In The Media

“What we should be talking about is not societal collapse, but actually the collapse of capitalism. Society tends to step in when these collapses happen,” said Dr Rhiannon Firth (UCL Institute of Education) on people’s responses to modern-day disasters.

“It teaches us about consciousness and the role that the sense of self plays in consciousness.... and meaning making,” said Dr Christopher Timmermann (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) on what we can learn from studying near death experiences.

"While it’s very encouraging to see... it's surprising there are no measures for success for the research and innovation component,” said Professor Graeme Reid (UCL Office of the Vice-Provost Research, Innovation & Global Engagement) on the Post-16 Education & Skills White Paper

“The review we truly need would start by breaking a taboo: acknowledging that schooling’s current structure aims to give individuals the chance to demonstrate their superior worth to others,” said Dr Rupert Higham (UCL Institute of Education) on the latest curriculum review.

“These results indicate the significant disappointment with affordability. I think Trump has damaged rather than helped inflation,“ said Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) on the Republicans' recent election losses and the possible contributing factors.

Areas near green parks and bodies of water are cooler throughout the year, finds a new study by Dr Oscar Brousse and Dr Clare Heaviside (both UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) which also showed that low-cost weather sensors could provide usable research data.

“Tonight, he has been defied by a core group of his caucus after the longest shut down in U.S. history and is derided by the left of his party…. Different tactics, same result," said Dr James D. Boys (UCL Political Science) on the deal to end the US government’s 40-day shutdown.

A new treatment for high blood pressure can provide continuous, round-the-clock blood pressure control for people whose condition is hard to treat, according to a global study led by Professor Bryan Williams (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).

People in their thirties may risk a heart attack or stroke in later life even when they have ‘normal’ blood pressure, if it’s too high or steeply rising, according to a new study led by Dr Gaby Captur and Dr Cristian Topriceanu (both UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).

“The high-quality methodology used in this new umbrella review confirms what experts around the globe have been saying. The evidence that links paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism is tenuous,” said Dr Dimitrios Siassakos (UCL EGA Institute for Women’s Health).

“I do think this is an extension of boys’ online relationships with their screens. If you think about an AI girlfriend, it is almost an extension of a video game,” said Professor Jessica Ringrose (UCL Institute of Education) on the rise of teenage boys using AI for companionship.

“It’s not something in the future. The reality is that AI is with us now. And it comes with risks and we need people to understand enough,” said Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) on the importance of children being able to spot AI generated content.

“Thank the lord that Shakespeare is still there. Not just because it is subtle and demanding and expressive, but also because it is the English language from another age, familiar yet strange,” said Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature).

Ageing stars may be destroying the giant planets orbiting closest to them, according to a new study by led by Dr Edward Bryant (Mullard Space Science Laboratory at UCL and the University of Warwick).

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by Dr Juan Eugenio Iglesias (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) and his UCL colleagues, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.