UCL in the media
Is it possible for car manufacturers to be 100 per cent sustainable?
Professor Sir Geoff Mulgan (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy) argues engineers face "an empowering challenge" in attempting to make cars more energy self-sufficient and highlighted how other markets have made positive shifts in a short space of time.
How to restore a house to imperfection
Professor Oliver Wilton (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) reflected on the net-zero restoration project of Phoenix House, where CSK architects collaborated with the Bartlett School to design virtual arches and make a digital inventory of the building's stone materials.
The unfair advantage of private schools
Researchers at the UCL Institute of Education found that due to superior resources, private school students are more likely to study subjects favoured by universities and achieve higher grades which leads to disproportionate university places.
12th-century human remains reveal the lost history of Ashkenazi Jews
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) said that based on his genetic study of six 12th-century skeletons and other recently-discovered skeletons, there was likely a "bottleneck event" in the Ashkenazi Jewish population around 800 years ago.
Is the search for an Alzheimer's treatment over?
Professor John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) and Professor Bart De Strooper (UK Dementia Research Institute at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË) reflect on the success of lecanemab trials, the potentially breakthrough Alzheimer's treatment which appears to reduce the disease's progression.
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Rising energy costs may impact housing conditions and health
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Health) warned the rising cost of energy in the UK will lead to fuel poverty and highlighted that low-income households "are doing worse in terms of unaffordability of energy than they are in other European countries."
AI tool predicts when a bank should be bailed out
An artificial intelligence tool developed by Dr Neofytos Rodosthenous (UCL Mathematics) and Queen Mary University of London could help governments decide whether or not to bail out a bank in crisis by predicting if the intervention will save money for taxpayers in the long term.
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The science behind helpful sounds
"When you find ways that help you concentrate, it can feel as though you’ve hit the jackpot," said Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) who describes how listening to white, brown and pink noise can improve concentration and help with anxiety.
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Could new variants emerge from China's Covid outbreak?
The increase in daily Covid infections in China could lead to "considerable mortality" but is not expected to "drastically increase the risk of emergence of new variants, at least not in the very short term," said Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Biosciences).
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Over 55s most likely to lose their jobs to robots
UCL economists find nine in 10 workers aged over 55 were made redundant by robots who can carry out routine tasks. The study of 16,000 companies discovered that younger workers were more likely to remain employed by moving to higher-skilled, nuanced positions.