UCL in the media
When bullying become systemic
When senior management abuse corporate policies, “bullying ceases to be one person misbehaving towards another” and becomes systemic, said Dr Narinder Kapur (UCL Psychology and Language Sciences).
A less ostentatious coronation
"The King has said that he expects [the Coronation] to be shortened. He also expects it to be quicker… There was a 16-month interval between [Elizabeth's] accession and the actual coronation,” said Dr Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit).
Who’s at fault for the energy crisis?
"On the whole, in Britain, if people can't afford to heat their houses, they'll probably blame either the energy companies or the Government. They won't blame Putin,” said Professor Pete Duncan (UCL School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies).
Is shaken baby syndrome over-diagnosed?
“That science of such poor quality can have such a great impact on children and their families is not acceptable,” said Dr Cyrille Rossant (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) about his belief that shaken baby syndrome is over-diagnosed.
Putin might try to starve the West
"Russia and Ukraine together export a huge amount of the world's supply of grain. And Russia effectively controls, at the moment, Ukrainian grain exports as well as Russia's," said Professor Pete Duncan (UCL School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies).
Ancestry website DNA less likely to solve crimes in UK than US
“The UK DNA Database is very efficient, and most serious crimes will be solved using existing conventional methods… This, of course, doesn’t mean that [investigative genetic genealogy] wouldn’t have a role to play in the UK,” said Dr Debbie Kennett (UCL Biosciences).
Claim that antidepressants could cause sexual dysfunction
“The majority of people taking SSRIs will get some form of sexual dysfunction – there's no debate about that. They're prescribed to sex offenders to curb their libido, so it isn't a huge stretch to imagine that symptoms persist,” said Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry).
An ‘October surprise’ could affect U.S. midterm elections
"Any unexpected Trump news before November—from an indictment to an announcement on running in 2024—has the potential to shift the tectonic plates underlying the midterms," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Little research on teaching foreign languages in the UK
“The lack of research from the UK is partly because the teaching of modern foreign languages in this country has never been on top of the agenda, so the desire for research hasn’t been strong,” said Professor Wei Li (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
Risk of rare but serious condition from contact lenses
“We only have about 150 to 200 cases in the UK every year. Very few people actually lose the eyes but about half of those cases will lose a substantial amount of vision," said Professor John Dart (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology).