UCL in the media
NHS will probe unprecedented rise in children and adults being told they have ADHD amid fears mental disorder is being overdiagnosed
Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) said: “I worry that a Taskforce will encourage more people to come forward expecting to get an ADHD diagnosis, when the NHS is already struggling to meet demand.”
Fertility clinics ‘pressuring’ young women to freeze their eggs
Dr Zeynep Gurtin (UCL Institute for Women’s Health) said increasing the storage limit to 55 years had been positive but was a “double-edged sword” as clinics can “suddenly advertise to younger and younger women”, the majority of whom will be able to conceive naturally.
Florida map shows where state will become underwater from sea level rise
Professor David Thornalley (UCL Geography) described the report as "a very extreme example," but one that "would happen if we didn't take steps to reduce our GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions."
Republicans are overperforming in recent elections
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) suggests that recent special elections and down ballot elections are an unlikely bellwether for 2024.
The truth about ADHD: separating fact from fiction
Professor Anthony David (UCL Institute of Mental Health) describes ADHD as a condition that would have been evident from very early on and wouldn’t be something that would only become apparent later in adulthood.
Biden’s $30m swing-state gamble could be key to stopping Trump
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: “The Whitehouse has to be breathing a sigh of relief that the new polls show Biden gaining ground on Trump, particularly in key swing states.”
NHS workers asked if they are greyromantic, abrosexual or endosex
Professor Alice Sullivan (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) said it was “the ne plus ultra of bad survey questions”.
New image reveals magnetic fields at edge of Milky Way’s central black hole
A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration involving Dr Ziri Younsi (UCL Space & Climate Physics) has uncovered strong and organised magnetic fields spiralling from the edge of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*).
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Stability AI CEO bows out with 'striking optimism'
AI startups are "spooked" that software company Stability AI could become a generative AI "oligopoly", believes Professor Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies).
More than 1,600 planes are hit by mysterious GPS jamming across Europe - with Russia feared to be responsible
Dr Melanie Garson (UCL Political Science) suggests Russia’s dominance in the electronics war should be a 'wake-up call' for the UK's military.