UCL in the media
Russian nationalist assassination may have been committed by Russian security forces
"It may be that Ukrainian fighters have managed to penetrate [Russian security], I just find it much harder to think that they'd be able to do it in Moscow in this way,” said Dr Pete Duncan (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies).
Economic bubbles can only be seen in hindsight
“Anybody who says that the [housing] market is in a bubble at the moment doesn't know what they're talking about, because we don't know until it bursts,” said Dr Nikodem Szumilo (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).
Disrupted sleep common
“If you are sharing a bed with a partner… you are likely to have disrupted sleep at some point… Sleeping in separate rooms is a common solution and if it’s short term it doesn't affect relationships,” said Dr Liz Halstead (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
China censoring conversations about sexual violence
“If one tries to find a solution using the existing process, one will find that it doesn’t work—from the police, the prosecution, and the media,” said Dr Yuan He (UCL Institute for Global Prosperity).
What wasps really want in the summer
“Wasps just have this reputation of being stinging, bothersome insects, but actually they’re really important to the environment,” said Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
New test could speed up the diagnosis of womb cancer
A ground-breaking new PCR test that identifies women with womb cancer from a sample taken from the cervix or vagina has been developed by Professor Martin Widschwendter (UCL EGA Institute of Women’s Health) and researchers from the University of Innsbruck.
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“Holistic” approach needed to deliver good healthcare
“Quality healthcare is the whole package… Staff in the health centres, medicines, supply chains to provide authentic medicines, recording of information, data systems and training of healthcare workers,” said Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences).
Covid deaths up during heatwave
“What’s unusual about this, is the spike [in mortality] is happening in summer, when you would usually see these spikes in winter. That’s why there’s more concern right now,” said Professor Amitava Banerjee (UCL Institute of Health Informatics).
Listening to a coral reef repair itself
“The most inspiring thing I’ve ever seen on a coral reef was to go and swim on one of the sites which had been restored several years ago, and it was completely back to brand new. It looks like a really healthy thriving reef,” said PhD student Ben Williams (UCL Biosciences).
Most marine species at risk under high global warming levels
“It’s a pretty bleak picture. When we’re talking about 90% of species at higher critical risk across most of their geographic distribution, we’re talking about enormous disruption to marine ecosystems,” said Dr Alex Pigot (UCL Biosciences).