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Met Police tweets of knife images harm some young people
UCL research found that although the majority of young people are unaffected by the Met's tweeted images of knives, among a smaller cohort - mostly affected by violence - 53% said such imagery made them feel unsafe, scared and worried.
Moderate and vigorous physical activity is most critical factor for boosting mid-life brain power
Undertaking between six to seven minutes of moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA) every day could improve cognitive performance, finds a new study led by PhD candidate John Mitchell (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
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Bad Blood: You've Got Good Genes
“When people ask me what Galton was like, I say he'sboth a Victorian gentleman and he’s really quirky,”said Professor Joe Cain (UCL Science & Technology Studies), discussing polymath Sir Francis Galton and his beauty map of the British Isles.
The Invention of Russia: Catherine the Great and the question of Europe
Professor Simon Dixon and Dr Sarah Young (both UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) join BBC Radio 4 to discuss Catherine the Great and her attempt to move Russia close to the West.
How a virus caught during sex in your 20s can trigger cervical cancer decades later
"The information about HPV is very poor. We are failing women," says Dr Adeola Olaitan (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health), as a study reveals that nearly three quarters of women in the UK are unaware of human papillomavirus (HPV) or that it can cause cervical cancer.
What impact will AI and ChatGPT have on religious communities?
“Christianity would have to change very radically before we wound up with a robotic priesthood,” says Ziba Norman (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society), discussing the ethics and issues around using ChatGPT to write sermons.
Wearable tech, AI and clinical teams combine to change the face of clinical trial monitoring
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, involving UCL scientists at ʼһ Queen Square Institute of Neurology and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI.
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Voters back extra pay for nurses but who else deserves a rise?
“Even if [pay review bodies] think there might be grounds for considerably higher pay, that really falls beyond their remit… It’s often more about how you divide up the pay that’s available,” said Professor Alex Bryson (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
The world’s elite gathered to talk climate change at Davos. Now, they’re flying home on private jets.
“Inequality erodes the social foundations of democracy, making it harder to develop collective responses to climate change,” said Dr Fergus Green (UCL Political Science), discussing the need to address economic inequality to solve the climate crisis.
The country where full-time childcare costs £15 a week
“It basically says zero to six is the first stage of the [Estonian] education system and the services are provided through education departments nationally and locally in kindergartens,” explains Emeritus Professor Peter Moss (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).