UCL in the media
Chatty book by a political scientist on chaos, black swans and the butterfly theory
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) discusses his new book ‘Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters’.
What could Putin do with another six years in power?
The LGBTQ+ community could face further repression in a new Putin term and potentially be "held up as an import from the decadent West,” believes Dr Ben Noble (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies).
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US warned of new border crisis
As refugees flee Haiti following the breakdown in law and order, Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) suggests a new migration crisis would be a major challenge to the Biden administration.
Violence towards women on social networks is becoming ‘increasingly prevalent’
“Extremist misogyny that was once really segregated to less mainstream platforms is now disseminating onto much more popular platforms like TikTok and permeating into youth culture more generally,” explains Dr Kaitlyn Regehr (UCL Information Studies).
‘Stay away’ from Cheltenham races if you have ‘cold-like’ symptoms, health chiefs warn amid fears of measles ‘explosion’
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) explains key information about the MMR vaccine.
One million adults smoke menthol-flavoured cigarettes despite ban
One in seven adults who smoke in Great Britain report using menthol-flavoured cigarettes despite UK legislation that aimed to curb their use, according to a new study by UCL researchers led by Dr Vera Buss (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care).
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Giant sequoias are a rapidly growing feature of the UK landscape
Imported giant sequoia trees are well adapted to the UK, growing at rates close to their native ranges and capturing large amounts of carbon during their long lives, finds a new study led by UCL researchers, led by Ross Holland (UCL geography) with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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A 'game-changer' drug can prevent chronic urine infections... yet many women are still not being given it
Professor Jennifer Rohn (UCL Renal Medicine) said: “It only looks for a few of the bacteria that we know cause UTIs. So if a dipstick comes up negative, the doctor might send you home without antibiotics and think that you're not sick.”
Proposed shake-up of cabinet government
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Political Science) argues in favour of an ‘inner cabinet’ in government, but critiques Whitehall’s previous use of non-executive boards.
Researchers transform Parkinson’s tremors into music
A new music album based on the tremors of people with Parkinson’s has been launched by a team of UCL researchers, led by Dr Christian Lambert (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology), to help provide relief for people with the condition.
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