UCL in the media
Change is a great slogan, but how do you achieve it?
Professor Marc Stears (UCL Policy Lab) said: “The biggest problem the Keir Starmer is facing really is the crisis of trust or belief in politics”.
Lucy Letby: killer or coincidence? Why some experts question the evidence
Professor John O’Quigley (UCL Statistical Science) said: “In my opinion there was nothing out of the ordinary statistically in the spike in deaths, and all the shift chart shows is that when Letby was on duty, Letby was on duty.”
US house prices hit all time high
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "The skyrocketing costs of college, the difficulty of climbing onto the property ladder, and surging economic inequality all contribute to the notion that the American dream is dying or dead".
How will new Labour government fight climate change?
Professor Simon Lewis (UCL Geography) offers his analysis of the new government’s priorities for tackling the climate crisis, transitioning to renewable energy and the Tories’ eco report card after 14 years in power.
The star economist who inspired Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘missions’
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) is interviewed about her interventionist arguments Labour plans to enact in government.
Embed impact in PhD training from day one, says UCL doctoral head
Elizabeth Halton (UCL Doctoral School) argues that doctoral students should be required to consider the potential impact of their research throughout their studies at the UK Council for Graduate Education’s annual conference.
‘Ineffectual’ and ‘snippy’: the rapid rise and stunning fall of Rishi Sunak
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) responded to the last King’s Speech, saying: “He’s a fag-end prime minister [...] There wasn’t much left to do.”
UCL team records ground shaking at Taylor Swift concerts
UCL geophysicists, led by Professor Ana Ferreira & Dr Stephen Hicks (UCL Earth Sciences), installed seismometers around Wembley Park ahead of Taylor Swift’s Eras concerts in London and found that the opening night performance of ‘Love Story’ produced the strongest ground tremors.
Can the king vote, and does he have a role in elections?
Professor Jeff King (UCL Laws) explained that 'the rules relating to the power of members of the royal family to vote are regulated by constitutional convention and not by statute law.'
Antikythera mechanism’s purpose is studied using cosmic research tool
Professor Tony Freeth (UCL Mechanical Engineering) said: “Why put a second lunar calendar on the mechanism when you’ve already taken a lot of trouble to construct a lunar calendar of great accuracy and sophistication?”