UCL in the media
The search for long Covid treatments takes a promising turn
Professor Amitava Banerjee (UCL Institute of Health Informatics) is leading an on-going treatment trial called Stimulate-ICP and said "the drugs being tested are probably not tackling the underlying mechanisms of long Covid, but rather the mechanisms of the major symptoms".
The Swedish botanist who transformed biology with two major innovations
Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) shares his perspective on the life, ideas and legacy of the pioneering Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778) who is most famous for creating the system we currently use to name plants and animals.
Remembrance poppy transformed to become plastic-free
Scientists at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË led by Professor Paola Lettieri and Dr Andrea Paulillo (both UCL Chemical Engineering) have worked with the Royal British Legion to assess a new plastic-free Remembrance poppy, finding that it produces 40% less carbon emissions over its lifetime.
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Newton's apples fall far from the tree
Professor Polina Bayvel (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering) said the story of Isaac Newton and the apple might be nonsense, but the fruit still served as a "wonderful emblem" of his achievements and added all modern scientists are "saplings of Newton".
Talking therapies could reduce future risk of cardiovascular disease
Using talking therapies to effectively treat depression in adults over the age of 45 may be linked with reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease, finds a new analysis of health data led by PhD candidate Celine El Baou (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
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Professor Sir Michael Marmot: We have seen the fall of the NHS since 2010
"If you had the hypothesis that the government was seeking to destroy the National Health Service...all the data that we're seeing are consistent with that hypothesis," said Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) in an interview with Andrew Marr.
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We know how kids learn to read, so why are we failing to teach them?
"Phonics has been a part of reading since the 19th century", says Professor Dominic Wyse (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) on why so many children are failing to master reading.
Sunak’s maths to 18 expert advisory group revealed
Professor Jeremy Hodgen (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) will join a new expert advisory group established by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who will be tasked with advising the government on how to deliver its plan to extend maths education for students up to age 18.
How a small fortressed city became the centre of the largest contiguous landmass in the world
Professor Simon Dixon (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) contributes to a historical discussion on the invention of Russia and reveals why Peter the Great chose the territory of St Petersburg to build his "window into the West".
Calls for Senator Dianne Feinstein to resign grow louder
Senator Dianne Feinstein's absence from Judiciary Committee coincided with Democratic Senator John Fetterman who is seeking depression treatment, however Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) argues the situations between the two are "conceptually different" for the Democrats.