UCL in the media
Proportion of headteachers highly anxious about work more than doubled at pandemic peak
Headteachers experienced substantial increases in work anxiety throughout the pandemic – more so than junior teaching staff – with potential consequences for recruitment of leaders, according to a new study by Professor John Jerrim (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).
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More work needed on psilocybin-based depression treatment
Dr Ravi Das (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) said that recent research into treating depression with the psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms was positive but not spectacular, and that more work was needed.
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What does China want with TikTok data?
“I’m not convinced that the Chinese government’s focus is currently on spying on individuals’ TikTok data. They have other means to obtain private information. Growing and deepening an influential platform is itself a powerful goal,” said Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws).
Prince Harry unlikely to lose his dukedom
“Harry can be deprived of his title only by an Act of Parliament… It seems very unlikely that Parliament itself will wish to take any initiative and it would be for King Charles and the government in practice to determine the matter," said Dr Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit).
Plastic bags marketed as biodegradable don’t break down
“The bottom line is that home compostable plastics don’t work,” said Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering), on his research finding most “compostable” plastic bags don’t break down after six months.
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Remembering Jamaica's Morant Bay Rebellion
Professor Matthew Smith (UCL History) explores the brutal legacy of British slavery in Jamaica, the Morant Bay Rebellion in 1865 against the oppressive colonial plantation owners and the subsequent violent suppression of those taking part.
What Republican Mitch McConnell really wants
"[Senate Minority Leader] Mitch McConnell is concerned with two things, and two things only—ensuring that Republicans hold power and wield power,” said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The origins of incels
Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies) explains how a combination of isolation and high dosages of online content has led to the sometimes violent extremism of young men identifying as “incels.”
Work from home declining
“Leaders are caught between the allure of returning to old ways of working, and the challenge of looking toward the future and rethinking how they lead and how their employees work,” said Dr Anthony Klotz (UCL School of Management), as more companies cut work from home policies.
Unclear if HRT is cause of or just correlated with depression
“Alternatively, women who were developing depression might complain of exacerbated menopausal symptoms and be prescribed HRT, but only later be diagnosed with depression at a hospital,” said Professor David Curtis (UCL Biosciences), on a new study linking HRT and depression.