UCL in the media
Starmer is too soft on business, says top economist
Labour has adopted Professor Mariana Mazzucato's (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose) idea of state-led ‘missions’ for the economy but she believes bosses should not get taxpayer support without something in return.
Substantial rise in adults vaping for longer than six months in England
The number of adults in England who report vaping for more than six months has increased substantially from around one in 80 in 2013 to one in 10 in 2023, according to a new study led by Dr Sarah Jackson (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care).
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Rugby player concussions increase blood changes linked to motor neurone disease
On a study that suggests rugby players who suffer multiple concussions have biological differences to make them more prone to developing MND, Dr Amanda Heslegrave (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) says she would want to see a much bigger study before drawing conclusions.
JD Vance VP pick represents confidence in the Trump camp
"Vance may help secure the swing state of Ohio, but Trump already won there in both 2016 and 2020. This is largely Trump doubling down on his MAGA, populist nationalism," says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Saving the world: UCL’s must-see festival celebrates engineers
UCL's Festival of Engineering shows how ground-breaking technologies are used to address real-world problems. Co-organiser Professor Clare Elwell (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) says she wants people to see that engineering is "fundamentally collaborative".
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How can we reduce the temperature of politics?
There is a degree of political violence that is random and difficult to stop, explains Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European & International Social & Political Studies), but you can also have politicians who ramp up the risk, and the US is currently in a moment of "unprecedented" risk.
Why can't scientists agree on what causes Alzheimer’s?
Dr Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) and Dr Ashvini Keshavan (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) comment on an article that does a deep dive into why scientists can’t agree on the cause of Alzheimer’s disease and where that leaves the crucial quest for new treatments and tests.
How will AI affect government and politics?
“Automation is a complex phenomenon – in government, it involves multiple levels of administration, shared standards, changing legislation, very low acceptable cost of failure,” says Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws).
Why is anxiety and depression increasing in the UK?
Figures show a significant rise in mental health disorders among 16 to 24-year-olds, but why? Dr Jennifer Dykxhoorn (UCL Psychiatry) interprets what has caused such an explosion in mental distress and what, if anything, can be done to bring down the numbers.
‘Google Earth for the human heart’ set to accelerate cardiovascular medicine
Two whole adult human hearts, one healthy and one diseased, have been imaged in unprecedented detail by researchers from UCL including Professor Peter Lee (UCL Mechanical Engineering) and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF).
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