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Shortness of breath (dyspnoea) is the only symptom of COVID-19, which is significantly associated with severe cases of the disease and admission to intensive care units (ICU), according to a new systematic review and meta-analysis led by UCL.

PhD researcher Dave Cook (UCL Anthropology) provides insights from his new research to help newly remote workers manage the common hurdles during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Remote working requires high levels of time management and self-discipline and is not always experienced as a lifestyle of autonomy and freedom, according to a new UCL study. The longitudinal study, published in the journal suggests that remote workers often overlook the role of discipline when first starting out, and do not foresee how managing work-life balance can become problematic.

Remote working requires high levels of time management and self-discipline and is not always experienced as a lifestyle of autonomy and freedom, according to a new UCL study. The longitudinal study, published in the journal suggests that remote workers often overlook the role of discipline when first starting out, and do not foresee how managing work-life balance can become problematic.

Parents with higher levels of 'traditional' values are more likely to send their children to private school, UCL Institute of Education (IOE) research reveals.

There is no one right way to curb a pandemic, but we must look at the data, argues Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Medicine), as new modelling suggests the UK government's 'mitigation' or delay strategy is riskier than tougher 'suppression' or lockdown measures.

Writing in The Conversation, Dr Paul Dorfman (UCL Energy Institute) considers UAE's decision to build four nuclear reactors despite being an area where solar energy is abundant.

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.

It will take over 50 years to achieve gender parity among the top leaders in global health, according to a new report co-led by UCL. The report, which released its findings on International Women's Day, is published by Global Health 50/50, an iniative based at the UCL Centre for Gender and Global Health  and  co-founded and co-directed by UCL Professor Sarah Hawkes and Dr Kent Buse,  Strategic Policy Directions, UNAIDS.

As widespread media coverage of the coronavirus outbreak continues, Professor Helene Joffe (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) writes for i News about how people react in times of uncertainty.

This week we meet third-year psychology PhD student Sam. Here, Sam - who currently runs guided meditation sessions at the Student Centre - explains how meditation can help you beat exam stress.

Clinicians and neuroscientists have been working with people living with rare dementias, and their carers and families, to design an innovative new online support platform, as part of the UCL-led Rare Dementia Support service.

UCL is today announcing a range of measures aimed at acknowledging and addressing the university's historical links with the eugenics movement.

This week we meet Carol Paige, who is the Democracy, Operations and Community Sabbatical Officer at Students' Union UCL.

You may have noticed that Jeremy Bentham's auto-icon has moved from the South Cloisters to the Student Centre.