UCL in the media
Calorie labels on alcohol might help some drinkers maintain a healthier weight
Just over half of heavier drinkers in England say they would make changes to their drinking if calorie labels for alcohol were introduced, according to a new study by Professor Andrew Steptoe and Professor Jamie Brown (UCL Behavioural Science & Health)
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Question Time September 23 Panel: Who's on the BBC politics show tonight?
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) will appear on the BBC current affairs show.
Banning smoking in public areas
Professor Robert West (UCL Behavioural Science and Health) said: “As far as public health is concerned it wouldn’t be my top priority in that the evidence for the public health impact for passive smoking outdoors is pretty slim.”
Revealed: Housing gentrification 'costing low-income Londoners £80 a week'
Dr Joe Penny (UCL Urban Laboratory) found that the projects routinely underproduce truly affordable housing for low-income Londoners. He found failures to deliver enough affordable homes increase rents of council and social housing by an average of more than £80 a week.
Nate Silver offers Kamala Harris debate advice
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) disagreed with Silver's advice, telling Newsweek that if Harris were to turn down a debate with Trump, it could look like she is "running scared."
Ukrainians increasingly willing to cede land for peace: survey
Professor Kristin Bakke (UCL Political Science) examines survey results that show a growing, if reluctant, support for negotiations and territorial concessions among Ukrainians.
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London’s mayor announces plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street
Professor Peter Rees (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) said: “My concern with a street like Oxford Street is that it’s not a place, it’s the division between two places: Mayfair and Marylebone. Two of London’s villages.”
'It's a wonderful feeling': London surgeon tells of joy after separating conjoined twins in 14-hour operation
Professor Noor ul Owase Jeelani (UCL GOSH Institute of Child Health) carried out the successful procedure separating conjoined twins at a hospital in Turkey.
How the Donald Trump assassination attempt could impact the campaign
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: “Multiple assassination attempts against Trump only make him a more sympathetic figure.”
Jet-setting academics branded hypocrites for lecturing about climate
Professor Jonas De Vos (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) said: “There is a level of hypocrisy: academics know that flying is bad for the environment, but still, we often fly to international conferences, often to [make the argument] that society should be more sustainable.”