UCL in the media
Gas and electricity scarcity pushes up price
“If we actually paid the average price of what our electricity now costs to produce, our bills would be substantially cheaper,” said Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources), on the rise in electricity prices due to Russia's restriction of gas supplies.
Democrats allowed 24 Republican candidates to run unopposed
"Funnelling money, energy, and attention into [Midterm election] races where Democrats have no shot at winning only diverts resources from contests that are in play," said Dr Thomas Gift (US Political Science).
What have we learned from Covid?
Dr Christoffer Van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity) reflects on the immunology community's initial reaction to the discovery of Covid-19 in the early days of 2020, and the lessons learned from the pandemic.
A clean way to explore the Arctic
“There is actually a way for people to use the Arctic, to explore the Arctic, to make the most of its resources… in a much more environmentally sustainable way than is happening right now,” said PhD candidate Robbie Mallett (UCL Earth Sciences).
Incel 2.0
Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) describes how through excessive amounts of internet usage, the extreme, misogynist “incel” ideology can be normalised for young people and how this ideology is starting to move into broader, popular youth channels.
Researchers grow miniature artificial retinas to treat child blindness
Professor Jane Sowden (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) and her team grew the first artificial retinas in a lab with hopes of using the technique to one day help cure Usher syndrome which can cause loss of vision in children.
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Likely no court date for Vladimir Putin
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) said he didn’t believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be prosecuted by the international Criminal Court for the war in Ukraine because Russia isn’t a signatory to the court.
Climate on track to pass 1.5 C of warming
Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) said that it’s now misleading to insist climate change can realistically be kept to just 1.5 C of warming and doing so has become “an excuse for politicians to keep dithering, and for polluters to keep polluting.”
Twitter faces threat from loss of institutional knowledge after chaotic handover
“Getting up to speed about how the relevant systems work can take months, even with a smooth handover… Every large website has developed their own unique system and anyone coming from outside will have a steep learning curve,” said Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer science).
Gene breakthrough may lead to treatment for Alzheimer's
“The most exciting thing about [the new research] is that it opens up an entirely new therapeutic avenue,” said Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) on the discovery of the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's, a gene known as APOE4.