UCL in the media
Joe Biden's toughest State of the Union Address
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) and Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) assess the US President's second State of the Union Address in light of his current position and political plans.
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Warning as Covid cases on the rise again
"It seems like the next wave has started in England. Covid hospital admissions are definitely up — and across all regions," comments Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) as the NHS announce nearly 400,000 booster jab appointments are still available.
Chinese spy balloon puts U.S. back on Cold War footing
"The Chinese spy balloon is just the latest example of Beijing operating in an increasingly brash manner toward the West... For the White House, it's something that Biden will need to take seriously," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
How small amounts of movement can boost brain power
"We identified that individuals spending small amounts of time in more vigorous activities as little as six to nine minutes... had higher cognition scores," said PhD candidate John Mitchell (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health), regarding his study published last month.
European scientists are less willing to take an interest in the UK following Brexit
Professor James Wilson (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) said, “There has definitely been a knock to the confidence of European collaborators in the reliability of the UK side as a partner... it will take a bit of repairing and effort to stitch it back together".
How we all got hooked on ChatGPT
"What [ChatGPT] can do is really superficial at the moment. That's not to say there can't be a good use of the technology," comments Professor Wayne Holmes (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) who says the reaction to the Open AI chatbot is "incredibly knee jerk".
Male school inspectors award more lenient grades than female inspectors
Male school inspectors are more likely to award higher Ofsted grades than female inspectors when inspecting similar primary schools, according to new research by Dr Sam Sims (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) and researchers at the University of Southampton.
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Discovery of new ice may change understanding of water
Researchers at ʼһ and the University of Cambridge have discovered a new type of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any other known ices and that may rewrite our understanding of water and its many anomalies, led by Professor Christoph Salzmann (UCL Chemistry).
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How geologists use the 'heartbeat of the earth' to understand volcanic islands
Dr Ana Ferreira (UCL Earth Sciences) shares her research using listening devices on the sea bed. The instruments can help reveal how volcanic islands like the Canaries are formed by recording the audible movements that occur deep below the Earth's crust.
Human neurons transplanted into mice
“There’s a lot of information that’s in the DNA itself and that allows the neurons to work wherever they are – whether they’re in a plastic box in the lab or in the brain,” said Dr Serena Barral (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) on the adaptability of neurons.