UCL in the media
Kamala Harris' approval rating is a 2024 problem
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) explains that Kamala Harris is the least popular first-term Vice President since Dan Quayle, Vice President to George H. W. Bush.
Biggest political losers of 2023
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said "To talk losers is to talk anyone who theorized that there was a lane for a non-Trump candidate in 2024 […] Unless there's a seismic shift between now and Iowa and New Hampshire, that increasingly looks like a doomed exercise"
Tsunamis and Caster Semenya
Professor Tiziana Rossetto (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) looks back at some of the worst tsunamis in history and how they have shaped our landscapes.
The story of throwaway living
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) explains the process behind making a single-use plastic bag.
Got Covid? Here’s the good news
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) suggest that infections in younger adults may spread to older adults over Christmas. She adds that higher uptake of vaccinations could help protect the vulnerable as we head into 2024.
Amazon Echo and its effect on privacy in the home
Professor Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) suggests there are two rooms in every home - the bedroom and the bathroom - that should remain completely private from Amazon Echo technology.
Baby formula oligopoly draws the attention of regulators
Dr Rana Conway (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) says that unless promotional activity by brands was controlled and enforced, competition would still be lacking and parents would not get the information they need to make an informed choice about infant formula.
Surge in number of people in hospital with nutrient deficiencies, NHS figures show
“The sceptic in me always asks: is this real, or increased recognition of the problem?” Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) said. “But that massive increase – wow. It seems likely that there’s got to be a real component.”
Covid rising in England and Scotland as new variant spreads around world
After a quieter 2023, the rise in cases of new Covid variant JN.1 is a sign that we can’t just assume the virus has gone away or can’t cause us significant issues any more, says Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics).
House of Lords report on secondary education is 'well-intentioned but wrong'
The reason why most pupils in fee-paying schools do well is because they have access to resources, says Professor Michael Young (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).