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#match4lara

At the start of 2016, we asked our Twitter community to help out a fellow student, Lara Casalotti, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

A stem cell transplant was her best hope and the hashtag '#match4lara' was started to help find Lara and others a match.ÌýDespite the odds, a suitable donor for Lara was found!Ìý

By joining a , you can provide a potential gift of life to 37,000 patients like Lara.

2. A fresher look at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø

The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍøU Film Society shared this gem of a video from 1960s Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.Ìý

Some things never change. Freshers in the sixties shared their first thoughts of the college, finding it "pretty hectic" and "terribly confusing - I can't find my way around".Ìý

Yet the general vibe of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø was still positive, with freshers saying everyone was "very friendly".

3. Best of the bunch

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø celebrated being the fifth best university in Europe, awarded by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17.Ìý

Our Twitter followers helped to share the good news and retweeted @ucl more than 100 times!

4. Feeding your mind

Lunch Hour Lectures proved popular in 2016 - a great opportunity to learn about the exceptional research taking place at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.

Free and open to anyone, for this year.Ìý

5. #thenandnow

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø shared a #thenandnow photo and encouraged our Twitter followers to do the same in support of .

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