UCL in the media
Why Lego bricks are struggling to go greener
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) comments on Lego's decision to scrap plans to make its bricks from recycled plastic bottles, after discovering their manufacture involves higher carbon emissions than those made from crude oil.
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The Returning Soldier
Professor Andrew Pomiankowski (UCL Biosciences) recalls the research of the late Bill James, who explored the human sex ratio of offspring and what might explain more boys than girls being born at certain points in history.
Women's health: My chronic UTI has shaped my whole life
Professor Jennifer Rohn (UCL Renal Medicine) talks about how 'old-fashioned' tests used for UTIs can be especially bad at picking up on chronic infections.
Votes for 16-year-olds
Developmental psychological studies show that 16-year-olds have the intellectual competence to make rational voting decisions, argues Emeritus Professor Philip Graham (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health), in a letter.
How tea can improve stress levels, heart and bone health
Professor Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Health) discusses the benefits of bioactive compounds in tea, including L-theanine and polyphenols, which could help drinkers recover from stress, benefit heart health and reduce inflammation.
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AI model aims to predict how medicines taste
A team from the UCL Global Business School for Health (GBSH) and the UCL School of Pharmacy are using data collected from an “electric tongue” to create an AI model for predicting the bitterness of drugs.
Predicting the strength of a solar storm
The strength of a solar storm "always depends on the direction of the magnetic field in the plasma cloud," explains Dr Daniel Verscharen (Mullard Space Science Laboratory at ʼһ).
Aria must not be ‘a castle in a desert’'
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) says the new innovation agency needs to be surrounded by a stable ecosystem to enjoy success.
AI writing services proliferating despite essay mill bans
Universities should target major platforms that continue to host adverts for contract cheating companies, finds a new report led by Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws).
Do ultra-processed foods increase depression risk?
Honorary Professor David Curtis (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) expresses scepticism over findings that ultra-processed foods may increase depression risk, saying it may be people with increased risk of depression tend to eat more artificial sweeteners.