UCL in the media
Any activity is better for your heart than sitting – even sleeping
"While small changes to how you move can have a positive effect on heart health, intensity of movement matters. The most beneficial change we observed was replacing sitting with moderate to vigorous activity," said Dr Jo Blodgett (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science).
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Tax on vapes included in King’s speech
Professor Robert West (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) commented on plans to impose a duty on e-cigarettes, saying if this increased the price to make vaping comparable with smoking that will “almost certainly deter its use as a quitting aid”.
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Pandemic exacerbates existing rise in women’s alcohol consumption
Dr Melissa Oldham (UCL Behavioural Science & Health) said that stress, boredom, and change of routines in the first and second lockdowns played a role in the increase, as well as more alcohol advertising aimed at women.
Artificial bladders shine light on bugs that cause urinary tract infections
A new study led by UCL researchers including Professor Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine) reveals that numerous bacterial strains are capable of hiding in the human bladder wall, suggesting why urinary tract infections often persist after treatment.
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Pupils in poorest areas struggling most to access mental health support
Four in 10 pupils in Year 13 in the most deprived areas of England are struggling to get mental health support when they need it, according to the research co-led by Dr Jake Anders (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).
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Poorer families ‘locked out’ of big expansion in free nursery hours
Dr Antonia Simon (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) comments on her recent research into childcare provision, finding a lack of explicit reference to care for vulnerable or disadvantaged children in the private sector.
Covid inquiry reveals Number 10 decision-making during pandemic
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) says there were “better international responses and better options” for the UK throughout the pandemic, and that these better options were “knowable at the time”.
How new oil and gas plans will affect UK net zero target
Professor Jim Watson (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources) says that "strictly speaking" it was still possible for the UK to hit its net zero target by 2050 despite new licences for drilling in the North Sea set to be included in the King's Speech.
New Intel chip could open door to next-gen computing
“If a single quantum computer were to take up a whole building, whether or not it is accessed by the cloud, it would be very expensive to use and only available to a tiny set of users,” says Professor John Morton (London Centre for Nanotechnology at ʼһ).
Will Hezbollah attack Israel?
Dr Julie Norman (UCL Political Science) offers an analysis of the Israel/Hamas conflict, saying that Hezbollah is seen as "a much stronger force than Hamas or any other group in the region".