team.

Meet David Zhong @dz803.bsky.social, a third-year MEng Robotics & AI student at @ucl.ac.uk @uclengineering.bsky.social. From competition rovers to teaching robots to follow plain-language instructions, he’s getting hands-on with real-world robotics.

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Academic spotlight: Dr Zezhi Tang Dr Zezhi Tang (UCL Computer Science) advances teaching and research in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on reinforcement learning and robotic control systems.

@ucl.ac.uk academic Dr Zezhi Tang (UCL Computer Science, @uclengineering.bsky.social) on taking embodied AI from theory to practice—reinforcement learning, robots that can see, understand instructions, and act, and real-world robotics.

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@ucl.ac.uk is heading to China!

UCL partners with top Chinese institutions to tackle global challenges, from health to AI.

Learn more about #UCLandChina: bit.ly/455CJ5W

Watch this video from last year's visit: bit.ly/3OrddAE

At the Beijing Health Forum, @profgeraintrees.bsky.social delivered a keynote highlighting @ucl.ac.uk’s healthcare innovation and international partnerships, aligned with the forum theme: Innovation without Borders, Health for Our Shared Future.

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At Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, @profgeraintrees.bsky.social met with the leadership team, toured facilities, and advanced the UCL-THU Academic Health Project: joint curriculum & research, clinical links and AI-enabled care.
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@ucl.ac.uk @profgeraintrees.bsky.social met @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social President Li Luming and Vice President Wang Hongwei to advance health & AI collaboration.
Discussions focused on the proposed Joint Centre at Changgung Hospital and expanding research collaboration.

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At the Beijing-Tsinghua Health AI Summit, @profgeraintrees.bsky.social spoke on global AI talent and training in healthcare. Hosted by @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social, the Summit brought together global leaders exploring how AI can bridge innovation and clinical practice.

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Pleased to host Dame Caroline Wilson DCMG (former British Ambassador to China) at @ucl.ac.uk for a discussion with President & Provost Dr Michael Spence and Prof Li Wei (@ioe.bsky.social) on our China priorities — including the health collaboration with @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social.

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@uclarchaeology.bsky.social hosted colleagues from Fudan University and the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations for a workshop in Archaeology, History and Heritage in the context of Climate Change and Green Transitions.
An inspiring day of shared ideas—and shared futures.
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Strengthening UCL’s partnerships and links in mainland China and Hong Kong A UCL delegation led by President & Provost Dr Michael Spence visited China to engage prospective students, partners, alumni, and stakeholders, helping to advance research and education priorities wit...

UCL strengthens partnerships in mainland China and Hong Kong.

Led by President & Provost Dr Michael Spence, the UCL delegation recently visited China, engaging with prospective students, partners, alumni, and stakeholders to advance research and education priorities: bit.ly/4gkCBnM

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