UCL in the media
The UK becoming a republic would be a major constitutional change
“If we made such a big change – given that we’ve been a monarchy for over 1,000 years – it would require a referendum,” said Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Political Science).
President Vladimir Putin 'isolated from reality'
“[Putin] just doesn't understand either about Russia, what people think in Russia, or about what people think abroad, which is, in other words, everywhere. And that's why he makes mistake after mistake," said Dr Peter Duncan (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies).
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Excess cancer screening leads to wasted funds
“Screening is not prevention, it is fishing for asymptomatic foci of cancers, half of which are not programmed to progress. This leads to overdiagnosis and overtreatment,” wrote Professor Michael Baum (UCL Surgery and Interventional Science).
Reusable contact lenses more than triple risk of rare preventable eye infection
People who wear reusable contact lenses are nearly four times as likely as those wearing daily disposables to develop a rare sight-threatening eye infection, finds a study led by Professor John Dart (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) and Moorfields researchers.
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The pessimism of technological anticipation
Gemma Milne (UCL Science & Technology Studies) explores the dangers of anticipating some future technological solution will solve the world’s problems rather than an existing health or political or sociological solution.
Proposed abortion ban could cost Republicans the midterms
"Though a national abortion ban certainly has its share of cheerleaders within the GOP, Republicans laser-focused on winning in November can't be too pleased with either the timing or substance of [Senator Lindsey] Graham's proposal,” said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The beauty of an old home
“When I first saw [the house], I felt like it was this beautiful galleon that had been slightly shipwrecked… I could see how beautiful she would be in full sail,” said Dr Lucy Lyons (UCL Medical School), on her long-time home Gordon House in Margate.
Praise for protein folding algorithm developers who won Breakthrough Prize
“This is a major breakthrough, not just because [the company AlphaFold] developed the algorithm, but because they made it available and provided all those [protein] structures,” said Professor Christine Orengo (UCL Biosciences).
Immigration a vulnerability for Democrats
"The crisis at the Southern border is a political liability for Biden… [Florida Governor Ron] DeSantis' exploiting of that weakness may have its detractors, but it's hard to argue Republicans don't come out ahead politically," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
New bee-inspired drone fleet works together to build 3D objects
A new system of flying drones working together to 3D print material, has been developed by Dr Vijay Pawar (UCL Computer Science) and researchers at Imperial College London. It’s the first time flying drones have been coordinated like this to 3D print an object.