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Spotlights and Ideas
Published October 2020
Jeremy Bentham speaks…
“Create all the happiness you are able to create, remove all the misery you are able to remove...”
Dr Daisy Fancourt’s pandemic survey suggests people are trying their best in a challenging time
A united front
Dr Tim Bartels and Dr Soyon Hong discuss their pioneering work at the UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL
I can’t do maths
Puzzled by probability, percentages and prime numbers? Professor Dame Celia Hoyles, Professor of Mathematics Education, examines why
The bigger picture
Sharon Tan explains how her studies in urban planning led her to open an arthouse cinema in a Brutalist tower block in Singapore
Magical thinking
How hard can it be to launch a creative arts festival in the first year of your English degree? Bridget Minamore, Lily Bonesso and Marina Blake, founders of Brainchild, share their joy and pain
Meet Betty Romary, UCL’s oldest living alumna
The centenarian shares her memories of studying during the second world war – and her secret to a long life
Insider: Virginia Mantouvalou
Migrant domestic workers are the unseen victims of modern slavery. Virginia Mantouvalou, Professor of Human Rights and Labour Law, is researching how the UK visa system is making them even more vulnerable
Until we meet again: President and Provost Michael Arthur prepares to step down
After seven successful years at the helm, UCL’s President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur, is preparing to step down from the role
Jeremy Bentham has moved
Christina McGregor and Hannah Cornish of UCL Culture explain the challenges of relocating the auto-icon of Jeremy Bentham