UCL in the media
Daily patterns contribute to the sense dissatisfaction many midlifers feel
“We can find ourselves becoming habituated to everything from a great view or tasty meal to a loving spouse, meaning we notice and appreciate them less.” - Professor Tali Sharot (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences)
Saudi’s growing deficit in the spotlight
There is a general consciousness that as the internal combustion engine is phased out, revenue from fuel duty will be lost, says Professor David Metz (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering).
Enforced disappearances in South America
Dr Francesca Lessa (UCL Institute of the Americas) talks about the regimes across Latin America during the 1970s and 1980s that moved against opponents by making them disappear.
Covid on the rise again as new FLiRT variants become dominant strain
We are at the start of a new Covid wave driven by the FLiRT variants, which, according to Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics), are likely to be at "about 50 per cent" of total infections now.
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Consumer group highlights health products you may not need
Dr Nicky Keay (UCL Medicine) says products containing ingredients such as black cohosh and red clover leaf are expensive and come with no guarantee that they will help.
The best ‘buttery’ spreads for your health
Buttery spread manufacturers use a technique called interesterification which can harden vegetable oils to give them a butter-like consistency, making them suitable for spreads," says Alex Ruani (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society).
The Jennings v Alzheimer’s: Shaping a new “treatment era” through discovery
A new BBC documentary explores the discoveries made by researchers at ʼһ and UCLH including Professor Sir John Hardy (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) that have given hope for Alzheimer’s disease over the past 40 years, and the family that helped make it happen.
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Why religious leaders should be concerned about AI
AI technology leads to two very important questions when discussing its impact on religion, explains Professor John Wyatt (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health): "One, what does it mean to be human? And secondly, what kind of world do we want to create in the future?"
Should the system for getting rid of MPs behaving badly be changed?
MPs may behave in a way that "distracts them from the long term" if they are under constant threat that voters could get rid of them, says Dr Thomas Fleming (UCL Constitution Unit).
Donald Trump stung by double polling blow
Polls are so variable at this point that we can only assume Donald Trump and Joe Biden are "neck and neck - not only nationally but in key swing states", says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).