UCL in the media
Tesco could use AI to encourage Clubcard shoppers to make healthier choices
Professor Susan Michie (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change) said: “This in general is very good in terms of people’s health, because, especially things like salt content, people often have no idea”.
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Maiden speeches in Parliament
Dr Tom Fleming (UCL Political Science) said that maiden speeches don't have to be relevant to what is being discussed in the House, so when maiden speeches take place during parliamentary debates, there ends up being relatively little discussion of the actual issues in debate.
End-of-life care demand for dementia patients set to surge, study warns
The number of people living with dementia who require end-of-life care is set to “substantially increase” in the coming years, according to a study by the EMBED-Care programme, jointly led by UCL and King’s College London.
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New XEC Covid variant starting to spread
Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Genetics Institute) said that although XEC has a "slight transmission advantage" over other recent Covid variants, vaccines should still offer good protection.
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Could EU Commissioner's resignation be a win for Elon Musk?
Professor Anil Doshi (UCL School of Management) said: "Any governing body is susceptible to internal conflict and politicking—that is to be expected. But the EU's regulatory institutions are robust and will persist beyond any one individual."
Use of long-range missiles by Ukraine inside Russia
Professor Mark Galeotti (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) discusses what appears to be a shift in the position of the US and the UK in regard to the restrictions placed on the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine inside Russia.
Donald Trump had a tough week, and not just because of the debate
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: “We all know that Trump has nine lives – and then some. Any predictions that the point to his political demise, still months out from the election, are premature.”
Russia-tied ship carries explosive power similar to Hiroshima atomic bomb
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) said that while there are plenty of concerns about ammonium nitrate because of its "rather disastrous history," he isn't worried about the Ruby because there are large quantities of it being moved around all the time.
Should Donald Trump ditch Laura Loomer? Experts weigh in
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said Laura Loomer is damaging Trump, though he also noted that many non-politically engaged Americans are likely unaware of the controversy.
Letter: Small really is beautiful in university science research
In a letter to the FT, Dr Luka Gebel (UCL Global Business School for Health) says that smaller teams enhance innovation by making scientific discoveries at the institutional level in basic science which consist of high-stakes innovative research with significant risk of failure.