UCL in the media
Tropical forests face ‘massive leaf death’ from global heating, study finds
"The serious changes to tropical forests that this work hints at don’t just affect the local people – it’s a global issue," said Professor Mat Disney (UCL Geography) on a study finding climate change could make some leaves in tropical forests too hot to sustain photosynthesis.
Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Wagner Group chief presumed dead in plane crash
“Prigozhin does what the Kremlin wants and does very well for himself in the process… He is part of the staff rather than part of the family,” said Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) on the death of the Wagner Group leader in a plane crash.
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Sexist stereotypes distorting our view of the natural world
In a programme exploring the sexist stereotypes propagated by the father of evolution, Charles Darwin, Professor Joe Cain (UCL Science & Technology Studies) comments that “the challenge with Darwin is he’s not right all the time, in fact he’s wildly wrong a lot of the time”.
The importance of hope in fighting climate change
In a piece about the escalating consequences of climate change in California, Dr Sarah Dryhurst (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) explains that, to take action on something such as climate change, fear needs to be coupled with hope.
Could life exist on Venus?
Following a remark by a NASA scientist, Professor Dominic Papineau (UCL Earth Sciences) expresses caution about the theory that life might exist on Venus, with problems including its high surface temperature and its widespread volcanism making a fossil record problematic.
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India becomes key spacefaring nation
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) hails India’s successful landing on the moon’s south pole, saying it cements the country’s position as “one of the key spacefaring nations” and is an “impressive scientific and engineering achievement”.
Constipation and IBS could be early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease
Professor Tim Bartels (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) says that a new study led by KU Leuven University "firmly establishes association between particular forms of gut dysfunction preceding Parkinson’s Disease".
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How hiding knowledge at work differs according to gender
Men hide knowledge at work more often than women, and use more “rationalised hiding”, while women more often use “evasive hiding” or “playing dumb” to avoid sharing knowledge, according to a study co-authored by Dr Paola Zappa (UCL Global Business School for Health).
GCSE results: Independent schools suffer biggest drop on last year
Private and grammar schools had the largest drop in top grades from last year after recording much higher marks during the pandemic. Professor John Jerrim (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) says the choice of subjects pupils took would have had an impact.
Charred wreckage, burning questions after Putin calls Prigozhin a ‘man of complicated fate’
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL SELCS) writes in his newsletter: “Nobody knows what will come next in Putin’s Russia...But anyone who thinks that killing a rival to reassert control is a show of strength, not weakness, is delusional. Strong leaders don’t need to kill their rivals."