UCL in the media
Likely few earthquake survivors remain to be found
Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) said that the odds of finding more earthquake survivors was dwindling, particularly based on the extent of the destruction.
Twitter ending its free data access
“Thousands of research projects running over more than a decade would not be possible if the [application programming interface] wasn’t free,” said Professor Patty Kostkova (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) as Twitter will start charging for access to its data.
When galaxies were born
“We're now witnessing galaxies only 250 years to 350 million years after the Big Bang… That is shocking,” Professor Richard Ellis (UCL Physics & Astronomy) describing the James Webb Telescope’s ability to see distant galaxies from close to the beginning of the Universe.
The festering burden of UK child care
Professor Antonia Simon (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) commented on the privatisation of childcare: “This isn’t a usual business, these are children’s lives, so it’s an ethical and moral question.”
In an uncertain job market, how can companies retain workers?
Dr Anthony Klotz (UCL School of Management) comments on the amount of people quitting jobs and suggests leaders need to be listen to their employees to discover their motivations and needs.
Calling the consultants’ bluff
Professor Mariana Mazzucato and PhD Candidate Rosie Collington (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) questions the value of private strategy consultants and examines their role in shaping government policy.
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Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
Dr Yasemin Didem Aktas (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) commented on the scale of damage and says it indicates that the buildings were either "not designed in line with the code in the first place, or the implementation wasn’t designed properly.”
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First heart patients diagnosed using new fibre optic technology
Clinical testing has begun for a new diagnostic technology co-developed by UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering experts which uses fibre optics to find the causes of heart disease. The iKOr device could eventually help thousands of people with cardiovascular symptoms.
How corruption and mismanagement left Erdogan’s Turkey vulnerable to catastrophe
“You've got ignorance, you've got negligence and you've got corruption," explained Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) who highlighted that the areas of Turkey most vulnerable to earthquakes and buildings standards were well-known.
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New research shows exposure to air pollution may be linked to depression
"This adds to a growing picture that we should be concerned about the effects of pollution on mental health on top of the more obvious links to respiratory health," commented Professor Oliver Robinson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).