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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.

Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) lays out two possible futures for the future, one in which the effects of climate change ravage the planet, and one in which we do everything possible to prevent this being the case.

The current Covid-19 crisis in India is the result of an underfunded healthcare system, lack of safety net for those who need to isolate, an unhealthy population, and overconfidence on the part of the political elite, says Dr Vageesh Jain (UCL Institute for Global Health).

Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to a new review paper led by UCL and University of East Anglia researchers.

Professor Seirian Sumner (UCL Biosciences) explains why wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and even an efficient source of protein.

The announcement of taxpayer funding for genomic research signals the UK's intentions in the field of genomic technology, but the path forward will have lasting consequences on how we perceive genome tech in the public space, says PhD candidate Yusef Paolo Rabiah (UCL STEaPP).

We may be seeing the rise of a new authoritarian capitalism shielded from democratic scrutiny, warns Research Associate Laurie Macfarlane (UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose).