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Why the UCL Student Centre is unique
With study space for 1,000 students and no spaces available for commercial rent, UCL’s Student Centre is uniquely student-focussed. “We very much wanted this to be a place for the students,” explains David Young (senior project manager at UCL).
Is Greenland’s ice sheet doomed?
Professor Julienne Stroeve (UCL Earth Sciences) says calling global warming a “death sentence” for Greenland’s ice sheet is premature, as in the earlier, warmer Eemian period, the ice sheet was only a few hundred metres lower.
UK leads drive to develop next generation of car batteries
A group led by Professor Paul Shearing (UCL Chemical Engineering) is among five research consortia to have been awarded a total of £55 million by the Faraday Institution to improve the battery technologies of electric vehicles.
Black children from poorer families less likely to be obese
A study co-authored by Dr Alice Goisis (UCL Institute of Education) suggests that within black communities, children from wealthier backgrounds were more likely to be obese than those from poorer families – the opposite of the prevailing trend among white children.
Americans prefer gun control, but few prioritise it
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) looks at the prospects for gun control reform and explains that while a large majority of Americans prefer stronger gun control in the abstract, it is still a relatively minor concern for most voters.
Facebook data portability record “extremely poor”
Facebook has taken advantage of data portability, the movement of data from one app to another, but has made it very difficult in areas that do not suit its own interests. “Their record on data portability is extremely poor” explains Dr Michael Veale (UCL Laws).
Google data breach affects "almost every web user"
A complaint made by Michael Veale (UCL Laws) shows that every time a person visits a website which uses ‘real-time bidding’ technology, data about them is broadcast to companies which allow advertisers to compete to show them an ad.
Human ‘telepathy’ may be possible in future
Electrodes placed in the auditory cortex could give sensations of sound, leading to ‘telepathy’. This could initially be unsettling, but headphones produce a similar sensation, explain Professor Mark Huckvale and Professor Sophie Scott (both UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
Survey of London aims to document the capital’s built environment
A survey started in 1894 is documenting every building in London is so far around 20% complete. Peter Guillery (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) discusses the survey, which is now based at UCL.
Forest restoration could help halt climate change
Supporting forest restoration schemes, lobbying companies, and ensuring the food production chain is deforestation-free are all ways we can help forests to flourish, explains Professor Simon Lewis (UCL Geography).
