UCL in the media
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).
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.
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.
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).
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)
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).