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Aquatic plants survive in ‘ghost ponds’ under agricultural fields
Publication date: 14 July 2017
PHD student, Emily Alderton (UCL Geography) explains that aquatic plants in ‘ghost ponds’ are able to survive more than 100 years buried beneath cropped agricultural fields. Read: New Scientist, More: The Conversation
Long working hours may affect the risk of atrial fibrillation
Publication date: 14 July 2017
Professor Mika Kivimaki (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) is lead author of a new study which showed that employees working long hours were 40% more likely to develop atrial fibrillation than those working standard hours. Read: Guardian, More: Mail Online, The Sun, The Telegraph, India Times, Irish News.
Charlie Gard High Court hearing
Publication date: 14 July 2017
Commenting on the Charlie Gard case, Professor Jonathan Montgomery (UCL Laws) said that while it was right to consider the views of Charlie’s parents, English law is focused on the protection of children’s rights. Read: Sky News, More: CBS News, Global News.
Young people frequently change their minds about tertiary education
Publication date: 13 July 2017
A new study by Dr Jake Anders and Professor Claire Callender (UCL Institute of Education) has found that young people frequently change their minds about tertiary education, often along socio-economic lines. Read: The Australian
Stroke: Not just a disease of the elderly
Publication date: 13 July 2017
Dr Vijeya Ganesan (UCL Institute of Child Health) outlines the importance of the new guidelines for stroke in childhood, a relatively rare medical condition affecting around 400 children each year in the UK. Read: Huffington Post
Archaeological antiquities shouldn't be sold on the open market
Publication date: 13 July 2017
Dr Alice Stevenson (UCL Institute of Archaeology) explains why we should challenge the 'legal' sale of antiquities from public museums into private ownership, where the integrity and access to objects is at risk. Read: The Conversation
The good and bad in Germany’s economic model are strongly linked
Publication date: 13 July 2017
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) discusses Germany's economic model, and in particular their system of unions on company boards which he says has helped to manage modest wage growth. Read: The Economist
G20 Summit: Migration
Publication date: 13 July 2017
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) discusses the ongoing migration crisis and the migration challenges the G20 Summit would need to address. Watch: BBC World News 'Business Live'
