UCL in the media
Why the likelihood of getting long Covid depends on if you were obese during the pandemic
Lead author of the study, Dr Charis Bridger Staatz (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) said, "The study contributes to prior evidence of the negative consequences that spending long periods in an inflamed state can have for health, including infectious disease outcomes".
The Scott Trust publishes review into the Guardian’s historical connections with transatlantic slavery
Reverend Professor Keith Magee (UCL Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science) and Professor Matthew Smith (UCL History) will join an advisory panel of experts established by the Scott Trust to guide and review its programme of work on an ongoing basis.
UK scientists urge Rishi Sunak to halt new oil and gas developments
Ahead of the prime minister's anticipated launch of a revised net zero and energy security strategy, Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) and Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) have warned that there must be no new developments of oil and gas to limit global warming.
Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar?
"Ideas about long-distance links have been around for over a century [but] are not taken seriously anymore," said Professor Michael Parker Pearson (UCL Archaeology) who agreed with researchers who argue there is no good evidence to link Stonehenge and ancient solar cults.
Earliest galaxies challenge ideas about star birth in infant universe
Professor Richard Ellis (UCL Physics & Astronomy) weighs in on the theoretical problem caused by the excess of galaxies in the new-born universe and the possible explanation that the galaxies’ surprising brightness is driven by massive black holes.
Research autopsies reveal how incurable skin cancer resists treatment
A study, co-led by Dr Mariam Jamal-Hanjani (UCL Cancer Institute), has revealed how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life. The discovery, scientists say, provides vital clues for developing new treatments for those with a terminal diagnosis.
Exercise with a buddy. Your brain will thank you for it.
“The finding that exercising with others is better than exercising alone supports the idea that a range of different lifestyle changes are beneficial and that these may work together,” commented Dr Andrew Sommerlad (UCL Psychiatry) on a new study of 4,358 older adults in Japan.
UK voters want politicians to face stronger checks and balances
Trust in politicians is at a low ebb and the health of the UK democracy matters as much to voters as issues such as crime and immigration, according to a new report led by Professor Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit).
A 2nd giant 'hole' has appeared on the sun, and it could send 1.8 million-mph solar winds toward Earth
"The shape of this coronal hole is not particularly special. However, its location makes it very interesting," said Dr Daniel Verscharen (UCL Space & Climate Physics) who expects "fast wind from that coronal hole to come to Earth around Friday night into Saturday of this week".
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Journalists and AI: Is the newsroom big enough for both?
"Journalists can use tools like ChatGPT to identify biases that exist in how people think, and then take this intermediate role as a filter between these tools and millions of users," suggested Professor Tomas Chamorro Premuzic (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).