UCL in the media
New Covid variant may have triggered rise in infections
Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Genetics Institute) is following the evolution of Covid and says “it looks like BA.5 might now be the most common Sars-CoV-2 lineage in the UK.”
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Have speed cameras improved road safety?
Emeritus Professor Richard Allsop (UCL Transport Studies) discusses the effects of automatic speed cameras on road safety since their widespread rolling out across the UK in the 1990s.
The Leader podcast: Will ‘thinking’ AI and blockchain run future cities?
Professor David Guile (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education) joins The Leader Podcast from the Evening Standard to share his thoughts on the Google chatbot leak and discuss how humans and AI might work together in the workplace in the future.
Food plan unlikely to beat obesity crisis
Professor Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) has criticised the focus on personal responsibility rather than official action in the government’s national food strategy, saying it is unlikely to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis.
New Covid variant BA.5 has a growth advantage, becoming most common strain
Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Genetics Institute) comments on the most common strain of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, saying that it might drive an increase in hospitalisations.
The trouble with rewriting human history
Professor David Wengrow (UCL Archaeology) discusses the questions raised by his new book “The Dawn of Everything” - currently shortlisted for the Orwell political writing prize - which puts forward an alternative view of the development of humankind.
Largest chemical map of the Milky Way unveiled
New data from ESA’s Gaia space mission, involving Professor Mark Cropper and Dr George Seabroke (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory), includes the largest chemical map of the Milky Way ever produced and the full 3D motions of 35 million stars.
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Need for caution in Ukraine's war crimes investigation
A large-scale effort is underway within Ukraine to investigate potential war crimes committed by Russia’s invading forces. Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) says there is a risk of creating new problems by rushing to declare war crimes too soon.
Images of black holes will become much sharper
Dr Ziri Younsi (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) comments on the future of the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration to image black holes, including the possibility of having a telescope in space combining with telescopes on Earth to improve resolution.
How a solar flare could disrupt systems on Earth
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) explains GPS satellites are somewhat protected from solar storms but that, in the event of a major flare, long-haul flights would need to be cancelled and communication systems could face disruption for a day or two.