UCL in the media
Air purifiers fight Covid-19
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) said clean air with ventilation and air filtration is important to fight the current Covid-19 spike. “We know how to do it, we know it works, but it requires investment.”
More Long-Covid research needed
Professor Amitava Banerjee (UCL Institute of Health Informatics) urges more definitive studies on blood thinners and anticoagulants to help improve treatments for blood clots resulting from long-Covid.
Royal Albert Hall charity concert raises prostate cancer awareness
“Looking to the future, our hope is to develop a screening programme [for prostate cancer] that will be both effective and cost-effective,” said Professor Caroline Moore (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science).
Post-Brexit medical regulation
Professor Derek Hill (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) said that post-Brexit, the UK has committed to broadly aligning with EU medical device regulations but is seeking its own path in a number of different areas.
Ancient matrilocal societies described
Dr Mark Dyble (UCL Anthropology) said that genetic evidence of “matrilocal” societies, like ones that existed in ancient Pacific Islands, could either mean a peaceful or aggressive society of women staying on home islands to raise children while men travel about.
Breastfeeding boosts baby brains
Research by Professor Emla Fitzsimons (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) found that economically disadvantaged babies that were breastfed tend to score higher on cognitive tests than those who weren’t.
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Teens more likely to get hooked on marijuana
A new study by Professor Valerie Curran (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and researchers at King's College London found that teenagers were at higher risk of becoming dependant on cannabis than adults, but their risk of developing mental health problems is the same.
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Should Donald Trump be indicted?
"Prosecuting [Donald] Trump is fraught with huge political and legal pitfalls, and if Merrick Garland wants to go ahead with a case, one point is obvious: he'd better not miss," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Russian defeat at Snake Island likely won’t ease grain shortage
"You pretty much need 10 things to happen before they can safely export grain and [Ukrainians recapturing Snake Island] is just one," said Professor Andrew Wilson (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies).
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Jobs demanding steep time commitments need to support employees
“If you are an organisation that has greedy jobs [gobbling up time], you have to put support structures in place,” said Dr Raina Brands (UCL School of Management).