UCL in the media
Have Kamala Harris’ values changed?
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European & International Social & Political Studies) said: “during the primary campaign you stake out positions that are more appealing to your base. And during the general election campaign you stake out positions that are more centrist”.
`Gene silencer´ drug shows promise in treating rare heart disease, trial finds
Professor Marianna Fontana (UCL Medicine) said: “ATTR is a progressive, fatal disease in which misfolded transthyretin protein accumulates as amyloid deposits in various parts of the body, often damaging the heart.
12-member panel to lead Labour curriculum review
Professor Becky Francis (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) is appointed to the panel leading Labour curriculum review.
Starmer ‘resets’ relationship with the EU
Dr Tom O'Grady (UCL Political Science) examines satisfaction with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s record.
More people at risk of hereditary heart disease than thought
More people in the UK are at risk of a hereditary form of cardiac amyloidosis, a potentially fatal heart condition, than previously thought, according to a new study led by Dr Luis Lopes (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
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Massive megalith that predates Stonehenge shows science savvy of Neolithic humans
Professor Michael Parker Pearson (UCL Archaeology) said: “I’ve always been amazed by the engineering skills needed to build this dolmen [...] This paper reveals just how precisely that has to have been done, with an extraordinary eye on dimensions and angles”.
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UCL neuroscientist and mathematician among Royal Society Medal winners
UCL Professors Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) and Gillian Bates (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) have been honoured with Royal Society Medals.
Masturbation paper researcher attacks ‘groupthink’ backlash
Ms Michelle Shipworth (UCL Energy Institute) was an early critic of the paper. She said: “Academia is becoming more attitudinally homogenous and, at the same time, more censorious, making it increasingly dangerous for academics to argue against a view they believe is widely held”
Embattled app Telegram offers academics 'incredible insight' into conflicts
Dr Melanie Garson (UCL Political Science) said: “It’s had a meteoric rise snice the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This was particularly because content was pushed out of some of the normal social media networks.”
We should hug fearsome wasps as they have 'important role' as 'pest controllers'
Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences) said she has been 'surprised and pleased’ to see Brits had noticed the stingers had gone missing this summer.