UCL Headlines viewer http://www.ucl.ac.uk/headlines-viewer/rss Nicholas Dawe 2011-03-30T15:21:03Z One-in-four university degree courses axed 'to save cash' http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/230212-degrees “I fear we are going backwards. Universities exist to challenge what we think we know and offer well-argued and coherent alternatives. They are unique in these respects,” says Professor Donald Braben (UCL Earth Sciences). Read: Telegraph UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-23T09:43:52Z Are your teeth ageing too soon? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/230212-teeth Professor Andrew Eder (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) highlights the importance of dental care, as one in four in the UK now considers dental care a luxury rather than a necessity, according to new research. Read: The Sun UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-23T09:43:23Z Creating buildings that repair themselves http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/220212-building-repair Dr Rachel Armstrong (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) talks about a future with building materials that function as part of living systems. Read: New Scientist UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-22T15:57:36Z An accelerating universe http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/220212-dark-energy Professor Ofer Lahav (UCL Physics & Astronomy) talks about the rapidly expanding universe and the future of dark-energy research. Watch: The Economist (1) More: The Economist (2) UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-22T13:21:42Z Doctor proves plants hold the secret to life http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/220212-plants Dr Daniel Martin (UCL Medicine) talks about the experiment he devised to prove human dependence on plants. Read: Evening Standard More: London24 UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-22T09:50:22Z The cult of the hyperpolyglot http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/210212-polyglots "Polyglots are definitely on the rise worldwide predominantly because of migration. In 10 years time, it is estimated that 50% of America will be Spanish-speaking,” says Professor David Green (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences). Read: BBC News UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-21T16:07:52Z Interactive maps help pygmy tribes fight back http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/210212-excites Part of UCL's Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) programme, the work builds on research from Dr Jerome Lewis (UCL Anthropology) into data collection in extreme environments.  Read: New Scientist More: Nature UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-21T12:43:05Z Are we hard-wired to be rebellious? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/210212-rebels “Our results show that social conformation is, at least in part, hard-wired in the structure of the brain,” says Professor Chris Frith (UCL Institute of Neurology). Read: Daily Mail UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-21T10:14:39Z Universities' Olympic legacy will be one of collaboration http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/210212-newham Andrew Grainger (UCL Estates) and Simon Renton (UCL History) talk about UCL’s proposals for an additional campus in the Olympic borough of Newham. Read: Guardian UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-21T10:02:20Z Academic ebooks can succeed but publishers must play their part http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0212/200212-ebooks The era of academic ebooks is imminent, says Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy), but there are still improvements to be made. Read: Guardian UCL News George Wigmore 2012-02-20T15:57:34Z