UCL in the media
Would rent controls work in London?
Professor Yolande Barnes (UCL Bartlett Real Estate Institute) responds to comments from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, that he would “develop a new blueprint for stabilising or controlling private rents in the capital” in order to solve the city's "desperate housing crisis".
Universities face dual threat of Brexit and funding cuts
UK investment in universities brings lasting public benefit, writes UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur. But the higher education sector faces a number of risks.
Looking after your heart helps avoid Alzheimer’s
Professor Jonathan Schott (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) explains that getting blood pressure under control in “early mid-life” reduces the risk not only of heart disease and stroke, but also dementia.
Should you ask a child’s consent before tickling?
Following comments by comedian Russell Brand that tickling takes away a child’s “right to their own space and peace”, Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) says tickling is a key bonding process between parents and children.
Launch of peer-to-peer energy trading trial
A peer-to-peer energy trading trial involving UCL academics including Professor David Shipworth (UCL Energy Institute) will begin at a housing estate in Brixton, south London, in March. Analysts predict such trading will transform the energy market.
Republicans shouldn’t support a national emergency over US-Mexico border wall
Donald Trump may decide to declare a national emergency in order to build a $5.7billon border wall between the US and Mexico. Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) outlines four reasons why Republicans shouldn’t support him.
Understanding the Good Friday Agreement crucial to Brexit negotiations
Professor Kristin Bakke and PhD student Kit Rickard (UCL Political Science) write that understanding the Good Friday Agreement is crucial to Brexit negotiations, a peaceful future in Northern Ireland and UK-Ireland relations.
Britain’s private school problem
In a new book on the subject, Professor Francis Green (UCL Institute of Education) argues alongside historian David Kynaston that Britain’s private schools have become an “unignorable problem” and that their effects are “malign and divisive”.
Are concerns over screen time an example of moral panic?
Professor Jon Agar (UCL Science & Technology Studies) discusses the human tendency to fall into a moral panic about new technologies, from the effects of radiation a few years ago to mobile phone usage now.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 ‘Saturday PM’ (from 26 mins 27 secs)
Mental health trials launched in 370 schools
One of the largest mental health trials in the world has been launched across schools in England, led by Dr Jessica Deighton (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences), in partnership with the Anna Freud Centre.
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