UCL in the media
Number of travelling workers up 130 per cent since 2019
"There's the pull of freedom, and trying to escape the 9 to 5. A lot of digital nomads are rejecting the traditional notion of a job," said Dave Cook (UCL Anthropology), describing why more people are remote working in cities around the world as "digital nomads."
More people are surviving cancer but what’s it like to live with the side effects?
"Research funders and clinicians have been focused on tackling the cancer, but there has been a lot less attention paid to the side-effects," said Professor Alison Lloyd (MRC/UCL Lab for Molecular Cell Biology) who is researching ways to stop chemotherapy damaging nerves.
Is President Vladimir Putin encouraging infighting to keep hold of power?
"I think Putin is quite happy about it - other people beneath him squabbling - so that he can be above it so that he can set other people against each other and nobody actually threatens him," commented Dr Peter Duncan (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies).
The antidepressant story
Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) is interviewed about antidepressants, and discusses her research identifying a lack of evidence to suggest that depression is related to low serotonin levels.
UCL staff and alumni recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in King Charles’ first Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to education, engineering, sign language and deaf studies, technology, young people and literature and heritage.
UK ‘underprepared for severe pandemic because of planning for no-deal Brexit’
A report prepared jointly by professors Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) and Clare Bambra of Newcastle University, said Government austerity policies impacted the health of the nation in the lead up to the pandemic.
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Forget culture wars: the Covid inquiry is a stark reminder of what government is really about
Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) told the inquiry: “The bottom line is: do you think the British government within the limits of its competency keeps the public safe? My answer to that is no, or not sufficiently.”
Why UK homes can’t cope with heatwaves – and what you can do to stay cool this summer
“If you’ve got apartment buildings adjoined to each other, like in a terraced house, you get a contribution of heat from both sides and you get less airflow," explained Dr Clare Heaviside (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources).
Intel launches quantum silicon chip that opens door to next-gen computing
“The more compact you can make the quantum computer, the more use cases and users it can service, and the greater its ultimate impact and benefit to society," explained Professor John Morton (London Centre for Nanotechnology at ʼһ).
UK post-Covid plan will not keep public safe, UCL expert tells inquiry
Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) described the new plan as “an attempt to tinker with the system rather than radically approach it with a new view” and criticised it for being very top-down and relying heavily on the military.
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