UCL in the media
Experts discuss the challenges of age verification technology
“Some sites – especially the less scrupulous ones – would ignore regulations and make their content available to anyone,” says Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science).
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Should the UK have a social sciences tsar?
Having a tsar for social sciences would be "very helpful," says Professor Susan Michie (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
Early childhood irritability and tantrums linked to future depression and self-harm
Children whose irritability does not reduce between three and seven years are at higher risk of depression and self-harm as teenagers, finds a new study led by Dr Ramya Srinivasan (UCL Psychiatry).
The end of workplace loyalty
Remarking on America's changing relationship with work, Dr Anthony Klotz (UCL School of Management) says there is a large set of progressive companies that have realised "the old times aren't coming back."
Donald Trump storms ahead in the US primaries
“The main lesson from the primaries is that Republican voters don’t want Trumpism without Trump. They want Trumpism with Trump. Or they simply want Trump,” says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Blood test could be accurate way to detect Alzheimer’s disease
A blood test could revolutionise Alzheimer's diagnosis, finds a study involving Professor Henrik Zetterberg (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) with comment from Professor David Curtis (UCL Biosciences) & Professor Bart De Strooper (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
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UK law change threatens doctors' use of messaging apps
Tech companies want "the best security that they have available" and if given the choice between reducing security or leaving the market, "they will probably leave the market," says Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science).
Fujitsu's role in the UK's Post Office scandal
Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) offers insight into how the Horizon system was faulty and wrongly showed shortfalls in many Post Office branch accounts.
Port Talbot blast furnaces close
Tata’s closure of the Port Talbot steel blast furnaces has been many years coming, believes Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources).
The prognosis for general practice is 'bleak'
Footfall in NHS community-based services (to see GPs, nurses, pharmacists and optometrists) exceeds footfall in A&E departments and outpatients, according to Professor Steve Iliffe (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).