UCL in the media
‘Alarming’ drop in vaccination rates across UK
“Measles disease is a particular concern as it is so highly infectious that any small decline in vaccine uptake results in outbreaks. Fortunately, it is never too late to be vaccinated. Vaccination works,” said Professor Helen Bedford (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health).
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Inadequate social housing affecting children’s health
An inadequate level of social housing across London is affecting children’s physical and mental health, and could permanently hinder their development, according to the latest Marmot Review led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity).
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New robotic pill can navigate your digestive tract
“RoboCap is an innovative concept that aims to overcome the current difficulty in orally delivering many advanced and emerging therapies, such as peptides, proteins and nucleic acids,” said Professor Abdul Basit (UCL School of Pharmacy).
New Alzheimer’s treatment shows promise
“One always needs to be cautious when reading headline results of trials, but the outcomes are really very extraordinary,” said Dr Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) about a newly developed Alzheimer’s treatment.
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A Great British Energy Company
Dr Aidan O’Sullivan (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) weighs in on Kier Starmer’s plan for a state-run Great British Energy Company to deliver low-cost renewable energy to the UK.
‘Concerning associations’ between antidepressants and heart disease, but not conclusive
“These results on their own should not lead to people thinking they should stop their antidepressants. This kind of study isn’t robust enough to be able to make that kind of conclusion,” said Professor Glyn Lewis (UCL Psychiatry).
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Why renewable energy is still so expensive
“Electricity is an essential commodity which is really hard to store,” said Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources), explaining how the UK energy market is structured to allow the highest costing energy source set the market price.
Where Cuba gets its fuel
“In 1990, the Soviet Union accounted for most of Cuba’s total trade, including almost certainly all its fuel imports,” said Dr Emily Morris (UCL Institute of the Americas) adding that now Venezuela accounts for most of Cuba’s fuel imports.
Mother and son pair team up for BBC’s University Challenge
UCL’s University Challenge team 2022-23 contains the programme’s first ever mother and son pair in its 60-year history. Rachel Collier (UCL Greek & Latin) will team up with her son Louis Collier (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
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Factors that accelerate aging
“The results are interesting and add to existing evidence from North America and Europe that factors such as stress and low socioeconomic position are related to accelerated ageing,” said Professor Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Health).