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Prince Charles warned over slimmed down monarchy plan
It has been reported that the Prince of Wales may favour a slimmed-down monarchy when he succeeds the throne but Dr Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit) says he wonders “how far Charles has thought this through.”
Lessons still to be learned about masks in schools
Asia can teach the UK much about keeping schools open during a pandemic, says visiting Professor, Edward Vickers (UCL IOE) in a letter.
Home working versus the office
Professor Joe Devlin (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses the benefits of travelling into an office to work and the daily commute.
Listen: BBC World Service Radio’s ‘Health Check’ (from 22 mins 59 secs)
Advice on the best protective face masks to wear
Dr Xand van Tulleken (UCL Institute for Global Health) shares his advice on which face masks are the most and least effective against the transmission of Covid.
Dogs may be able to tell the difference between speech patterns
Dogs react differently to speech and non-speech when listening to human voices, which is a “very nice demonstration of just how much dogs are listening to our voices,” says Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
Risk of Covid transmission after five days is ‘quite low’
Dr Alex Crozier (UCL Division of Biosciences) said the UK should not rely on lateral flow tests for its isolation policy, as they can “often take much long than 10 days to materialise and we risk over-isolating people and exacerbating staffing issues this way.”
Meet the doctor empowering women to own their reproductive health
Dr Helen O’Neill (UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health) was three months pregnant when she set up Hertility Health to give people like her the knowledge and confidence they need to make key life decisions.
What are the effects on alcohol on your body after the age of 40?
Midlife and later-life drinking appear to be fuelling the rise in booze consumption but this can have an effect on the body as “alcohol affects just about every system because it’s a small molecule,” says Professor Paul Wallace (UCL Epidemiology & Health).
Opinions on Trump a year after the US Capitol riot
Dr Brian Klaas (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) says that the storming of the Capitol could have been used for Republicans to “break with Donald Trump forever” but instead the opposite has happened.
Listen: BBC Radio 2’s ‘News at 10’ (from 1 mins 27 secs), More: BBC Radio 4’s ‘News at 10’ (from 1 min 9 secs), BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today Programme’ (from 2 hours 26 mins 52 secs)
How Camilla got prestigious title from Queen before Sophie Wessex and Kate Middleton
Dr Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit) said: “it is true that the Duchess was appointed as a Royal Lady Member and is indeed the first such appointment from outside the Royal Family in the present reign.”
