UCL in the media
Future internet could open new senses to interactive technologies
“[A]lthough interactive technologies are a fundamental and common part of our daily lives, the typical user experience only involves the senses of sight and hearing,” said Professor Marianna Obrist (UCL Computer Science).
How Covid-19 surge impacted mental health of NHS staff
Almost two-thirds (64%) of intensive care staff may have experienced a mental health disorder during the Covid-19 winter surge last year, according to a new study led by researchers from UCL and King’s College London.
European cities take different approaches to regulating short-term rentals
Some cities are “laissez faire like Rome and Milan, others are very strict like Berlin, but many choose a middle way, distinguishing the occasional rental of main residences, limited to 120 days a year in Paris for example" said Dr Claire Colomb (UCL Bartlett School of Planning).
Unclear how long a patient with monkeypox remains contagious
“During previous outbreaks of monkeypox, patients were considered infectious until all lesions crusted over. In these seven UK cases, viral shedding was observed for at least three weeks following infection,” said Dr Catherine Houlihan (UCL Infection & Immunity).
Long-Covid suffers seek out unproven treatments
“[I] see patients who have spent thousands flying abroad for things that currently lack medical evidence… They feel they’ve been failed by clinicians and don’t know what to do,” said Professor Amitava Banerjee (UCL Institute of Health Informatics).
Remembering the legacy of assassinated anti-mafia crusader
Professor John Dickie (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) reflects on the 30th anniversary of the assassination of Italian anti-mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone, who revolutionised his government’s efforts to combat the mob.
Cheap food isn’t healthy food
Professor Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) explains how poverty, food and health are all interrelated, and why the overall health of the nation health is likely to decline as the cost-of-living crisis worsens.
Learn to love wasps
Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences) shares her love of the much-maligned wasp, what she says is one of the most understudied social animals of the insect kingdom, and the focus of her new book “Endless Forms.”
Hopes for a miracle dementia drug dim
Professors Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) and John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) say that it is looking like the once-promising amyloid drugs won’t be the gamechanger for dementia treatments previously hoped for.
Explore a modern Iron Age village
Dr Matthew Pope (UCL Archaeology) tours the South Downs National Park where a recreated Iron Age village helps researchers better understand the ways our ancient ancestors might have lived and how artefacts get preserved.