UCL in the media
Battleground state Democrats back Biden despite age concerns
Dr Katie Gaddini (UCL Political Science) said voters may be sticking to Biden despite their concerns due to a fear of the alternative.
UK in ‘worse state’ to deal with pandemic than before Covid, say experts
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) said the impact of Covid confirmed his predictions that such a pandemic “would expose the underlying inequalities in society and amplify them”.
CrowdStrike tech outage shows the precarious nature of our digital world
Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws) explained that the tech outage highlighted out over-reliance on individual software providers for security of key infrastructure.
CrowdStrike tech outage
Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction) discusses the long-term impact of the tech outage. He said: “We know what the solutions are, so let's implement them.”
Profit and Loss
The work of the UCL Centre for the study of the legacies of British slavery to analyse historic compensation claims is profiled. Professor Catherine Hall (UCL History) said: “We needed to look at all the records [...] to know the scale of it”.
Are we eating too much salt
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains what effect consuming salt has on the body. He said: “Sodium ions, potassium ions are absolutely essential”.
Donald Trump gets good news in swing states poll
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "The image of Trump pumping his fist after the assassination attempt is now burned into the minds of Americans. Small wonder why that symbol of defiance is resonating with undecided and swing voters."
A week in US Politics
Reverend Professor Keith Magee (UCL Political Science) discusses the unification of the Republican Party behind Donald Trump and concerns about Joe Biden in the Democrat camp.
Increasing number of underweight bats
Professor Kate Jones (UCL Biosciences) said: “British bats all rely on insects to eats, so they may not be finding enough to eat in the last few months and over the wet winter”.
Biden exits US presidential election race
Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) comments on Biden’s unprecedented decision to exit the presidential race. He said: “No Presidential candidate since 1972 has achieved a majority of delegates going into the convention”.