UCL in the media
A parent’s guide to dealing with teen mental health
Professor Vivian Hill (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) says that from her visits to schools, it was clear that pupils as young as eight years old were worried about how their parents would afford rising prices during the cost of living crisis.
What is 'quiet quitting' and is it on the rise?
Touching on 'job creep', where people end up doing tasks outside the original scope of their role, Dr Anthony Klotz (UCL School of Management) says employers have failed to “recalibrate for more normal times” after the pandemic.
Wes Streeting says Labour is better prepared than it was in 1997
“The next Government can super-charge this revolution in health care by supporting the technology transfer process with targeted support to accelerate great ideas from our universities to have real impact where they are needed most," says Dr Anne Lane (UCL Business).
Jill Dando's crime-fighting legacy at UCL
Presenter and former host of Crimewatch alongside the late Jill Dando, Nick Ross (UCL Security and Crime Science), lauds the Jill Dando Fund that was raised after her death and helped set up the UCL Jill Dando Institute of Security and Crime Science.
Four solar flares erupt from the sun at the same time
A likely explanation for a 'super-sympathetic' solar flare event - where simultaneous solar flares erupt from the sun at the same time - is that one flare triggers a disturbance that travels through the solar corona, says Dr Daniel Verscharen (UCL Space & Climate Physics).
Why the experts don’t pay for branded medication
While there can be small differences between generic and name-brand medications, Dr Sara Garfield (UCL School of Pharmacy) explains that the most important thing is the active ingredient.
Marjorie Taylor Greene becoming isolated in Congress
"Marjorie Taylor Greene represents today's brand of the Republican Party more than moderates like Mitt Romney. Trump has remade the GOP in his image, but it's fringe politicians like MTG that carry water for him in Washington." - Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science)
Malaria warning to Brit holidaymakers
"It’s very important that British travellers are aware of malaria cases. Even if someone previously lived in a malarial area and had built up some immunity, that immunity is lost after about a year," warns Professor Bryony Franklin (UCL School of Pharmacy).
Travelling Brits warned against malaria spike
The primary driver for malaria cases detected in the UK is the number of Brits who travel abroad, states Professor François Balloux (UCL Biosciences), as health chiefs warn malaria levels in UK holidaymakers are at their highest for 20 years.
Shortage of HPV vaccines leads to millions of girls in Africa missing out
Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) discusses the dangers of plane turbulence as well as the shortage of HPV vaccines in Africa, which could lead to ten million girls in some of the poorest parts of the world missing out on the jab.