UCL in the media
Kamala Harris to tell the world what she stands for
Barely a month ago the Trump campaign was on course to collect more black votes than any Republican presidential candidate in history, but now polls suggest “surging enthusiasm for Harris among this demographic”, says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
What is anhedonia and is there a cure?
Anhedonia, the inability to experience joy or pleasure, has been central in the research of Professor Jonathan Roiser (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) for the last 10 years as he explains that joy is not a linear process, but is rather split up into phases.
Expert warns of London tsunami if WW2 shipwreck explodes
Asked if he thinks the government should finally deal with the SS Richard Montgomery, a sunken WW2 vessel in the River Thames with some 1,400 tonnes of explosives inside, Professor David Alexander (Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) said: “I think it is worth doing."
Social segregation increases where primary free schools open
On average, social segregation of students has increased in neighbourhoods where mainstream primary free schools opened, and neighbouring schools have lost students, finds a report by UCL researchers including Dr Rob Higham (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society).
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Case for the Lower Thames Crossing 'doesn’t stack up'
Private funding does not turn a bad scheme into a good one, explains Emeritus Professor Phil Goodwin (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering), adding: "The case for this one did not stack up."
Scottish and Irish rocks confirmed as rare record of ‘snowball Earth’
A rock formation spanning Ireland and Scotland may be the world’s most complete record of “snowball Earth”, a crucial moment in planetary history when the globe was covered in ice, finds a new study led by UCL researchers including Professor Graham Shields (UCL Earth Sciences).
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Academics urge ministers to back campus free speech act
“Although the new free speech act merely restates universities’ existing weak responsibility to protect academic freedom, it provides for the first time some weak recourse. It’s about time," says Professor Alan Sokal (UCL Mathematics).
Rise in entries for A-levels in Russian and Chinese
This week's A-level results day saw an increase in entries for Mandarin Chinese, which were boosted by the Mandarin Excellence programme, an initiative delivered by UCL and the British Council.
Boost to A-level maths reflects student desire for digital literacy, experts say
“Certainly from our work with schools, what we are seeing is that teachers and students have been working their socks off post-pandemic. It’s great to see their efforts bearing fruit,” says Dr Jennie Golding (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society).
Is this the end for the magnetic stripe?
Professor Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) says although magstripe technology is extremely well established, it is “inevitable” that it will gradually disappear.