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The government's level of control over what is debated in the House of Commons, and when, undermines parliamentary accountability and needs addressing urgently, says a report from UCL's Constitution Unit.

Scientists at UCL will play a key role in helping understand the effects of emerging mutations in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as part of a new national research project.

This week we are highlighting how to get the best out of using the breakout rooms feature in Zoom.

As coronavirus spreads around the world, UCL experts are taking a prominent role in advancing public knowledge about the virus by advising world leaders, providing expert comment in the media and urgently researching new ways of tackling COVID-19.

Business, academic and civil society leaders have jointly written to the Prime Minister to highlight the need to rapidly catalyse green innovation, with solutions to climate change needing to be rolled out with the same focus and urgency as the development of Covid vaccines.

London is now in the UK Government's new Tier Four (Stay at Home). These restrictions are similar to the national restrictions in November and will apply throughout the Christmas period.

An inquiry into undercover police who had sexual relationships with their targets is finally underway, but Dr Paul McFarlane (UCL Security & Crime Science) asks: can their actions ever be justified?

A limited understanding of how Uganda's political system works is hampering young people in the country, but the education sector alone is not the magic bullet for democratisation, economic growth or poverty alleviation, says Dr Simone Datzberger (UCL Institute of Education).

The first people have begun to receive vaccines as part of mass vaccination campaigns to immunise people against Covid-19. Excitement is building - finally, the end of the coronavirus crisis is in sight, writes Dr Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths (UCL Epidemiology & Health). Since early December, elderly patients and health workers in 50 hospitals across the UK have been given the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.

Almost nine in ten (85%) people rate their own knowledge about Covid-19 as 'good' or 'very good', up from 72% in March, find UCL researchers as part of the Covid-19 Social Study.

The more deprived the area, the higher the mortality rate - for all causes of death. We have to rebuild a fairer society, argues Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Health).

A generation of children and young people risk worsening health and having shorter lives post the COVID-19 pandemic, warns Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Director of UCL's Institute of Health Equity, in his new landmark report published today.

The UK's geographical units were designed by different bodies for different purposes, meaning splitting the country into areas in order to apply different Covid-19 restrictions isn't as straightforward as it initially seems, explains Professor James Cheshire (UCL Geography).

A transition to a post-carbon global economy will inevitably be highly disruptive and steps must be taken to ensure it doesn't disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities, say Research Assistant Julia Kreienkamp and Dr Tom Pegram (both UCL Global Governance Institute).

A third of road deaths and a fifth of serious injuries are sustained in accidents involving a working driver or rider, according to research by UCL.

Central banks must use their power to support a timely green transition, argue Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Dr Josh Ryan-Collins and PhD candidate Asker Voldsgaard (All UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose).

Mathematics performance has significantly improved for year 5 pupils in England since 2015 but in year 9 science results have significantly declined, report UCL researchers who have analysed England's performance in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study. The 2019 National Report for England, written by researchers from the UCL Institute of Education, was funded by the Department for Education.

Gene editing has long been controversial, but in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is now being looked at as a potential way to help prevent future pandemics, says PhD candidate Yusef Paolo Rabiah (UCL STEaPP).