UCL in the media
Why Year 11s are in crisis: ‘We’re seeing the fallout of lockdown’
Dr Sandra Leaton Gray (UCL Institute of Education) says year 11s, who were eleven-year-olds during the first lockdown, will be feeling disorientated due to being stuck at home during a key developmental phase.
Measles case confirmed as experts fear UK faces worst outbreak in 12 years
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) said current vaccine uptake figures are too low to keep the virus at bay, and cases will only rise if they remain stagnant.
Northern Lights
Ms Catherine Regan (UCL Space & Climate Physics) describes the peak in solar activity that we are experiencing, solar maximum, which causes solar flares which can lead to releases of plasma.
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Deadly Victorian-era diseases surge in the UK
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) said: “An increase in rickets and malnutrition in modern Britain is alarming but, regrettably, not surprising. They are diseases of poverty.”
Talk therapy can improve quality of life for people with MND
Psychological therapy can significantly improve quality of life for people living with motor neuron disease (MND) when delivered alongside usual care, finds a study led by UCL and University of Sheffield researchers including Professor Rebecca Gould (UCL Psychiatry).
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Joe Biden's Rafah red line disrupts US-Israel relationship
After Joe Biden gave Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu a red line over the invasion of Rafah, Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) believes the US President is "alienating both his domestic allies and adversaries with his rhetoric towards Israel".
Ofsted grades improving with Sir Martyn Oliver in charge
Professor John Jerrim (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) says if there was a genuine shift in Ofsted primary grades, it is “probably more to do with human behaviour and how inspectors might act”.
How strict is too strict at school?
How can discipline in school lead to better outcomes for children? Damian Phelan (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) says there are two key ingredients to a successful school - strictness and warmth.
Measles emergency warning as cases this year already dwarf 2023
Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) warns against “the biggest outbreak of measles we’ve had since 2012," adding: "We’ve had more cases in the first four months of this year than in the whole of last year."
Law suit for overprescription of ADHD medication Adderall
There is such a demand for Adderall from patients that some doctors are feeling pressured to give incorrect ADHD diagnoses, believes Professor Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry).