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As Dominic Cummings accuses the UK Government of 'group-think' over Covid-19, Dr Colin Fisher (UCL School of Management) explains what the term actually means, as well as how we can avoid it.

A new BBC One documentary sees a UCL academic eating ultra-processed food for one month, to highlight the harm it causes the body and brain.

UCL and UCLH neurologists have published the first clinical observations of patients who experienced an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of stroke, following an Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine.

UCL's PEARL building in Dagenham, east London, has received an A+ rating for energy performance, making it UCL's first net zero carbon building, with the export of surplus energy from solar panels expected to make it carbon negative.

It would be highly unwise for referendums on the constitutional future of Ireland to be called without a clear plan for what follows, concludes the final report by the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland, established by the UCL Constitution Unit.

PhD candidate Osnat Katz (UCL Science & Technology Studies) explains what causes a lunar eclipse, and how best to watch the total lunar eclipse taking place in parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America on May 26.

Science has played a key role in policymaking during the pandemic and must continue to be central if we are to make breakthroughs in global issues, says Professor Ruth Morgan (UCL Security & Crime Science).

Dr Anne Lane, Managing Director of UCL Business, refutes claims that the way European universities commercialise their research stymies innovation and holds back entrepreneurs It has been suggested r

Fewer than 1 in 3 people (29.1%) say that they 'completely' understand the current UK Covid-19 lockdown rules, find UCL researchers as part of the Covid-19 Social Study.

PhD candidate Osnat Katz (UCL Science & Technology Studies) outlines the history of attempted Mars landings and says that, despite recent successes, landing will never be a routine and risk-free procedure.

This week we meet Selina Wray, Professor of Molecular Neuroscience at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.

Happiness is different for everyone in ways that scientists don't yet understand, but smartphone app The Happiness Project is helping to build a better picture of what makes us happy, says Honorary Associate Professor Robb Rutledge (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology). Most people would like to be happier.

Local authorities and city governments must have more power to regulate short term rentals, if popular UK and European travel destinations are to cope with the expected rise in demand for holiday accommodation, finds a new report by UCL researchers.

UCL President & Provost Dr Michael Spence was today joined by construction partner ISG and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at a ceremony marking the start of construction of the new home of UCL Neuroscience.

Cancer researchers at UCL, involved in an international trial which found that pembrolizumab more than doubled the 'progression free survival' of patients with a subtype of bowel cancer, when compared with chemotherapy, are delighted it has now been approved by the UK regulator.

A study to help get large-scale events back up and running will be collecting and analysing data from test events in London, including this weekend's FA Cup Final and the BRIT Awards.

It should be possible to judge Putin harshly whilst acknowledging that he does not govern Russia alone, says Dr Ben Noble (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies).

New variants of the virus and an inadequate Test and Trace system threaten to undermine Britain's vaccine success, says Professor Anthony Costello (UCL Institute for Global Health).

Policy should focus more on research's benefits to a region than on where it is conducted, say Sarah Chaytor, Grace Gottlieb and Graeme Reid (all UCL Office of the Vice Provost: Research, Innovation & Global Engagement).

New approaches to Government Research and Development (R&D) initiatives are needed to 'level up' the UK, according to a new UCL-authored report.

Around 1 in 3 people have COVID-19 without displaying any symptoms and by getting tested regularly, you can help to reduce the spread of infection. All students who have been studying remotely will be able to return to campus from Monday 17 May, according to the third step of the UK Government's four-step roadmap to ease lockdown restrictions in England.

Moped and bike enabled crime occurs in all areas of London. Unfortunately, Bloomsbury remains an attractive area for thieves and we have seen a rise in these offences since lockdown.

Almost half (47.5%) of women with babies aged six months or younger met the threshold for postnatal depression during the first COVID-19 lockdown, more than double average rates for Europe before the pandemic (23%), finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Women described feelings of isolation, exhaustion, worry, inadequacy, guilt, and increased stress.

How the immune systems of patients with antibody deficiency respond to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination will be investigated as part of a new national study co-led by UCL researchers.

Systemic inequalities mean that low-income households in London are more likely to be exposed to higher levels of indoor air pollution, according to a report by UCL researchers.

A UCL study across nine countries shows smartphones are more than devices we use, they're 'the place where we live' and swap for close contact with others. The most in depth study ever to look at how adults use smartphones reveals how we are 'homeless' when we lose them because they are where we increasingly express our personalities, interests and values.

UCL Professor of Earth System Science Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) aims to arm everyone 'from the pub to Parliament' with facts from his new book on climate change so that we can act together to save the planet.