UCL in the media
Democracy and the price of a vote
A 2022 study led by Professor Nauro Campos (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) found that regimes face problems while trying to get rid of autocratic tendencies.
Fitness earlier in life reduces cancer risk when older, study shows
“This long follow-up period pretty much rules out issues of reverse causation (existing disease driving poor fitness and early death) that many previous studies struggle to deal with," says Professor Mark Hamer (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science).
Using AI at university: the dos and don’ts for students
Dr Wayne Holmes (UCL Knowledge Lab) comments on students' ethical use of AI at university: “I don’t object to them using these tools so long as they think very carefully about what’s being generated. And they take a really sensible, sceptical critical approach."
New highly-mutated Covid variant BA.2.86 found in UK and other countries
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) comments on social media that the new BA.2.86 coronavirus variant has a "LOT of new mutations that makes it v different to previous Omicron strains", meaning it was "potentially more able to cause a big wave".
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Perseids meteor shower hits peak of visibility
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) says “each streak of light is a messenger from the past” as the dust is leftover material from when the solar system formed.
Mystery around Electoral Commission data breach
Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws) suggests “nothing quite adds up” in terms of timeline around the announcement that the Electoral Commission had been hacked.
The consequences of a supervolcano eruption
Professor Christopher Kilburn (UCL Earth Sciences) describes what the aftermath of a supervolcano eruption would be, and says our current monitoring systems may not be sufficient to see “if there's going to be a building up to a large scale eruption”.
Fundamental behaviour change needed in face of climate crisis
Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) comments that, in response to the climate emergency, we must “weave into our every action the need to respect and protect our environmental life-support system”.
Disruptive solar storm more likely in coming years
Dr Daniel Verscharen (Mullard Space Science Laboratory at ʼһ) explains that solar storms that could cause power blackouts on Earth are more likely during the “maximum of a strong [solar] cycle like the one that is coming”.
Vitamin D intake 'may reduce cancer mortality in the population by 15%'
Doctoral researcher Alex Ruani (IOE - UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) comments on new research showing that taking regular Vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer deaths in the population by 15%.
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