UCL in the media
Notting Hill Carnival
Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) explains why Notting Hill Carnival is important to him as a celebration of his heritage and culture.
Trump Harris Presidential debate analysis
Professor Julie Norman (UCL Political Science) believes Democratic candidate Kamala Harris won the debate. She said: “at the end of the day kitchen table issues are going to be what decides the election”.
Making the invisible, visible
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) highlights the importance of gas and how humans interact with it.
I passed my driving test in 2009 – but still can’t parallel park
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) said an anxious driving style can simply be an extension of an anxious personality.
Goodnight, Cluster: trailblazing space mission returns to Earth
The first satellite in the European Space Agency’s Cluster quartet safely came back down to Earth on Sunday, marking a successful end to a decades-long mission involving Professor Andrew Fazakerley (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory).
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How blood cancer cases are soaring in children and the modern lifestyle habits that some experts are pinning the blame on
Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) said: ‘But one reason for this is that, fortunately, there are many other conditions these days which no longer kill as many children’.
The proof you really can eat to beat hot flushes and hormonal anxiety
Professor Joyce Harper (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) warns against “people getting fanatical about certain diets. Nutrition is just one factor in managing menopause symptoms”.
A wishlist for better Ofsted school inspections
Professor Frank Coffield (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) writes: “This raises the central issue behind the crisis in the recruitment and retention of teachers, namely the power of the state, which has grown enormously under governments of left and right”.
Is Florida in play for Kamala Harris?
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said that even if Harris doesn't win Florida, the Trump campaign could be forced to divert resources to the state, hurting it in swing states.
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Balancing act: Pregnancy and bipolar disorder
Dr Tania Gergel (UCL Psychiatry) explains that a lot of pregnant women choose to stop taking medication, because of what she described as a golden notion of natural childbirth — a desire to put the child’s needs first — and caution about medicines’ potential impact.