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UCL signs up to ground-breaking sustainable research agreement
UCL has signed up to a ground-breaking new agreement aimed at making research more environmentally sustainable.
Intense scrutiny heaped on Joe Biden's Israel policy
Anything Joe Biden says at the moment on Israel-Palestine is going to be "parsed, scrutinised, reinterpreted, taken out of context, and pulled through the wringer by critics a million different ways", explains Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Why do some people have a poor sense of direction?
The navigation game and citizen science project called Sea Hero Quest, developed by Professor Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), is referenced by Professor Seán Commins of Maynooth University as a way to assess someone's navigational abilities.
‘Weak’ hush money case may be only chance to stop Trump before election
“There’s always a risk that it turns the courtroom into a spectacle, with the judge, the prosecutor, or the defence playing to the camera,” says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science), adding: “That’s especially true in a case like Trump’s."
Using AI to spot ships smuggling Russian oil
“It’s very difficult for humans to search large areas for small things, like a needle in a haystack sort of problem, but obviously deep learning [AI] is really good for exactly that sort of thing," says Dr Ollie Ballinger (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis).
Does St George's day and England need a reset?
Polling from More in Common and the UCL Policy Lab, headed by Professor Marc Stears (UCL Political Science), suggests that the overwhelming majority of English voters neither want to recreate their country’s past nor forget it entirely.
Is Trump’s ‘hush money’ trial too political?
Between 20 and 30 per cent of the US population believe Donald Trump is the subject of a witch hunt after being embroiled in several criminal cases, says Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European & International Social & Political Studies).
Elon Musk plots new direction for Tesla
“The gap between the reality of the technology and what Elon Musk says about it is – and will always be – huge,” says Professor Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) after the billionaire looks to reposition the company as a leader in self-driving cars.
Hunger has increased under Joe Biden, data suggests
"Biden can't win the battle against food insecurity without winning the war against inflation," says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Can long-term mortgages help solve the UK’s housing crisis?
Amid stagnating home ownership in England, Professor Yolande Barnes (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) says: “There are good reasons for any government at any time to want a nation of homeowners."