In the Media

Student researcher Cosima Wiltshire (UCL Political Science) said: “Young people are cooling on content creators and social media. This is a generation that is struggling with an incredibly uncertain future and a volatile world, and sees these content creators as out of touch."

Dr Melanie Garson (UCL Political Science) says Russia has been going through the process of replacing messaging systems and pushing to internal messaging systems. “To do that kind of rollout in the middle of active combat is extremely difficult.”

Lukasz Rachel (UCL Economics) said political events have been important drivers of higher borrowing costs.

A report by Alan Whysall for the UCL Constitution Unit (UCL Political Science) found that that Stormont’s failure “may have to do with political culture rather than institutional arrangements”.

Dr Emily Morris (UCL Institute of the Americas) explains that Chinese aid has been crucial for Cuba, especially in energy matters.

Professor Eloise Marais (UCL Geography) found that the potent pollution from so-called “megaconstellation” satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account for nearly half (42%) of the total climate impact of space sector pollution by 2030.

Professor Chris Brierley (UCL Geography) said: "We expect the impacts of climate change to be most obviously felt through more instances of extreme heat.”

Professor Julie Norman (UCL Political Science) said: "Many of us, I think, were concerned about [the Board of Peace] from the beginning because it was very vague in its aims and objectives for Gaza in particular.”

"The big problem is that if you’re literally going dollar for dollar, producing rare earth metals, or you’re producing fertiliser, the mining industry has much more money," said Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) on how industries could soon be competing for sulphur supplies.

The potent pollution from so-called “megaconstellation” satellite systems launched en masse into space since 2019 will account for nearly half (42%) of the total climate impact of space sector pollution by 2030, finds a study led by Professor Eloise Marais (UCL Geography).

The upcoming ‘super El Niño’ is set to hit in the autumn, with a return to “record-breaking 40C weather next summer”, said Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography).

“For years now, we've been hearing the public say they want big change... the public is just deeply dissatisfied with politics itself and deeply dissatisfied with the status quo,” said Professor Marc Stears (UCL Policy Lab) on public frustration with Britain’s two-party system.

“The challenge facing the Government now could not be starker: convince the public that it understands and appreciates the challenges they face or risk being replaced by more extreme forces,” said Professor Marc Stears (UCL Policy Lab) on Labour’s losses at the local elections.

“Delcy Rodriguez is probably trying to find an equilibrium that will keep everyone happy, and that could enable Venezuela to survive past Trump,” said Pablo Uchoa (UCL Institute of the Americas) on Venezuela’s attempt to navigate shifting political pressures.

"A lot of the change that we're seeing, a lot of the exacerbations in climate, in change in environments is down to, actually, human activity," said Professor Helene Burningham (UCL Geography) on how human actions are accelerating climate change.