UCL in the media
‘Male menopause’ debated as NHS Trust considers giving men time off for symptoms
Professor Joyce Harper (UCL EGA Institute of Women's Health) discusses the impact of a gradual decrease in testosterone on men’s lives after an NHS Trust said it is considering giving men time off work for the andropause or “male menopause".
How Britain’s dream of more high-speed rail came off the tracks
Dr Taku Fujiyama (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) offers insight on cost-cutting techniques when building high speed railways and draws comparisons with Japan’s Shinkansen, following the announcement that the Manchester leg of HS2 will be scrapped.
Research and business meet to keep UK fourth in global innovation index
The levelling up initiative has done very little to help create additional clusters of innovation anywhere in the UK outside of the southeast of England, argues Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy).
Robert Fico doubles down on pro-Russia stance after Slovakia election win
Dr Michal Ovádek (UCL Political Science) warns against a “major assault on the rule of law” should Slovakia’s newly elected pro-Moscow leader form a coalition government with the pro-European Hlas party and the nationalist Slovak National Party.
Gender data collected by public bodies set for review
Professor Alice Sullivan (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) is heading up a six-month review analysing the collection of research and statistics by all public bodies on sex and gender, with specific recommendations to be made at the end.
The little-known breast cancer symptoms and how to reduce the risk
Professor Zoe Winters (UCL Surgery & Interventional Sciences) said: “Lumps are the dominant symptom of breast cancer, and we can get completely focused on them. But they are far from the only sign.”
Biden’s poor ratings raise fears of a second Trump presidency
Younger voters are being particularly affected by inflation in the US, posing a major problem to Joe Biden’s 2024 presidential campaign, Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said.
Art expert gives back Ethiopian tabot he found being sold in auction
Dr Jacopo Gnisci (UCL History of Art) has secured the return of a sacred ‘tabot’ to Ethiopia after finding it online and has urged the British Museum to send back 11 more of the relics to Africa.
Radical Trump supporters could cause harm in 2024
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) warns about the potential for violence involving a small group of Donald Trump's supporters ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
How Ozempic could help combat the next pandemic
Professor David Katz (UCL Infection & Immunity) expresses scepticism about weight loss drug Ozempic preventing the next pandemic, but says it could lead to a reduction in mortality rates.