UCL in the media
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?”
‘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.”
Experts who reveal the eight 'hidden' symptoms that mean you're drinking too much
Dr Melissa Oldham (UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care) explains how the body metabolises alcohol later in the night.
Climate change is pushing up food prices — and worrying central banks
Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources) argues that notwithstanding adaptations, climate change is set to hinder not help the world’s food supplies.
Why Jill Biden is unlikely to convince Joe to step down, despite mounting pressure
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "In public, it's expected that Mrs Biden will support her husband. Behind closed doors, we can only guess at what she's advocating".
So, this is why some people never got Covid and others did
Dr Marko Nikolic and post doc Kaylee Worlock’s (both at UCL Medicine) research revealed the genetic markers that protected some people from Covid-19 infection.
Can wealth buy good health?
Research led by Dr Paola Zaninotto (UCL Epidemiology and Health Care) found the wealthiest third of the population lived eight to nine more healthy years than the least wealthy third.
Putin's war in Ukraine fuels income rise for Russia
Dr Philip Cunliffe (UCL Institute of Risk and Disaster Reduction) said about the World Bank's report and the potential dubiousness of Moscow's figures.
Gen Z losing faith in American dream: July 4th poll
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".
Should universities ever take stances on political issues?
Dr Joseph Mintz (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society) regards the entire pro-Palestinian BDS movement as “highly problematic” because of its anti-Zionist roots in the Soviet Union and because it is a tactic that is directed only towards the Jewish state.