UCL in the media
What went wrong with the Scottish education system?
Professor John Jerrim (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) critiqued Scotland’s curriculum for excellence (CfE). He said: “It felt like a policy of differentiation for differentiation’s sake rather than anything else. If it wasn’t broken beforehand, why introduce it?”
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London mayoralty frontrunners clash on international students
The London College of Fashion joins UCL East on the former Olympic Park as part of a wider development that received £600 million in support from the mayor. Several branch campuses of UK universities are also opening on this side of the city.
Nasa’s hunt for signs of life on Mars divides experts as mission costs rocket
Commenting on the possibility of life beyond Earth, Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) said: “It is important to find out if living things did evolve there in the past, just as it is crucial to discover if they now exist elsewhere in the solar system.”
Euclid mission releases first full-colour images
The European Space Agency (ESA) mission Euclid, whose massive optical camera was built by an international team led by Professor Mark Cropper (Mullard Space Science Laboratory at ʼһ), has released its first full-colour images of the cosmos.
Ethical, environmental and political concerns about climate change affect reproductive choices
People are reconsidering their reproductive decisions due to complex concerns about climate change, with many choosing to forego childbearing, or reduce the number of children they have as a result, finds a new study led by Hope Dillarstone (UCL Institute for Global Health).
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Winter arrives early for the consultant class as job cuts hit the City
An overreliance on outsourced management consultants has hampered the ability for government and businesses to make decisions, say PhD candidate Rosie Collington and Professor Mariana Mazzucato (both UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose).
Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be rolled out within five years
Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) says a potential blood test for Alzheimer's disease may help with diagnostics to help people gain faster access to treatment of symptoms, but warns they shouldn't be used without clinical guidance.
Politicos grapple with 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio
"The word ‘politician’ was clear to Shakespeare’s audience as a pejorative term,” says Professor John Mullan (UCL English).
The key to a smoother menopause lies in your gut
“These are conditions where the body’s own immune system is reacting to something in the gut, and many patients with IBS have an imbalance of bacteria in their gut microbiotas,” says Professor Simon Gaisford (UCL School of Pharmacy), commenting on probiotics that may help.
Lawmaking in Britain is becoming worse
“When you see a larger number of defeats, a significant amount of it is down to greater government intransigence rather than greater Lords aggressiveness,” said Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) describing the increasing friction between the two houses of Parliament.