UCL in the media
What's going on in the West Bank?
Dr Anne Irfan (UCL Arts & Sciences) discusses the history of Palestine’s West Bank, including its creation by the UN, population and geography.
Coal power plant pollution linked to almost half a million US deaths
Dr Eloise Marais (UCL Geography) commented on the usefulness of a newly developed online map that shows how many deaths were due to individual powerplants as a tool for regulators.
Premature death of autistic people in the UK investigated for the first time
A new study led by Professor Josh Stott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) confirms that autistic people experience a reduced life expectancy, however the number of years of life lost may not be as high as previously claimed.
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Anglo-Saxon Hall of Kings complex near Sutton Hoo is 'size of 20 football pitches'
A possibly pre-Christian temple from the time of the East Anglian Kings has been found at Rendlesham, near Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, by a team of archaeologists co-led by Professor Christopher Scull (UCL Institute of Archaeology).
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‘I’m relying on antidepressants to get through life (and so are most women I know)’
Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) said: ”We are giving people chemicals that are messing about with their brain in some way we don’t understand and that’s surely something we should be concerned about.”
Hyundai Motor Company and UCL to collaborate on carbon-free future technologies
Hyundai and UCL have signed a memorandum of understanding, ahead of the UK-Korea Business Forum on November 22, agreeing to conduct joint research on hydrogen production, fuel cells and electrification technologies, leveraging UCL’s new Advanced Propulsion Lab.
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Who are the polluter elite and how can we tackle carbon inequality?
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) explains the ‘double jeopardy’ the world’s poorest citizens face because of the spiralling impacts of the climate crisis and economic inequality.
UK to build new instrument to aid search for life on Mars
Researchers at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory at ʼһill play a role in building a new instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover, replacing Russian-made components, so that the Mars mission can launch in 2028.
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Mapping the energy efficiency of England’s buildings
Senior Research Fellow Steve Evans (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) demonstrate at the UCL Building Stock Lab how the team tracks the energy efficiency ratings across England, and how much of the country’s buildings receive a “D” grade for efficiency.
Inquiry says Ofsted viewed as ‘not fit for purpose’
Ofsted inspectors should not be in classrooms and the whole system needs "a big change", an inquiry into the future of school inspection led by UCL researchers including Professor Jane Perryman (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) has found.