UCL in the media
Almost half of young people with long COVID reported lost learning
Nearly half (45%) of all young people who reported having long COVID felt they had fallen behind their classmates due to the pandemic, according to new research led by Dr Jake Anders (UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities).
Social tenants say poor housing is bad for their health
A report led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Health) highlights the urgent need for good quality social housing due to the impact of poor living conditions on the health and wellbeing of tenants.
UK facing exodus of firms after EU snub as science superpower dream threatens to crumble
Professor James Wilsdon (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy) comments on Science Minister George Freeman's plans to make Britain a 'science superpower' following the UK's removal from the EU's £80 billion flagship innovation programme.
Relief for 1.7million Britons suffering antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections after scientists develop new treatments
"The (urinary tract) infections are one of the most common reasons NHS doctors give out prescriptions. This is fuelling the spread of these aggressive, hard-to-kill bugs," explained Professor Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine) as a new antibiotic called gepotidacin is developed.
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Living in rural England linked to better memory performance
People aged 50 and over who live in rural England do better in memory tests than counterparts who live in English towns and cities, according to a new study led by Dr Dorina Cadar (UCL Behavioural Science & Health and Brighton and Sussex Medical School).
Three quarters of UK parents support routine chickenpox vaccine for children, study shows
Almost three quarters of UK parents would support a chickenpox vaccine being added to the childhood vaccination schedule, finds new research led by Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) and Dr Sue Sherman (Keele University).
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Ovarian cancer detected using loyalty card data
Dr Yasemin Hirst (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) contributed to research that found purchasing data on when women buy pain and indigestion medication, taken from loyalty card purchases of over-the-counter medicine, can help spot ovarian cancer.
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Albanian migration to the UK
“There’s been a lot of advertisement that there are a lot of jobs in the UK,” said Dr Andi Hoxhaj (UCL Laws) on why Albanians were migrating to the UK, but cautioned "the latest hostile environment, as well as the rhetoric around Albanians, people are being put at harm's risk."
Holocaust centre launches new teacher training programme
“This gives us an unprecedented opportunity to deliver research-oriented training as part of teachers’ continuing professional development,” said Dr Andy Pearce (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) about a new textbook and teacher training programme about the Holocaust.
Preserving the Baby Trump Blimp
Dr Katherine Curran (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) is helping to preserve the inflatable “Baby Trump Blimp,” now part of the Museum of London’s Protest collection.
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