UCL in the media
Tuberculosis outbreak at the University of Wales
"The incidence [of tuberculosis] in the UK has gradually increased over the past 15 years,” said Professor Sir Ali Zumla (UCL Infection & Immunity).
Covid rates likely to pass 200,000 new cases per day by the weekend
“This current increase is worse than expected. We are now in a ‘high prevalence’ phase of the epidemic, which means slight changes in transmission risk could produce large fluctuations in prevalence,” said Professor Karl Friston (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology).
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Current heatwave part of climate change trend
“We’ve been seeing a lot of extreme weather events over the last couple of years and one of them that is a consistent change is the hot dry summers that we’ve been getting in Europe and Britain,” said Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography).
New drug reduces vulnerable people’s likelihood of catching Covid
“Despite the success of vaccines, many individuals, such as older adults, individuals with comorbidities and those who are immunocompromised, remain at risk for poor outcomes from severe Covid-19,” said Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Experimental & Translational Medicine).
Bill limiting second home ownership too limited
“[Bill] H2 in St Ives was an act of political theatre because the local authorities needed to be seen to be doing something… They’re doing what they can with the powers they have through the planning system,” said Professor Nick Gallent (UCL Bartlett School of Planning).
Acoustically levitating a 3D rabbit ‘hologram’
Dr Ryuji Hirayama (UCL Computer Science) and his colleagues used a new algorithm and 256 carefully aimed small speakers to create a 3D rabbit “hologram” out of soundwaves and small beads.
US and UK fighters captured in Ukraine
"[Moscow has] a tendency to be very pragmatic and opportunist, and I suspect these prisoners would be used for a political purpose," Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies).
Covid rates up 43 percent after Jubilee
“While the jubilee celebrations would certainly have not helped, the current wave is precipitated mainly by BA.4/BA.5 and BA.2.12.1 [strains] becoming dominant and driving a new surge,” said Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics).
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Modern pagans update their brand
“Paganism started with a movement preoccupied with Romantic ideas about nation and nature, and linking those two things through the idea of reconstructing an ideal pre-Christian heritage, and reclaiming that in some way,” Dr Kavita Maya (UCL Political Science).
Treating prostate cancer ‘smarter not harder’
New research by Dr Claire Vale (UCL Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology) helps pinpoint prostate cancer suffers who might benefit the most from aggressive chemotherapy, and who should get alternate treatment with fewer side effects.
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