UCL in the media
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.
Cool roofs are best at beating cities’ heat
Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered “green roofs,” street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds Dr Oscar Brousse (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources).
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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.
Biggest ever Mandarin Excellence Programme trip sees 1,200 pupils travel to China
A record-breaking number of students from across England are preparing to embark on the most ambitious international school trip of its kind, as part of the UCL-led Mandarin Excellence Programme (MEP).
‘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.”
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.'
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.
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".
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.
Biden embarks on PR blitz after disastrous debate
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) says that if Biden wanted to prove concerns about his mental state aren’t an issue, “he could do it in one fell swoop.” “Agree to a ‘Fox News Sunday’ interview, unedited, where no topics would be off limits”.