UCL in the media
Haringey Cricket College may re-open 26 years after it closed
Over a quarter of a century after the closure of Haringey Cricket College, Dr Michael Collins (UCL History) believes cricket has a "unique opportunity" to put the sports academy back on the map.
Why is solar geoengineering a controversial issue?
Dr Peter Irvine (UCL Earth Science) deconstructs the intricacies of solar geoengineering and discusses whether it can be used in the fight against climate change.
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The value of studying alongside international students
Dr Greta Morando (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) responds to news about falling numbers of overseas students coming to Britain.
Life-threatening diseases could re-emerge if vaccine levels don't improve
"Vaccine uptake rates have been falling by a small amount each year for the past 10 years," says Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health), adding that large numbers of children are not fully protected against potentially serious diseases.
COVID-19 antiviral treatment should be taken for longer
The currently recommended five-day course of molnupiravir, an antiviral treatment, may not be long enough to treat COVID-19, according to a new paper involving Professor Joseph Standing (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).
Covid causes lasting damage to cognition and memory, research finds
Health experts including Dr Michael Zandi (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) discuss a new piece of research studying the impact of Covid-19 on brain function and welcome its contribution to the evolving knowledge of Covid's residual effects.
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Message from experts to parents on protecting kids against measles
“Even an uncomplicated attack of measles can make people feel very ill," according to Professor Helen Bedford (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health).
Poor spatial navigation could predict Alzheimer’s disease years before the onset of symptoms
People at risk of Alzheimer’s disease have impaired spatial navigation prior to problems with other cognitive functions, including memory, finds a new study led by Professor Dennis Chan (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).
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Ultra-processed food linked to 32 harmful effects to health, review finds
The findings of the review were “entirely consistent” with an “enormous number of independent studies which clearly link a diet high in UPF to multiple damaging health outcomes including early death”, says Dr Chris van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity).
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Jo Phoenix case 'indictment of UK universities’
A professor's tribunal win against Open University exposed a “failure of leadership in the sector”, says Professor Alice Sullivan (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society), who is leading a review of the use of sex and gender questions in scientific research and statistics.