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Massive 13,000-home project investigates how much energy is typically used at different temperatures.
A professor of psychology offers an extraordinary insight into what it is like to be diagnosed with this frightening condition, and how she is dealing with it.
Black Twitter has played a significant role in shaping the platform. In the wake of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, questions are being asked over the community’s future.
Use props, break the problem down and stay positive.
Quite how to gauge the size of a city – or where one ends and the next begins – is getting harder to determine. The 21st century belongs to the limitless city.
Smaller international deals and fossil free zones point a way forward.
The agreed loss and damage fund was a breakthrough in an otherwise inconclusive conference.
More ambition, particularly in boosting energy efficiency, could help.
Young Ugandans have already fallen far behind in their learning because of COVID.
Record numbers of young people have faced mental health difficulties during the pandemic. Our research suggests that those without computer access were more likely to be affected.
The current energy crisis is an opportunity to accelerate the transition towards clean energy – but some countries are better than others at pursuing major energy reform.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals set a target date of 2030. To meet that deadline, international collaboration and funding is required.
Biden remains the default candidate for the Democrat nomination for the 2024 election, but he is ageing and many believe the party would benefit from a younger candidate.
The world’s longest running cohort study reveals risk factors for dementia. Families of athletes with early-onset dementia tell their stories. Could viruses cause Alzheimer’s? Listen to the Uncharted Brain: Decoding Dementia podcast series.
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Developed nations threaten to consume more than their fair share of Earth’s dwindling carbon budget.
As living standards rise, we could see smaller populations but much bigger ecological impacts.
For many environmentalists, overpopulation is a real concern. But the planet will benefit more from tackling overconsumption by rich countries.
The gravity of the current situation is obscuring a less visible crisis – a failure of political imagination
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Human Development, IOE UCLUCL IOE. Programme Director for MA SpLD dyslexia and Programme route leader for the MA in Special and Inclusive Education Specific Learning Difficulties route, UCL
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Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL
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Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, UCL
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Research Fellow in Data Science and End Use Energy Demand, UCL
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Associate Professor in the department of Psychology and Human Development, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, UCL
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Chair and Professor of Planning, UCL
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Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL
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Professor of Infrastructure Engineering and International Development, UCL
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Professor, Division of Psychiatry, UCL
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Professor of Hydrogeology, UCL
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Lecturer in International Development, UCL
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Professor of Energy and Environment, UCL
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, UCL
