UCL in the media
The lessons and legacy of Rwanda’s genocide
The conviction of Jean-Paul Akayesu, former mayor of the small Rwandan commune of Taba, by the International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda on charges of genocide was "a coming of age", believes Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws).
How Taiwan proofed itself against earthquakes
Taiwan protected itself against some of the worst impacts of the recent 7.4 magnitude earthquake by implementing seismic codes in their building stock, says Professor Tiziana Rossetto (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering).
I asked my mother’s neurologist what caused her stroke. ‘Depression,’ he said
Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) said: “Depression is related to reduced self-care and social contact, so these may lead to an increased risk of dementia from illnesses and isolation.”
Slovakia: pro-western diplomat contests Russia-friendly politician for presidency
Dr Michal Ovádek (UCL Political Science) said the Slovak president can act as a “barrier for more autocratisation”. He added it “Doesn’t mean it is not going to keep happening – but probably slower”.
'High levels of discontent' with current Ofsted system
There is a feeling amongst teachers and education professionals that Ofsted's single-word judgements are seen as "too blunt an instrument" to label an entire school, believes Professor Alice Bradbury (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
Researchers make most precise ever measurement of expanding Universe
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration, led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and involving Prof Ofer Lahav(UCL Physics & Astronomy), has made the most precise measurements to date of how fast the universe has expanded throughout history.
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British aid workers killed in Gaza airstrike
Dr James Smith (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) describes his own experience working as an air worker in Gaza and what the recent attack means for humanitarians organisations going forward.
Joe Biden scores big win over Donald Trump among suburban voters
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: Trump is "doubtlessly alienating to large swathes of suburbia, which tend have higher concentrations of wealthier and college-educated voters that have broadly turned away from the GOP."
California map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise
Professor David Thornalley (UCL Geography) said that due to melting ice sheets greater sea level rises with far more severe effects were being predicted to occur in the coming hundreds to thousands of years.
Blood tests for diagnosing dementia to be offered in UK trial
Thousands of people in the UK are to take part in countrywide trials to identify accurate and quick blood tests that can diagnose dementia, led by Professor Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) and Dementias Platform UK, based at the University of Oxford.
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