UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health

📣 Have you heard? Thanks to incredible minds from every corner of the globe, from curious first-years to Nobel prize-winning researchers, we’re now joint #8 in the QS World University Rankings.

We are University College London. And here, it can happen.

🔗 Learn more about our ranking: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/jun/ucl-ranked-8th-best-university-qs-world-rankings

New research led by UCL and King's College London provides important new insights into the long-term impact of fetal growth restriction (FGR).

For the first time, researchers tracked children diagnosed with FGR from 14 weeks of gestation through to six years of age, finding that differences observed before birth can persist into early childhood. The study linked FGR with changes in heart rate, pain response, brain development, growth patterns, and early motor and cognitive outcomes.

Study co-author and Director of UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health, Professor Anna David, said: "This is important information to counsel parents who have a baby with fetal growth restriction, as their child may need extra support as they grow and develop. Currently there is no treatment that can improve the growth of a baby before birth. This study emphasises the urgent need to invest in therapies that can address this critical gap in pregnancy care."

Learn more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/jun/long-lasting-effects-infants-born-fetal-growth-restriction

Long-lasting effects on infants born with fetal growth restriction Fetal growth restriction may affect babies’ heart rate, pain response, brain structure, growth and early development long after birth, according to a new study led by UCL and King’s College London researchers.

And just like that, another academic year is coming to a close.

To everyone revising, submitting final assignments, waiting on results, or preparing to graduate - we're rooting for you. Whatever this year has looked like, you've shown up, kept going, and should be proud of how far you've come.

Wishing you the very best for the weeks ahead, and a restful summer beyond. 💜

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Join us on Friday 3 July 2026, as we mark 30 years of MSc Programmes at UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health and 200 years of UCL.

Reconnect with fellow alumni, students, colleagues, and friends, and celebrate the impact of women’s health education and research over the past three decades.

📍 UCL Institute of Education, London
📅 Friday 3 July, 18:00-22:00 BST

Book your place now: https://bit.ly/4fiHgJm

Thinking of studying Women's Health? 🔬

Join us at UCL's Life & Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 10 June and discover where postgraduate study at UCL could take you.

📆 10 June 2026 | 5–8pm
📍 UCL, Gower Street, London

🔗 Book your place now: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/events/2026/jun/life-and-medical-sciences-postgraduate-open-evening

Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening Join us on campus to discover our Master’s degrees in Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Medical Engineering, Population Health Sciences and Medical Anthropology.

Thinking of studying Women's Health? 🔬

Join us at UCL’s Life & Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening to explore Master’s programmes across population health and the wider life and medical sciences.

📆 10 June 2026 | 5–8pm
📍 UCL, Gower Street, London

Meet academics and students, attend talks, get advice on applications and funding, and join guided campus and lab tours.

Book your place:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-sciences/events/2026/jun/life-and-medical-sciences-postgraduate-open-evening

Life and Medical Sciences Postgraduate Open Evening Join us on campus to discover our Master’s degrees in Brain Sciences, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Medical Engineering, Population Health Sciences and Medical Anthropology.

Congratulations to all of our incredible UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health students who graduated yesterday at Royal Festival Hall! 🎓

We can’t wait to see where your journey takes you next and the impact you will make in the future. 🌍💡



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🎓 Huge congratulations to all of our UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health Class of 2025 students graduating today!

We’re so proud of everything you’ve achieved and can’t wait to see what you do next.

📸 We’d love to celebrate with you! Share your graduation photos and moments, and don’t forget to tag us in your celebrations. 🎉