UCL in the media
Keir Starmer's reform plan to plug NHS health gap
Dr Ilan Kelman (UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction) said “It's the staff of the NHS in particular who are the most vocal about saying that the NHS is not serving us,” he said. "Doctors are exhausted. Nurses are overworked. The wards are not sufficient to keep people alive.”
Snus - Hooked On Nicotine
Dr Harry Tattan-Birch (UCL Behavioural Science and Health) warns of the dangers of using nicotine pouches and gum for non-smokers. He said: “The biggest risk is people try these products who don’t smoke or vape”.
Natural probiotic discovered in gut bacteria of newborns
Newborn babies are born with a type of bacterium in their gut that could be used to develop new personalised infant therapeutic probiotics, finds a new study co-authored by Professor Nigel Field (UCL Institute for Global Health).
; , , , ʼһews
Climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days
A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study involving Dr Steven Hicks (UCL Earth Sciences).
;,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, The Scotsman (print only),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The Conversation,,,,,,,,,,,,; , ,ʼһews
1 in 10 people with dementia experience suicidal thoughts
People with dementia are more likely to have suicidal thoughts but are not necessarily more likely to attempt or die by suicide than the general population, finds a new study led by Dr Roopal Desai and Dr Amber John (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
Clone of Climate-change-triggered landslide caused Earth to vibrate for nine days
A landslide in a remote part of Greenland caused a mega-tsunami that sloshed back and forth across a fjord for nine days, generating vibrations throughout Earth, according to a new study involving Dr Steven Hicks (UCL Earth Sciences).
;,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,, The Scotsman (print only),,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The Conversation,,,,,,,,,,,,; , ,ʼһews
Will directly electing judges help Mexico fight corruption in its justice system?
Dr William A. Booth (UCL History) said that painting members of Mexico’s judiciary as aiders and abettors of a rapacious economic elite likely resonated with the ruling party’s supporters.
Neuroscientists and architects are using this enormous laboratory to make buildings better
Professor Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and Dr Fiona Zisch (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) discuss their research at ʼһ PEARL, also UCL Engineering colleagues, into how people navigate a large-scale lifelike environment in the lab.
Hillary Clinton's post-debate polls serve as warning sign for Kamala Harris
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "Only a fraction of Americans watched the debate live... and these are voters who are disproportionately politically activated and have already made up their minds on Harris and Trump".
More than half of UK government nutrition advisors are paid by food companies, analysis finds
Professor Chris van Tulleken (UCL Institute for Global Health) said: ‘Even small financial conflicts affect behaviour and beliefs in subtle or unconscious ways.