UCL in the media
King Charles’ coronation will be smaller than Queen Elizabeth’s
“[The last coronation] was an enormous undertaking – 8,250 people were crammed into Westminster… I think he must be sensitive to the view that in retrospect we can see the whole business of 1953 as the last imperial hurrah,” said Professor Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit).
Wind turbine-powered oil and gas rigs don’t cut carbon
“The emissions associated with getting oil and gas out of the ground and ready for use on average make up just 20 per cent… The vast majority of their total emissions are released when they are combusted,” said Dr James Price (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources).
Inadequate supervision for stem-cell treatments in private clinics
“We do our work under strictly regulated conditions. But no one has run any proper trials on autologous stem-cell transplants for orthopaedic or cosmetic uses. We don’t therefore know if such uses are safe,” said Professor John Martin (UCL Medicine).
The importance of healthy hormones
“We each have hormones working magic inside us. And they have these powerful and far-reaching effects on every single system in the body… yet most people have little idea how to harness their hormones to benefit wellbeing,” Dr Nicky Keay (UCL Medicine).
Understanding the mental health of surrogate mothers
Dr Vasanti Jadva (UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health) describes her work tracking the mental health of surrogate mothers, finding that those who expected to keep contact with the child but couldn’t, were negatively affected.
Russia’s climate is changing faster than the rest of the world
"The amplified warming in the Arctic region is largely a result of the loss of sea ice and also earlier removal of spring snow cover. Both of these allow for the ocean and the land to warm up,” said Professor Julienne Stroeve (UCL Earth Sciences).
Study shows that women are having children later to focus on careers first
“It’s not necessarily that they want to reach the top of the ladder or are ambitious. Instead, many are nervous because they feel their career will suffer after returning to work after having a baby,” said Professor Joyce Harper (UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health).
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Donald Trump has a “deranged, narcissistic, authoritarian mind”
“[Donald Trump] may be out of formal power, but Trump is still incredibly dangerous for American democracy," wrote Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society).
Inflammation information
PhD Candidate Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) shares seven tips to help fight inflammation.
Allegations that U.S. secret service in contact with insurrectionists during Capitol attack
"While it's important to stress there's no evidence at this point implicating Secret Service agents in illicit activity related to the Rhodes case, any potential dialogue will need to be closely scrutinized," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).