UCL in the media
Covid affects people’s mental health
“Our study shows that older adults with probable Covid-19 infection experienced higher levels of depression and anxiety, poorer quality of life, elevated feelings of loneliness, and greater financial difficulties,” said Dr Ellie Iob (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
Many people missed their Covid booster jab
Because the risk of hospitalization drops after getting vaccinated and boosted, “I would still strongly encourage people to take up the offer of a booster,” said Professor Irene Petersen (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
Lingering questions over how woodpeckers don’t damage their brain
“You have to think about the complexity of these systems. It’s not just bones and muscles, but maybe the amount of fluid in the brain and blood pressure, and even the ability to heal damaged neurons.” Dr Ryan Felice (UCL Biosciences).
Whether Republicans will try to impeach Joe Biden
"Without a compelling case for impeachment, cooler heads will almost certainly prevail if for no other reason than impeaching Biden would be bad politics," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
25 million children missed common vaccinations finds UN report
"This is particularly tragic after enormous progress was made in the two decades before the COVID pandemic hit in improving childhood vaccination rates globally," said Professor Helen Bedford (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health).
Covid ‘Centaurus’ variant a concern
“The number of true infections by a variant will always be considerably higher than the number diagnosed, as not all cases get tested and reported, and not all positive tests lead to the genome being sequenced,” said Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Biosciences).
Covid infections hit one in 19 people in England
“[S]tatistics suggest we may be approaching a peak which would become apparent in the ONS infection survey in a week or two, but this does not change the fact that we’ve seen yet another damaging and disruptive wave of infection,” said Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics).
Homeownership becoming unaffordable on Hawaii
High housing costs are pushing people away from living in some of the world’s most locations like cities, rural hotspots and island nations said Professor Yolande Barnes (UCL The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).
Diversity in film and TV
Dr Clive Nwonka (UCL Institute for Advanced Studies) explores how historic racism has held back black and brown actors from the film and TV industry, and what can be done to change the culture.
What are carbon offsets?
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) explains what ‘carbon offsets’ are supposed to be, the problems with bad offsets and the controversy in the environmental community surrounding them.