UCL in the media
Radical wing of African National Congress behind recent violence
“[The Radical Economic Transformation] are the detonator for the explosive situation created by South Africa’s poverty and unemployment. Right now, the RET faction are trying to mobilise these sorts of forces,” said Dr Tim Gibbs (UCL History).
Maintaining a healthy weight is important
“Weight loss is about improving a person’s health. If you want to improve the really difficult complications of obesity, then you need 15-20 percent weight loss,” said Professor Rachel Batterham (UCL Medicine).
Democrats face a tough midterm
"When voters aren't happy, they're going to blame the president. And when the president's name isn't on the ballot, they're going to take out their frustrations on the party. That's clearly the case heading into 2022," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
January 6 hearings not affecting Donald Trump’s base
“Despite the enormity of the evidence proving Trump's malfeasance, the odds that the MAGAverse will abandon him in response to the January 6 hearings are essentially zero," said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Pro-life campaigners challenge protest buffer zones around abortion clinics
“Human rights law protects the freedom to protest, which sometimes may include protest that is disruptive. But disruptive protest must not interfere with the rights of others, particularly when they are vulnerable,” said Professor George Letsas (UCL Laws).
Pain research misinterpreted in abortion Supreme Court case
Dr Giandomenico Iannetti (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) said his research on the pain centres of the brain was wrongfully misinterpreted by abortion rights opponents in the U.S. Supreme Court case overturning Roe v Wade and the federal right to an abortion.
Concern over explosive-packed shipwreck in the Thames
“You have a ship that is gradually falling apart… For the time being, it is unlikely that gradual decay will lead to a sudden collapse. But sooner or later it will,” said Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Calls for mental health of both parents to be considered during the perinatal period
Perinatal mood disorders such as postnatal depression and perinatal anxiety, may affect both mothers and fathers simultaneously, finds a new systematic review and meta-analysis led by Dr Kara Smythe (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
Efforts using AI to eliminate bias potentially flawed
“Bias is not only in the data. It’s in the people who develop these tools with their own cultural assumptions. That’s the case for everything man-made,” said Dr Julien Cornebise (UCL Computer Science).
Planetary conjunction
The five planets visible to the naked eye lined up in the early morning sky in a rare conjunction. Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) describes what that looks like.
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