News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/CSNews/rss admin 2008-07-11T14:25:29Z Grassroots women’s groups could halve maternal death rate http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Womens-groups-could-halve-maternal-death-rate-Costello-Prost Women’s groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths in some of the world’s poorest communities, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T11:06:14Z Brain training and stimulation improves mental arithmetic ability http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/130517-brain-simulation-and-training-improves-mental-arithmetic-ability With just a few days of non-harmful brain stimulation and brain training, scientists have improved people’s ability to manipulate numbers for up to six months. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-17T09:43:56Z Global health policy fails to address burden of disease on men http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Global-health-policy-fails-to-address-burden-of-disease-on-men-Hawkes Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week’s Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T00:30:00Z Viking jewellery sheds light on dark period of British history http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/16052013-vikings-jewellery The presence of Scandinavian-style female jewellery in Britain has overturned the idea that the Viking conquest of England was an all-male affair, suggesting that in fact large numbers of women travelled over from the Scandinavian homelands. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-05-16T15:04:13Z Post-mortem MRI: a viable alternative to an autopsy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/17052013-Post-mortem-MRI-a-viable-alternative-to-autopsy-Thayyil Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood tests to establish the cause of death in fetuses and newborn babies is virtually as accurate as a standard autopsy, according to a paper published in The Lancet . RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-17T16:17:20Z Grant Museum wins Cultural Pros Award at Museums + Heritage Awards http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/130516-Grant-Museum-wins-Cultural-Pros-Award-at-Museums-and-Heritage-Awards The Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL has been voted the winner of the inaugural Culture Pros Pick at the Museums + Heritage Awards – the Oscars of the museum world – at the awards ceremony last night. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-16T09:42:10Z UCL shares in £50m of new funding to help stimulate UK’s economy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/20130515_UCL_share_in-HEFCE_funding UCL has been awarded a share of a government investment of £50m into UK’s leading universities to drive growth, the Minister for Universities and Science has announced. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2013-05-15T10:31:45Z Almost a quarter of jurors confused about rules on internet use during a trial http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/150513-jury-profect-internet-use-cheryl-thomas Almost a quarter of jurors (23 per cent) are unclear about the rules surrounding internet use during a trial, according to preliminary research led by Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws). RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-16T09:42:54Z Take part in the UCL Student Barometer http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/140513-UCL-student-barometer-2013 All UCL students are invited to give their views to a student survey and, in doing so, have the chance to win an iPad and £1,000 in cash. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-14T09:43:51Z Stress and unhealthy lifestyle increase risk of heart disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/13052013-Stress-and-unhealthy-lifestyle-increase-risk-of-heart-disease-Kivimaki People with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary artery disease than people who have job stress but lead healthy lifestyles, according to work published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) by researchers from UCL's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-14T12:53:20Z Study finds brain system for emotional self-control http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/100513-study-finds-brain-system-for-emotional-self-control Different brain areas are activated when we choose for ourselves to suppress an emotion, compared to situations where we are instructed to inhibit an emotion, according a new study from the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-10T10:03:15Z TRACK-HD study identifies early predictors of disease progression in Huntington's disease http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/09052013-TRACK-HD-study-identifies-early-predictors-of-disease-progression-in-Huntingtons-disease-Tabrizi An international team led by researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology has identified a set of tests that could help identify whether - and how - Huntington’s disease (HD) is progressing in groups of people who are not yet showing symptoms. RSS Feed David R Weston 2013-05-09T16:34:39Z UCL Bloomsbury Masterplan: new student hub http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/050513-Bloomsbury-masterplan-student-hub The JBS Haldane Student Hub opened in Anatomy at the start of the summer term in April 2013. This large space overlooks the South Quad and is based in the Anatomy Building extension. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-09T13:36:29Z Science and Engineering South Consortium (SES-5) http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/130509-science-and-engineering-south-consortium The most powerful cluster of research intensive universities in the UK are joining forces to form a new consortium to become one of the world's leading hubs for science and engineering research. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T11:24:31Z Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/Mobile-health-technologies-to-rapidly-test-and-track-infectious-diseases Early-warning sensor systems that can test and track serious infectious diseases – such as major flu epidemics, MRSA and HIV – using mobile phones and the internet are being developed by a major new Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (IRC) led by UCL. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z UCL awarded record number of ESRC studentships http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/090513-ESRC_studentships 18 multidisciplinary studentships worth an estimated £1.6 million have been awarded to UCL’s Doctoral Training Centre by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). RSS Feed Liz Almond Clare S Ryan 2013-05-09T09:47:00Z Digital Humanities prize workshop supports UCL Connections http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/080513_digital_humanities_prize Funding of £5,000 has been awarded to the winning entry from the UCL Digital Humanities month prize workshop. The project, titled ‘UCL Connections’ aims to create signposts across campus, which will encourage visitors to find out more about the space around them, and share their experiences online via an app. RSS Feed Liz Almond Henry Rummins 2013-05-07T16:06:02Z UCL considers alternative sites in Stratford for university quarter http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/070513_UCL_considers_new_sites_in_stratford University College London (UCL) and the London Borough of Newham (LBN) have today announced that whilst UCL remains committed to Stratford as the location for its new university quarter, it has not been possible for the two parties to reach an agreement regarding the Carpenters Estate. UCL will therefore no longer be pursuing the Carpenters proposition. RSS Feed Henry Rummins 2013-05-07T16:06:02Z Dig This! UCL masters students at the Geffrye Museum http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/050513-Dig-This-Geffrye-museum-garden Masters students from the UCL Institute of Archaeology are collaborating with the Geffrye Museum on an exciting project about gardening and happiness in the urban home. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-09T13:57:17Z Children with behavioural problems under-react to painful images http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/020513-children-with-behavioural-problems-under-react-to-painful-images When children with conduct problems see images of others in pain, key parts of their brains under-react, according to new research published today in Current Biology. RSS Feed Rosie Waldron 2013-05-02T16:08:22Z UCL University Challenge team fall at the final hurdle http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0513/010513-University-challenge-final UCL’s University Challenge team were narrowly beaten by the University of Manchester in the final of the popular BBC2 quiz show this week. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-05-01T15:05:39Z Bright Club: READING at the Bloomsbury Theatre http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130501-Bright-Club-reading-at-the-bloomsbury-theatre A Scandinavia expert, a medieval historian and a bio-fuels engineer doing stand-up comedy? Welcome to Bright Club - where funny meets brains. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-01T13:12:06Z UCL News Podcast - University Challenge & Climate Modelling http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/010513-university-challenge The UCL News podcast gives you the opportunity to listen to the latest news and research from around UCL every fortnight. RSS Feed George Wigmore 2013-05-01T12:45:43Z Behaviour of seabirds during migration revealed http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130501-behaviour-of-seabirds-during-migration-revealed The behaviour of seabirds during migration – including patterns of foraging, rest and flight – has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking technologies. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-05-01T12:44:45Z Herschel Space Observatory loses its cool http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0413/130430-Herschel-space-observatory-loses-its-cool Europe's Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium coolant, after almost four years of scientific observations. RSS Feed Clare S Ryan 2013-04-30T11:02:01Z