UCL in the media
Blow for Harris as poll suggests Trump is more trusted on immigration
Professor Andrew Rudalevige (UCL Political Science) said that that immigration policy will not "dramatically" change under a potential Harris administration.
How software errors melted down the world’s computer systems
Dr Marie Vasek (UCL Computer Science) said the widespread computer meltdowns showed how reliant technology systems are on a small number of companies’ software.
Battleground state Democrats back Biden despite age concerns
Dr Katie Gaddini (UCL Political Science) said voters may be sticking to Biden despite their concerns due to a fear of the alternative.
UK in ‘worse state’ to deal with pandemic than before Covid, say experts
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) said the impact of Covid confirmed his predictions that such a pandemic “would expose the underlying inequalities in society and amplify them”.
CrowdStrike tech outage shows the precarious nature of our digital world
Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws) explained that the tech outage highlighted out over-reliance on individual software providers for security of key infrastructure.
CrowdStrike tech outage
Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction) discusses the long-term impact of the tech outage. He said: “We know what the solutions are, so let's implement them.”
Profit and Loss
The work of the UCL Centre for the study of the legacies of British slavery to analyse historic compensation claims is profiled. Professor Catherine Hall (UCL History) said: “We needed to look at all the records [...] to know the scale of it”.
Watch: BBC 4 ‘Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners’ (from 7 min, 11 sec)
Are we eating too much salt
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains what effect consuming salt has on the body. He said: “Sodium ions, potassium ions are absolutely essential”.
Listen: BBC World Service ‘The Evidence’ (from 4 min, 8 sec)
A week in US Politics
Reverend Professor Keith Magee (UCL Political Science) discusses the unification of the Republican Party behind Donald Trump and concerns about Joe Biden in the Democrat camp.
Can Britain’s “mission-led” government defy gravity?
Matthew Holdhouse writes in the Economist that Sir Kier Starmer's "mission-led" approach to government was partly inspired by the work of Professor Mariana Mazzucato's (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) “Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism”.