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Do you own an oximeter? If so, do you know how and when to use it? It could save your life. COVID-19 has killed at least  60,000 people in the UK.

Professor Naomi Fulop, Dr Cecilia Vindrola (both UCL Epidemiology & Health Care) and Professor Trish Greenhalgh (University of Oxford) explain how oximeters and 'virtual wards' are caring for COVID-19 patients at home and could help save lives.

Relapse in people with bipolar disorder can be predicted accurately by their tendency towards having pessimistic beliefs, according to a new study involving UCL researchers.

An independent study has revealed UCL is the most frequently seen university in the UK public policy landscape.

Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Centre on US Politics) looks at what the close margin of the US presidential race means for both parties, now and over the next four years.

Women have found the Covid-19 pandemic more challenging than men psychologically, reporting higher levels of depression, anxiety and loneliness, and lower levels of life satisfaction and happiness, find UCL researchers as part of the Covid-19 Social Study. Respondents to the study from BAME backgrounds also reported consistently worse mental health than other groups across every measure throughout the pandemic, with higher levels of depression, anxiety, thoughts of death or self-harm, reported abuse and loneliness, and lower life satisfaction and happiness.

Polls suggest that, whatever the outcome of the US election, large numbers of Americans will see their new leader as illegitimate - a challenge to democracy in which Trump is more a symptom than a cause, argues Dr Nadia Hilliard (UCL Institute of the Americas).

The value of universities shouldn't just be measured by the education they provide, but also their contribution to the economy, democracy, advancing equality and sustainability, finds new research led by Professor Elaine Unterhalter (UCL Institute of Education).

The UK's current contact-tracing system is not working to contain Covid-19, and greater transparency is needed to help combat this, argues Dr Mengdie Zhuang (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis).

A new public health data visualisation dashboard for COVID-19 has revealed significant issues regarding the quality, consistency and availability of reliable data needed to manage the Coronavirus pandemic and its impacts.

The wellbeing and mental health of teachers in England is similar to those in other professions and teachers are less likely to report feelings of 'low self-worth', according to new research from aca

Increasing the size and number of areas where fishing is banned could boost the amount of fish caught in other areas, but gaining the support of local fishers is key, explains Dr Peter Jones (UCL Geography).

A world-first double-blind clinical trial led by UCL researchers will investigate if a powerful drug used to treat nausea in chemotherapy patients could alleviate hallucinations in people with Parkinson's.

This week we talk to Nick, a Professor of Clinical Neurology and Neurorehabilitation at UCL Queen Square, about his work with recovering brain injury patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the new academic year gets underway David Price, Vice-Provost (Research) highlights the continued commitment and achievement of our researchers, and shares some of the ways we are seeking to sustain our community through and beyond these challenging times.

A message from Professor Anthony Smith, Vice Provost (Education & Student Affairs) and Carol Paige, Democracy, Operations and Community Officer, Students' Union UCL about what the new restrictions mean for UCL students.

In honour of DLD Awareness Day, Professor Courtenay Norbury (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and her colleague explain the challenges facing children with developmental language disorder and calls for teachers and schools to use more techniques to help pupils.

This week we have a joint Spotlight, featuring Professor Lynn Ang (Institute of Education) and Professor Michael Heinrich (School of Pharmacy).

Seven UCL academics have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders fellowships, and will receive government investment to support their research.