In the Media

Dr Michal Ovadek (UCL Political Science) spoke on BBC World Service radio about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

"Despite us screaming 'fire!' loudly for over 30 years we are still acting too slowly to save countless lives and livelihoods both in the UK and around the world," said Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) as global sea temperatures reached a record high in July.

“The US has ample capabilities to continue the war in the Gulf in the near term, but if there is another confrontation somewhere else in the world it may not be well-positioned to take up another offensive,” said Dr Julie Norman (UCL Department of Political Science).

The hotel room that famed author Oscar Wilde stayed in while visiting Brighton shortly before his arrest on charges of homosexuality has been identified by Dr Michael Shapland (UCL Institute of Archaeology).

Professor Julie Norman (UCL Political Sciences) speaks on BBC Radio 5 about the changing situation in Gaza.

James Baggaley (UCL Policy Lab) said: “He’s clearly hit the ground running, with a more hopeful and bold message. But he is also tapping into a wider shift and alignment of progressive voters, bringing back into the fold Green and Lib Dem voters that Keir Starmer had lost.”

Director of UCL Knowledge Lab Professor Kaśka Porayska-Pomsta (UCL Institute of Education) said universities had both “moved too quickly and at the same time not quickly enough” when it comes to AI.

Dr Matt Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) said the project would "help to unlock Jersey's full story" while exploring the neighbourhood of "one of Europe's most spectacular prehistoric monuments, La Hougue Bie".

Director of UCL Policy Lab Professor Marc Stears (UCL Political Science) speaks on Times Radio about Andy Burnham's first week as prime minister and how his social care plans could bring down his government.

Professor Paulo Drinot (UCL Institute of the Americas) said it was worth considering “the extent to which Peru is part of this Maga-like anti-intellectualism that we’re seeing in other parts of Latin America”.

Speaking on Times Radio, The Evening Edition, Dr Melanie Garson (UCL Political Science) explains how ‘Stone Cloak’ devices are being to block Russian drone detection in the Ukraine war.

“Both their childhood and their actual lives are unclear, as our main source is a book from 1724,” said Hannah Cusworth (UCL Department of Geography) about two real-life female pirates active in the Caribbean during the 18th century.

"The study is interesting, but I am a proponent of the argument that the weapons are ritual objects," said Dr Wolfram Grajetzki (UCL Institute of Archaeology) about a paper suggesting that Egyptian princesses buried with weapons may have been warriors in life.

“Each tile acts as a perfect pixel which makes the mosaics look like digital images,” said Dr Rafael Schacter (UCL Anthropology) about one of the world’s most prolific street artists.

Abandoned farmland can be transformed into wildflower-rich grassland habitat without the need for expensive and labour-intensive seeding, finds a study led by Professor Carl Sayer (UCL Geography).