UCL in the media
As Wikipedia dominates, an homage to the encyclopedia
"One of the joys of the encyclopaedia is when we put aside searching and start grazing," said Dr Dennis Duncan (UCL English Language & Literature) who explores the history of the encyclopaedia in his review of 'All the Knowledge in the World'.
Turkey arrests nearly 200 people over alleged poor building construction following quake tragedy
“Something is wrong in those buildings, and it can be that they weren’t designed in line with the code in the first place, or the implementation wasn’t designed properly,” said Dr Yasemin Didem Aktas (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering).
Iceland boss takes on Everest to raise funds for dementia centre
"[The fundraisers'] amazing efforts will help create a state-of-the-art Rare Dementia Support Centre that will provide support and advice for those living with a young onset or rare dementia", said Professor Nick Fox (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
Campaigners call for inquiry into 'injustices' suffered by BAME NHS staff
“These terms ‘equality, diversity, inclusion’, they’re all meaningless unless you actually have practical steps to put changes in place," said Dr Narinder Kapur (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) who urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to look at how NHS staff are treated.
What Is Delusional Disorder?
Delusions are “false beliefs that the person holds with great tenacity that are important to them... By definition, these beliefs are not shared by other people in your subculture," explained Professor Anthony David (Director of UCL Institute of Mental Health).
Non-invasive ultrasound brain treatment might help slow Parkinson's
Professor Anette Schrag (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) highlights that almost one-third of patients in a US-based study did not experience eased movement symptoms and warns it is currently difficult to predict which patients will respond well to the new treatment.
Poor public transport is bad for our health and happiness
To improve mental health, Dr Paulo Anciaes (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) said his research emphasizes the need for policies “that reduce constraints to travel in the [northern] region, by providing better options for private and public transport.”
Earthquakes as natural disasters vs natural hazards
“The [earthquake] hazard comes from nature… The disaster is how we build our infrastructure, which means it is our choices over the long term. The disaster is our choices, not nature’s choices,” said Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Genomic region for impaired memory function and anxiety in Down syndrome identified
A research team, led by Dr Pishan Chang (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) has, for the first time, identified a specific region of chromosome 21, which causes issues with memory function and anxiety in a mouse that models Down syndrome.
Huge young galaxies seen by telescope may upend our models of the universe
“If all of this holds up with further investigation, then we are looking at having to rethink about some of the early history of galaxy formation,” said Professor Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) on the galaxies spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope.