UCL in the media
Warning over anti-vaccination movement
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Institute of Child Health) encourages parents worried about vaccinations to talk to a GP or nurse rather than rely on messages on the internet.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live’s ‘Stephen Nolan’ (from 54 mins 37 secs)
Why state bureaucracies should be known for innovation
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) argues that government creates an “innovation wave” that private companies are able to exploit.
Listen: BBC World Service’s ‘Global Business’ (from 23 mins 16 secs)
Misreporting of neuroscience research
A review of Gina Rippon’s book The Gendered Brain cites a study involving Professor Geraint Rees (Dean, UCL Faculty of Life Sciences) which found that neuroscience research was reported out of context “to create dramatic headlines” and push particular arguments.
Should women still be on the Pill?
Professor John Guillebaud (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) comments on new research that suggests women have been given incorrect information about the Pill.
How AI is helping to fight crime
Professor Ruth Morgan (UCL Security & Crime Science) talks about the enormous potential of AI in forensics and describes working on a system that can analyse particles on a suspect’s shoe within hours, when this might take a human forensics expert months.
Too much TV “erodes memory”
A study led by Dr Daisy Fancourt and Professor Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Health Care) has found that watching TV for more than three hours a day may double memory decline in older people.
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More East Europeans leave UK than arrive
EU migration of East Europeans has hit a 10-year low. Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) says “there’s a lot of competition for their skills, not only in their home country but in European countries.”
Trump-Kim summit ends without a deal
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European Social & Political Studies) comments on the failure of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to reach a deal at their second summit in Vietnam.
Children’s wellbeing unaffected by selective education
A study led by Professor John Jerrim (UCL Institute of Education) found that living in an area with selective education had no lasting effect on children’s wellbeing.
UCL’s place in world’s top 10 universities cited
In a comment piece Iain Martin cites UCL as one of four British universities ranked in the world’s top 10 according to the QS World University Rankings.