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How long are you contagious with Covid?
A new study from the University of Exeter has found some people with Covid are infectious for longer than 10 days but Professor Greg Towers (UCL Infection & Immunity) explains that the findings are context-dependent.
Doomsday shipwreck finally being tackled
Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) says that bombs need to be removed from the SS Richard Montgomery before it’s “too late”.
A jubilee year is a perfect time for debt forgiveness
Governments could pay all households on the condition that debtors must reduce their debts while the debt-free must buy newly issued corporate shares as part of a “modern debt jubilee,” says Honorary Professor Steve Keen (UCL Office of the Vice-Provost: Research).
Largest 3D map of the universe contains 8 million galaxies
A Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has produced a 3D map of the universe and Professor Amelie Saintonge (UCL Physics & Astronomy) says the equipment “will be transformative in allowing us to connect the galaxies we can see with...that dark matter scaffolding."
One in five health and care workers suffered PTSD last year
One in five health and care workers suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after the pandemic struck last year, suggests a new study from academics at UCL and the University of Haifa, Israel, including Dr Talya Greene (UCL Psychiatry).
Universities are playing their part in the fight for the climate
Professor Philip Steadman (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) responds to a letter which argued that academics focus on the pursuit of knowledge over offering practical solutions.
Can the Queen fire the Prime Minister?
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) explained that “the Queen could dismiss Boris Johnson if he lost a vote of no confidence and refused to resign.”
How to recruit a better police force
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) discusses how police officers are selected and what type of person applies for what type of job, in his book, Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes Us.
How the silent world of outer space is changing
Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) explores the sounds of space from spinning pulsars to black holes and gamma ray bursts.
Is it time we took ‘play’ more seriously?
Any form of play that evokes emotions like excitement, anticipation and elation in brains that are struggling to make sense of the world is deserving of more respect, says Dr Carrie Ryan (UCl Anthropology).
