UCL in the media
What would JD Vance as Vice President mean for Ukraine?
Vance could wield significant influence on Trump as vice president, but his role shouldn't be overstated, according to Dr Tom Packer (UCL Political Science).
The Trump loyalists behind project 2025
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) says Democrats are fixating on Project 2025 because they want to paint Trump as an extremist, but adds that Trump has actually distanced himself from the document.
What is causing Britain’s child health crisis?
The average height of five-year-old British children has got shorter over the last decade since the imposition of austerity, Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) tells BBC Panorama.
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Why was election turnout so low?
A UCL Policy Lab and More in Common study shows that 70 per cent of people believe that the Conservatives lost the election for being ‘incompetent’, while Professor Marc Stears (UCL Policy Lab) asks whether this new government can fulfil their promise of change.
Biden and Trump ask Americans to dial down the political rhetoric
The pressure on Joe Biden has mounted since the presidential debate, but the story is now all about the Republicans because of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump, explains Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European & International Social & Political Studies).
Start preparing for climate catastrophe, expert says
Rising temperatures will lead to crop failure and ultimately, societal breakdown, believes Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences), who says: “Really, a few days without food and things fall apart.”
Trump turns rhetoric towards God and ‘unity’ after surviving attack
“Trump is so impulsive that it’s hard to make predictions about the content or tone of his convention speech,” says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The facts about womb cancer
Every year around 9,700 women are diagnosed with uterine cancer. Mr Vikram Talaulikar (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) says: “If your cycles have been regular and they become heavier or irregular for more than three to four months, get that investigated."
Donald Trump shooting has 'power to swing election'
"Trump pumping his fist in defiance will go down not only as the most iconic image of this campaign, but as one of the most indelible in modern American political history," says Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
The locations most exposed to Labour’s housing revolution
“New developments in London are often associated with increasing price rises in the neighbourhood as they improve infrastructure and amenities,” says Dr Nikodem Szumilo (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).