UCL in the media
Clean energy’s moment in the sun
Professor Jim Watson (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) said that the low cost of clean renewable energy offers a better alternative to the high costs of fossil fuels than any other point in history.
Epileptic children’s brains are wired differently
“There may be underlying differences in the architecture of brain networks in children whose seizures do not respond to current medication enabling the brain to transition more readily into a state of seizures,” said Professor Ley Sander (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
The UK’s unwritten Constitution
"The UK has a political system where the prime minister has to ensure the confidence of the parliament… This is in principle the same as in other countries with parliamentary systems and written constitutions,” said Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Political Science).
New leadership, new research funding?
“Let’s hope that some fresh political faces can move the situation forward,” said Professor Graeme Reid (UCL Vice-Provost Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), about the loss of Horizon Europe funding for research but no clear path to a UK-based alternative.
Learning the wrong lessons from defeat
"There's a certain faction within the Democratic Party that will argue that its looming defeats in the midterms are the result of not leaning hard enough into the progressive agenda. That's not just wrong. It's delusional," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
World’s largest and most sensitive dark matter detector comes to life
The most sensitive dark matter experiment has its first result, moving us closer to understanding one of the biggest mysteries of the Universe. The experiment is successfully operating after years of set up by a team involving Professor Chamkaur Ghag (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
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Archaeologists say British Museum should return statues
“The building from which [the Elgin Marbles] were looted is still standing. They should be returned to Greece,” said Tim Schadla-Hall (UCL Archaeology).
Photos of the Ring of Brodgar
A citizen science project monitoring the Ring of Brodgar, started by PhD student Rosie Brigham (Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources), is urging people to share their holiday photos of the stone circle to track the effects of climate change.
Testing for face blindness
After actor Brad Pitt announced he has prosopagnosia, a form of face blindness, Constantin Rezlescu (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) urged people who thing they might also be afflicted to take tests available online to begin to assess if they have it.
A Donald Trump presidential campaign harmful GOP midterm chances
“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).