UCL in the media
Vapes should be sold behind the counter like cigarettes, says BMA
Professor Lion Shahab (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) said: “We have to make vaping boring again, but we must be mindful that we do not throw the baby out with the bath water.
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.
Growing number of Americans believe AI will negatively impact jobs market
Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) likened the rise of AI to the dawn of the internet. He said: “vast numbers of new jobs were created to run new online businesses. The same is likely to be true of AI".
Will mpox trigger a COVID-like pandemic? Experts agree it's 'concerning' but not the same
Dr Shema Tariq (UCL Institute for Global Health) said: "The concern is [clade] 1b, the new variant, is showing much greater human-to-human transmission".
Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. Pulls out of US Presidential race
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European & International Social & Political Studies) comments on the similarities between Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. And Donald Trump, including his anti-vaccine views.
Incredible step in treating children's brain cancer offers alternative to chemotherapy
Over 20 years since Professor Darren Hargrave (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) identified BRAF mutations in human cancer, the first ever targeted treatment for brain tumours in children has been approved for NHS patients.
One in eight people diagnosed with dementia ‘may have liver disease instead’
Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) said: “Full-blown hepatic encephalopathy looks different to dementia. The symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy fluctuate in a way that Alzheimer’s doesn’t and anyone working in a memory clinic will be familiar with that”.
London universities draw up plans for £500m spinouts fund
UCL, Queen Mary University and King's College London are among the backers of London Atrium, a new vehicle aimed at commercialising start-ups created by their researchers.
Neolithic engineers built megalithic monument with stones that weighed as much as two jumbo jets
Professor Mike Parker-Pearson (UCL Institute of Archaeology) described it as described the 32 colossal stones that make up the Menga Dolmen as “one of the world’s greatest megalithic wonders”.
Will Kamala Harris be judged on Biden's economy? It's complicated
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "Persistent inflation was a significant political burden for Joe Biden, and now it weighs heavily on Kamala Harris, as well".