UCL in the media
Serious flooding more likely because of drought
“Having hard dry, or recently-burned, ground adds one more factor which can increase run-off and increase the risk of flooding that already exists,” said Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Calls to update the Good Friday Agreement
“The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement remains the only basis for politics. There is no plausible alternative framework capable of widespread support. But the foundations of the agreement are now shaky,” said Honorary Senior Research Associate Alan Whysall (UCL Political Science).
Educate medics about weight stigma to reduce UK’s obesity rate
To help tackle the UK’s obesity crisis, we must better educate medical professionals on weight stigma, according to the conclusions of a large-scale review led by Dr Anastasia Kalea (UCL Division of Medicine).
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Wildfires to become the norm in UK as the climate warms
"As climate breakdown bites ever harder, and baking temperatures of 40C+ are increasingly commonplace, so wildfires will become a normal part of the British Summer,” said Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).
The physiology of empathy
"One of the things I think is so beautiful about human beings is that we represent in our own physiology the emotions of others, such as when our hearts race with the fears of others," said Professor Sarah Garfinkel (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
The dangers of Russian attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
"As with Chornobyl, the process of responding to a nuclear release [at Zaporizhzhia] would be very very difficult and would include loss of life,” said Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
People can tell when animals are angry
“An angry face looking directly at you is threatening, so people seem to have the ability to pick out this emotion best regardless of the species they are looking at as it ensures our survival,” said Professor Lasana Harris (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
More energy put towards cooling than heating globally
The UK uses more energy for heating, but "that's not the case for the rest of the world. The rest of the world on average is cooling-dominated now. That's changed over the last 20 or 30 years," said Professor Tadj Oreszczyn (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources).
The right minds of left-handed people
"If you are left-handed you might find yourself with a slightly unusual way your brain is organised and suddenly that gives you skills that other people don't have,” said Chris McManus (UCL Medical School).
Climate change to cause more extreme weather
“[Climate change] will bring not only more wildfires but heatwaves and drought conditions far worse than we have experienced this year, alongside more powerful and damaging winter storms, extreme rainfall and major flooding,” said Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).