UCL in the media
What do the riots say about Britain?
The past week of racist riots in the UK has been a disturbing time for Britain’s minority communities and has "fundamentally been a failure of the political class", explains Dr Ashraf Hoque (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
Meet Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’s Democratic running mate
Kamala Harris has officially announced Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her Democratic running mate, but are they an election-winning partnership? Visiting Professor Andrew Rudalevige (UCL Political Science) shares his insights on the latest developments in the US election.
Alzheimer's breakthrough as Parkinson's drug surprise teases new treatment
Dopamine treatment may alleviate symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by Dr Naoto Watamura, honorary research fellow in the UK Dementia Research Institute at 911, which may point towards the repurposing of a drug used to treat Parkinson's disease.
Could we take the entire solar system on a voyage through space?
To transport our planet across the universe, Professor Jay Farihi (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses whether we would need to bring the whole solar system to sustain life on Earth.
RFK Jr's string of strange animal stories
"It just makes you wonder what wild tale he'll come up with next," says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science). "For some voters, RFK Jr's eccentricity is part of his appeal. For others, it just leaves them shaking their heads."
Girls more anxious about climate change than boys
Girls are more likely to worry about climate change and engage more in teaching on the topic than boys, according to research led by UCL academics including Professor Nicola Walshe (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
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Rare orchids and bees are thriving on London’s green rooftops
“By transpiring - that's by sweating as we do - plants emit more heat into that form of latent heat, the heat that you can't perceive, so it's water vapour basically,” explains Dr Oscar Brousse (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources).
Climate change leading to lack of wasps across the UK
Based on what we've seen this spring and summer, there are not only fewer wasps around but also fewer insects as a whole, explains PhD student Iona Cunningham-Eurich (UCL Biosciences).
Warning Scotland will suffer unless SNP pour money into industry
A report co-authored by Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) found that a “chronic problem of low investment” is undermining living standards, stifling innovation, and holding back Scotland’s net zero transition.
England’s curriculum review: what education experts want to see
Professors Dominic Wyse and John Jerrim (both IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) offer suggestions for the government’s curriculum and assessment review in England, which is scheduled to begin later this summer.