UCL in the media
Who is vulnerable in the heatwave?
"If you're in a top floor flat, if you're homeless, if you work outside and you have to do a lot of physical exertion, you are very vulnerable," said Professor Anthony Costello (UCL Institute for Global Health).
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Climate change worsens heatwaves
“The extent of the heat in southern Europe and England would be extremely unlikely without human-caused climate change,” said Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Heatwaves likely to be more common in the future
“We are seeing a gradual shift to higher temperatures. The further you go into the future, the more the risk of extreme heatwaves,” said Professor Chris Brierley (UCL Geography).
Wasps just do what comes naturally
“[Wasps] visit our barbecues and appear to size us up because they are hunters; they hide in our drinks because they need sugar as food… When you see a wasp, perhaps you could pause, smile and even give it an appreciative nod,” said Dr Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences).
Today’s homes not ready for tomorrow’s heatwaves
“Hundreds of thousands of new homes have been built that are not resilient to future high temperatures. These will now require costly retrofits to make them safe, habitable and water efficient,” said Professor Michael Davies (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources).
Projected demographic changes will require global immigration law reform
“The choice we face is whether we improve health and wealth by allowing a planned movement of population or whether we end up with an underclass of imported labour and unstable societies,” said Professor Ibrahim Abubakar (UCL Faculty of Pop Health Sciences).
Why don’t UK homes have air con?
“We are a heating-dominated country, not a cooling-dominated country. We haven’t designed our homes historically to cope with overheating. We’ve designed them to keep ourselves warm,” said Professor Tadj Oreszczyn (UCL Bartlett of School Environment, Energy & Resources).
UCL Professor appointed as Chair of The Guardian Foundation’s board
“Now more than ever we need inclusive brave spaces in which to deeply probe the meaning of democracy everywhere,” said Reverend Professor Keith Magee (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose).
GOP fears Donald Trump presidential run announcement
"Throwing Trump into that equation would not only create a huge distraction for Republicans. It would give Democrats the opportunity to reframe the midterms much more around Jan. 6 and the future of Trumpism," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The future of the housing market
“The latest figures show UK house prices rising at the fastest rate for 18 years... However, a gradual fall in property prices looks more likely than a bust at this point,” said Dr Joshua Ryan-Collins (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose).