UCL in the media
The problem with Gavin Newsom's climate change agenda
"Each summer and each winter it's going to be more variable and we're getting more weather records broken every time," says Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) as Gavin Newsom [Governor of California] identifies the misnomer that it is getting warmer due to climate change.
The three witches of British art
“I always enjoyed talking to students who were struggling because I knew about that,” said Professor Phyllida Barlow (UCL Slade School of Art) who, with two other Slade alumni, will open the art exhibit “Hurly-burly” at the at the Gagosian in Paris.
Researchers explore connections between diet, gut bacteria and arthritis
“We hear of patients who decide to try, for example, very strict diets with lots of greens, no meat, prebiotics, and for some of these patients, they seem better… But it is difficult to decide whether that is coincidence,” said Professor Claudia Mauri (UCL Division of Medicine).
El Niño expected to bring hotter temperatures in 2023
“When [El Niño arrives], the extreme weather that has rampaged across our planet in 2021 and 2022 will pale into insignificance,” said Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).
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Funding to combat regional inequities criticised
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) said that a proposed £1.4 billion over 30 years investment fund for the North East is “a trivial amount of money, really… That’s not to say something significant hasn’t happened, but it’s whether it’s being oversold.”
Deep-sea devices ‘hear’ earthquakes, singing whales and an exploding ship
Explosions from a sinking ship are among the unexpected sounds detected by 50 highly sensitive seismometers placed on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean as part of an international collaboration led by Professor Ana Ferreira (UCL Earth Sciences).
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Violence against women a systemic problem
“We need to have a massive overhaul of laws and policies relating to sexual violence against women,” said Professor Jessica Ringrose (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) highlighting the need to act systemically to stop violence against women.
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The Victorian roots of Eugenics
Professor Joe Cain (UCL Science & Technology Studies) explores the origins of Eugenics in Victorian England and follows its rise in popularity around the turn of the century.
How do today’s industrial strikes compare to 40 years ago?
“The current situation is nothing like the late ’70s and early ’80s in terms of the scale and range of people taking strike action,” said Professor Alex Bryson (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
NHS facing difficult years ahead
“The NHS is in dire need of investment to pivot itself into a health system that can support chronic disease at the primary level and more prevention versus the hospital model it currently has,” said Professor Nora Colton (UCL Global Business School for Health).