UCL in the media
Cleaning up our fetid politics is Keir Starmer’s toughest task yet
A report by Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) is quoted, suggesting that there should be 600 peers or fewer in the House of Lords. She recommends letting the parties to select the final make-up, together agreeing a formula for each party’s quota.
Call for year-round Covid monitoring as summer wave brings new dominant variant
Professor Christina Pagel (UCL Mathematics) said: “England is short on Covid data. This is extremely irritating [...] It means we can’t say anything for sure but are forced to search for clues in the spaces and imperfect data that remains”.
Change is a great slogan, but how do you achieve it?
Professor Marc Stears (UCL Policy Lab) said: “The biggest problem the Keir Starmer is facing really is the crisis of trust or belief in politics”.
Donald Trump poised to win more Latino votes than any Republican in recent history
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "For decades, Democrats have largely assumed that 'demographics is destiny'—that the growing proportion of minorities, including Latinos, would naturally help their party gain a permanent majority in Washington".
Lucy Letby: killer or coincidence? Why some experts question the evidence
Professor John O’Quigley (UCL Statistical Science) said: “In my opinion there was nothing out of the ordinary statistically in the spike in deaths, and all the shift chart shows is that when Letby was on duty, Letby was on duty.”
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The star economist who inspired Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘missions’
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) is interviewed about her interventionist arguments Labour plans to enact in government.
Biggest ever Mandarin Excellence Programme trip sees 1,200 pupils travel to China
A record-breaking number of students from across England are preparing to embark on the most ambitious international school trip of its kind, as part of the UCL-led Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP).
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Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs,” street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds Dr Oscar Brousse (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources).
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Embed impact in PhD training from day one, says UCL doctoral head
Elizabeth Halton (UCL Doctoral School) argues that doctoral students should be required to consider the potential impact of their research throughout their studies at the UK Council for Graduate Education’s annual conference.
Can the king vote, and does he have a role in elections?
Professor Jeff King (UCL Laws) explained that 'the rules relating to the power of members of the royal family to vote are regulated by constitutional convention and not by statute law.'
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