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Scientists at UCL are helping to develop an experiment to test whether gravity is quantum - one of the deepest questions about our universe.

Professor Iain Borden (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) and Dr Patrick Quinn (UCL Institute of Archaeology) reflect on Historic Environment Scotland's proposition to add a skatepark near Edinburgh to its roster of historic sites.

A new effort to more fully understand children's experiences of living in temporary accommodation in Scotland will be co-led by a UCL researcher.

A new study by UCL researchers shows how it's possible to phase out fossil fuels without sacrificing electoral popularity - even in coal mining regions. The new paper, published in the American Political Science Review , illustrates how a government that phased out coal mining was able to avoid a backlash from the affected coal regions.

Dr Youba Sokona (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy), with other academics, highlights a new report into actions that could be taken across Africa to address climate change and improve public health in The Conversation.

Reducing oxygen levels in critically ill children on mechanical ventilators in intensive care could save tens of young lives each year, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Four in five primary caregivers of nine-month-old babies reported cuddling, talking and playing with their little one several times a day, in the first national long-term study of babies in over two decades, led by UCL.

Students from under-represented backgrounds such as working class or racially minoritised people record the highest rates of degree non-completion, particularly in subjects such as computing, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

The number of people identifying as transgender in their GP records in the UK has increased between 2000 and 2018, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in BMJ Medicine , is the first large-scale study in the UK to estimate the number of people whose gender identity is different to their sex assigned at birth.

In the wake of Sir Patrick Vallance's evidence at the Covid inquiry, Professor James Cheshire (UCL Geography) and Rob Davidson (UCL Political Science) explain how scientists can create better data visualisations to help policymakers grasp statistics in The Conversation.

The baseline for avoiding a disaster is bringing a wide variety of people together in a symphony of action, writes Professor Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) in The Conversation alongside colleagues from other universities.

UCL researchers will play a role in building a new instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover, replacing Russian-made components, so that the Mars mission can launch in 2028.