With the proportion of the world’s population that lives in cities steadily rising, the UCL/Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities has explored how urban planning contributes to population health. Read: BBC More: Telegraph BBC World Service (from 35mins) Daily Mail BBC 5 Live Express

UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture has topped the 2013 Guardian’s league table of architecture schools with a 100% score. Read: Building Design (£)

"CityDashboard is an attempt to visualise a city's current state," says Ollie O'Brien (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis). “By seeing a wide set of data on their city on a single screen, the hope is that local residents, commuters and visitors will be able to, at a glance, get a feel for how their city is doing.” Read: Independent 

A UCL-led team developed a technique to mechanically "sniff" aromas released by old books to identify the materials they are made of and also to assess degradation. Read: Guardian