UCL in the media
Will mpox trigger a COVID-like pandemic? Experts agree it's 'concerning' but not the same
Dr Shema Tariq (UCL Institute for Global Health) said: "The concern is [clade] 1b, the new variant, is showing much greater human-to-human transmission".
Giant frog dubbed 'Devil Toad' roamed the Earth with a bite as strong as a tiger
Professor Susan Evans (UCL Biosciences) said: “This frog would have been the size of a slightly squashed beach ball, with short legs and a big mouth. [...] Its diet would most likely have consisted of insects and small vertebrates like lizards".
Donald Trump takes to X to attack Kamala Harris on house prices
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) suggested inflation was a significant political burden for Joe Biden, and now it weighs heavily on Kamala Harris.
Regional snobbery
Professor Francis Green (IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society) said: “Private education is very important for maintaining the class differences in this country and they are particularly concentrated in the south and in London”.
Perfume dupes
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) said: “Everyone is looking for something they can afford, but they do enjoy being savvy”.
'In the midnight sun, slaloming through icebergs' - brothers on perilous Arctic voyage
Professor David Thornalley (UCL Geography) explains that, over time, the influx of freshwater flowing off the Greenland ice sheet is likely to weaken the main current that runs the length of the Atlantic and has a major influence on the climate.
Can bringing back nature save our cities from floods?
Professor Priti Parikh (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) explains how spongey solutions can flight flooding, as well as encouraging biodiversity, helping our mental health and storing the planet warming gas, carbon dioxide.
Listen: BBC World Service ‘The Climate Question’ (from 1 min, 39 sec)
How London’s Olympic Legacy Reshaped the Forgotten East End
The former Olympic Park is now home to 12,000 people and by next year will be the place of work of 40,000. Alongside business, it also sparked a major building of civic amenities, including [...] UCL East, a branch of one of the world’s best institutions.
The role of ‘razzle dazzle’ at American political conventions
Dr Mitchell Robertson (UCL History) explains how US elections are won at the margins and that celebrity endorsements can help in winning over swing voters.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland ‘Good Morning Scotland’ (from 1 hr, 48 min, 15 sec)
WW2 wreck in Thames Estuary is 'ticking time bomb', expert warns
Professor David Alexander (UCL Risk and Disaster Reduction) describes the SS Richard Montgomery, a World War Two wreck in the Thames estuary, as a “serious threat”. He said it could explode creating a five-metre tsunami up the Thames.