UCL in the media
Art shows reality of wartime Ukraine in a different light
“What we don’t see in the news headlines is conversations around the kitchen table – families discussing, for example, how much fuel they would need if they suddenly had to flee to Warsaw,” says Dr Uillean Blacker (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies).
Black children more likely to experience complications after emergency appendicitis surgery
Black children are four times more likely than white children to experience complications after having their appendix removed, according to research from UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital involving Dr Amaki Sogbodjor (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science).
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iTalkBetter app significantly improves speech in stroke patients
An app developed by Professor Alex Leff (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) that provides speech therapy for people with the language disorder aphasia has been found to significantly improve their ability to talk.
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Decreasing sedentary time in class reduces obesity in children
Introducing more movement into lessons led to an 8% reduction in children’s waist-to-height ratio, according to a team of researchers including Dr Flaminia Ronca (UCL Division of Surgery & Interventional Science) and the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health.
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Compound vital for all life likely played a role in life’s origin
A chemical compound essential to all living things has been synthesised in a lab in conditions that could have occurred on early Earth, suggesting it played a role at the outset of life, finds a new study led by Professor Matthew Powner (UCL Chemistry).
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Nearly 10 million households in crisis due to health inequity from cold homes
The lack of meaningful action to tackle Britain’s cold homes over the last decade has intensified existing inequalities – with many millions of households now at the point of crisis, finds a new report led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL IHE).
Newly born neutron star detected in nearby supernova
An international team of astronomers including Professor Mike Barlow (UCL Physics & Astronomy) have discovered the first conclusive evidence that a neutron star exists at the centre of Supernova 1987A, a star explosion observed 37 years ago.
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The multivitamins and supplements that really benefit your health.. and the right time to take them
Professor Michael Heinrich (UCL School of Pharmacy) recommends checking a product carries the Traditional Herbal Registration (THR) mark, which means that it complies with Government standards.
Why research needs to reconnect to the classroom
Reflecting on decades of education research, Professor Peter Blatchford (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) says the hunt for "what works" could be throwing us off track when it comes to improving teaching and learning.
UCL spinouts attracted £3bn investment in last five years
UCL spinout businesses, formed to commercialise and scale up innovations in research, have created more than 2,200 new jobs and attracted almost £3 billion in investment in the last five years, according to a new report from UCL Business (UCLB).