University College London

Navigating fragmented and contingent support: A qualitative study of British Armed Forces families raising neurodivergent children

British Armed Forces families raising neurodivergent children must coordinate health, education, welfare and informal support within a service context characterised by mobility and deployment. This study examined how families understood, accessed and sustained support, and how th...

Toeplitz‐Based Spectral Methods for Data‐driven Dynamical Systems

ABSTRACT We introduce a Toeplitz‐based framework for data‐driven spectral estimation of linear evolution operators in dynamical systems. Focusing on transfer and Koopman operators from equilibrium trajectories without access to the underlying equations of motion, our method appli...

Understanding the impact of Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) on the completion of delirium screening documentation: analysis using routinely collected clinical data

Abstract Introduction Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) are a recognised risk factor for delirium, but little is known about the impact of MLTC on delirium screening. This study aimed to explore the impact of MLTC on delirium screening documentation for older, hospitalised peo...

The Effects of Monetary Policy in the United Kingdom: New Evidence From SONIA Market Responses

ABSTRACT This paper constructs a new measure of the UK monetary policy instrument (MPI) using daily changes in the sterling overnight index average (SONIA) around Bank of England policy events from June 1997 to August 2025. The instrument explicitly accounts for pre‐event informa...

Development and external validation of prediction models for a trial-informed operational composite after stage 3 acute kidney injury

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is considered when severe acute kidney injury (AKI) is complicated by severe electrolyte disturbance, acid-base derangement, fluid overload with respiratory compromise, or azotaemia. However, actual RRT initiation is influenced by clinician and cen...

Avoiding erroneous decisions: evidence, population impact and acceptability of universal mental health interventions in schools – a commentary on Andrews et al.

Foulkes and colleagues argue many ‘universal’ interventions to prevent mental health problems are harmful (‘inflating prevalence’ because they raise awareness of mental health problems, encouraging those without such problems to misinterpret everyday concerns as symptoms of menta...

The Role and Diagnostic Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence in Pulmonary Function Tests: A Systematic Review.

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has highlighted its potential as a supportive tool in pulmonary function test (PFT) interpretation given the inherent biological variation, inter-rater variability, lack of confidence in result interpretation and restricted ac...

Neighbourhood-level variations in psychosis prevalence and involuntary psychiatric admissions

Studies have highlighted geographical variations in psychosis and involuntary psychiatric admissions. However, the association of neighbourhood-level factors on these variations remains underexplored. Aims To investigate geographical variations in psychosis prevalence and involun...

ReScale4DL: balancing pixel and contextual information for enhanced bioimage segmentation

Abstract Deep learning is the state-of-the-art approach for bioimage segmentation. However, it presents a paradox regarding image resolution: counterintuitively, deep learning segmentation performance can improve with lower image resolutions. This phenomenon is particularly signi...

The ‘In-Between Space’ of Peer Research: Sharing the Lessons Learned From a Study With Young People

The use of a participatory approach to research concerned with children and young people, where they act as peer researchers working as part of a research team, has been both promoted and critiqued in the literature. Drawing on the challenges and solutions identified by Bradbury-...

How to manage: acute-on-chronic liver failure

Acute on chronic liver failure has emerged as a distinct clinical entity over the past few decades. While mortality remains highest for patients who develop liver and multiple non-liver organ failures, earlier recognition of the syndrome, including identification and management o...

Invisible Allies: Donkeys promote drought resilience in pastoralist communities but are excluded from policy

Severe droughts in East Africa threaten pastoralist livelihoods, with donkeys providing vital but undervalued support in transporting water, food, and resources. This study examines policy and provision for working donkeys in Kenya and Ethiopia, countries severely affected by dro...

Addressing evidence gaps in haemodialysis care: a critical review of clinical trials, technological innovations, and implementation priorities

Kidney failure treated with maintenance haemodialysis (HD) carries high risks of premature mortality, hospitalisation and impaired quality of life, yet important evidence gaps persist across routine HD care. The Dialysis Research Innovation Network, part of the UK Kidney Research...

Hyperoxia and neurologic complications in pediatric veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective ELSO registry study

Hyperoxia can contribute to neurologic injury through oxidative injury and platelet activation leading to microvascular thrombosis in critical illness. We aimed to determine if hyperoxia exposure during ECMO is associated with increased neurologic complications. Secondarily, we a...

Reciprocal connections dynamically build consensus between neocortical areas

Abstract The neocortex is organized into specialized areas. Although computations within individual areas have been well studied, it is unclear how these regions function collectively and reconcile potential conflicts to form coherent percepts and decisions. We investigated the j...

Clinical Features of Acquired Esotropia and Surgical Management in a Real-World Cohort of Myopic Patients

BACKGROUND: The global increase in myopia prevalence has led to greater interest in associated esotropias. While myopic patients can present with common or special forms of strabismus (e.g., "heavy eye syndrome"), the relative incidence of associated strabismus and best surgical...

Investigating science teachers’ experiences of generative AI in science teaching and learning from a GenAI-TPACK perspective

This study examines how science teachers report using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in their classrooms. It employs an interpretivist, qualitative design using semi-structured interviews with twenty secondary science teachers (1–11 years’ experience) on tempora...

Must Longtermists Wish Us All Dead? A Quadrilemma

ABSTRACT Longtermists assign great moral importance to making the long‐term future as good as possible, especially by ensuring the survival of humanity. We argue, to the contrary, that on assumptions that are plausible, conservative, or shared by leading longtermists, human extin...

Correlative high-speed synchrotron X-ray and inline coherent imaging of high-power laser welding

Abstract High-power laser welding is central to electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, yet keyhole instability and associated defects remain difficult to control due to highly transient process dynamics. Here, we combine inline coherent imaging (ICI) and high-speed synchrotron X-ra...

Sensing in fluidized bed processes — from capturing details to monitoring the operation

This article offers an opinion and a perspective on the future development of sensing techniques in fluidization technology. The direction of the field is exemplified by a handful of techniques, pointing at the advancements that revolve around two aspects. First, increasing the b...