UCL in the media
Music and memory
Dr Naaheed Mukadam (UCL Psychiatry) explains how people with dementia connect with music that has meaning for them. She said: “There are multiple networks to encode music in the brain, whereas for more regular memories, they’re encoded in much more focused parts of the brain”.
Educational psychologists and special educational needs
Professor Vivian Hill (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society) explains that the demands on educational psychologists have increased exponentially in recent years. She said: “96% of local authorities in this country struggle to recruit and retain educational psychologists.”
Winter fuel payments limited among pensioners
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Institute of Health Equity) discusses whether the government’s decision to limit winter fuel payments among pensioners could increase excess deaths among the elderly.
Notting Hill Carnival
Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka (UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society) explains why Notting Hill Carnival is important to him as a celebration of his heritage and culture.
Trump Harris Presidential debate analysis
Professor Julie Norman (UCL Political Science) believes Democratic candidate Kamala Harris won the debate. She said: “at the end of the day kitchen table issues are going to be what decides the election”.
Is Florida in play for Kamala Harris?
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said that even if Harris doesn't win Florida, the Trump campaign could be forced to divert resources to the state, hurting it in swing states.
A wishlist for better Ofsted school inspections
Professor Frank Coffield (IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) writes: “This raises the central issue behind the crisis in the recruitment and retention of teachers, namely the power of the state, which has grown enormously under governments of left and right”.
The proof you really can eat to beat hot flushes and hormonal anxiety
Professor Joyce Harper (UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health) warns against “people getting fanatical about certain diets. Nutrition is just one factor in managing menopause symptoms”.
How blood cancer cases are soaring in children and the modern lifestyle habits that some experts are pinning the blame on
Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL GOS Institute of Child Health) said: ‘But one reason for this is that, fortunately, there are many other conditions these days which no longer kill as many children’.
Goodnight, Cluster: trailblazing space mission returns to Earth
The first satellite in the European Space Agency’s Cluster quartet safely came back down to Earth on Sunday, marking a successful end to a decades-long mission involving Professor Andrew Fazakerley (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory).
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