UCL in the media
Kamala Harris suffers polling blow among Democratic voters
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "The datapoint is consistent with the idea that Kamala Harris simply isn't going to win any popularity contests, among Democrats or voters at large".
Smoking rates are dropping but cancers caused by cigarettes are at an all time high
Dr Rob Hynds (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) believes several factors are behind the surprising data. He said: 'The proportion of people dying of lung cancer is declining as you would expect based on the reduction in smoking”.
ADHD map of Britain: Our data analysis reveals areas with the highest and lowest rates
Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) suggested the data demonstrated how some medics were more eager to diagnose ADHD than others. She said: “This confirms just how incredibly subjective ADHD diagnosis is”.
Joe Biden has turned into Donald Trump
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "Biden is absolutely taking a page out of the playbook of Trump. [...] Increasingly, one could argue that his public statements have been giving off an air of entitlement and even selfishness."
How France’s left-wing and centrist parties united to beat the far right
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) said: “France is in a time of instability, volatility and lots of popular anger. Le Pen’s eyes are on the 2027 election”.
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How to fall asleep in five minutes
Dr Severine Sabia (UCL Psychiatry) said of her research that multimorbidity is on the rise in high-income countries.
How Gen Z have become teetotal - because they've witnessed their parents destructive binge drinking
Dr Melissa Oldham (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) explains that young people are conscious of the myriad risks posed by alcohol, including the “social consequences and reputational damage from things being posted on social media”.
Can Britain be mended?
‘England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country’, co-authored by Porfessor Marc Stears (UCL Policy Lab), is profiled by the Financial Times as an important analysis of how the new Labour government may try to transform Britain.
President Biden’s physician met with Parkinson’s disease specialist in White House
Dr Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) said that President Biden displayed many symptoms indicative of Parkinson’s disease. He said:“I am not saying its Parkinson’s disease, I am just pointing out that there are features to him that are consistent with Parkinson’s disease.”
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".