UCL in the media
How strict is too strict at school?
How can discipline in school lead to better outcomes for children? Damian Phelan (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) says there are two key ingredients to a successful school - strictness and warmth.
Joe Biden's Rafah red line disrupts US-Israel relationship
After Joe Biden gave Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu a red line over the invasion of Rafah, Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) believes the US President is "alienating both his domestic allies and adversaries with his rhetoric towards Israel".
Did college protesters sway Joe Biden?
"Biden has been emphatic that he's not taking policy cues from campus protesters, and there's no reason to think he's changed his mind on that position," notes Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Measles emergency warning as cases this year already dwarf 2023
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) warns against “the biggest outbreak of measles we’ve had since 2012," adding: "We’ve had more cases in the first four months of this year than in the whole of last year."
Ofsted grades improving with Sir Martyn Oliver in charge
Professor John Jerrim (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) says if there was a genuine shift in Ofsted primary grades, it is “probably more to do with human behaviour and how inspectors might act”.
Law suit for overprescription of ADHD medication Adderall
There is such a demand for Adderall from patients that some doctors are feeling pressured to give incorrect ADHD diagnoses, believes Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry).
Private equity targets India’s healthcare sector
“Decades of under-investment and mismanagement have resulted in a public healthcare sector that has centres of excellence, but generally low average quality and coverage,” notes Dr Radhika Jain (UCL Global Business School for Health).
Why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
"By having to live with climate change, we can adapt in ways that bring us to a more inclusive and equitable way of living," says Professor Mark Pelling (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction).
Why are some people bad at maths?
Are we all in control of our own mathematical fate, or are some people just naturally bad at it? Professor Brian Butterworth (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) analyses the science behind why some people are better at maths than others.
Experts warn against rising whooping cough cases
"During lockdown (when social distancing measures were in place) the number of infections went down, so people who may have caught it then are catching it now," explains Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).