UCL in the media
Outdoor smoking ban at pubs being considered
Dr Lion Shahab, Dr Sharon Cox and Professor Robert West (all UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health Care) comment on the news that the government plans to ban smoking in certain outdoor spaces.
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Five key questions Kamala Harris should answer during first interview
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "It's a not unreasonable expectation that candidates should make themselves available to the media. The fact that Harris hasn't raises the stakes of any interview she does give”.
Kamala Harris Georgia tour maps show counties she needs to win over
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) thinks Harris needs to prove to Georgia voters that "she's more than a coastal elite—or a 'San Francisco liberal'—as her critics would say".
Russia is signalling it could take out the West's internet and GPS. There's no good backup plan.
Dr Melanie Garson (UCL Political Science) said interference with GPS navigation systems was part of Russia's "gray zone" campaign against the West, which involves covert actions that fall below the threshold of open warfare.
Muslims felt excluded from health policies during Covid
People from diverse backgrounds must be included in the development of healthcare policies to ensure all groups' needs are met, finds a new study led by Dr Briony Hudson (UCL Psychiatry). into palliative care for the Muslim community.
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Combining climate measures key to slashing emissions
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Environment, Energy & Resources) said: “focusing only on 69 statistically identifiable large trend breaks, they miss the impact of thousands of smaller efforts globally, and the cumulative and often self-reinforcing impact of many smaller measures”.
12-member panel to lead Labour curriculum review
Professor Becky Francis (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) is appointed to the panel leading Labour curriculum review.
`Gene silencer´ drug shows promise in treating rare heart disease, trial finds
Professor Marianna Fontana (UCL Medicine) said: “ATTR is a progressive, fatal disease in which misfolded transthyretin protein accumulates as amyloid deposits in various parts of the body, often damaging the heart.
Have Kamala Harris’ values changed?
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL European & International Social & Political Studies) said: “during the primary campaign you stake out positions that are more appealing to your base. And during the general election campaign you stake out positions that are more centrist”.
More people at risk of hereditary heart disease than thought
More people in the UK are at risk of a hereditary form of cardiac amyloidosis, a potentially fatal heart condition, than previously thought, according to a new study led by Dr Luis Lopes (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
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