Olympics news viewer http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-viewer/rss Discover the different ways in which UCL and London complement each other in research, enterprise, health, community and also through the olympics. Nick Dawe 2012-07-17T08:36:30Z UCL academic and Olympic choir aim for Christmas number one http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/choir Professor Valerie Hazan (UCL Speech Hearing and Phonetic Sciences) sings with the Games Maker choir, made up of more than 300 volunteers from this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games. Their single, ‘I Wish For You The World’, is written by Alistair Griffin, who has written a number of sports-related tracks. Read more and watch the video on UCL News . Lara J Carim 2012-12-21T11:29:51Z A Culture of Success Will be the Olympics' Greatest Legacy http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/success-legacy Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise) talks about how, post-Olympics, our newly instilled culture of self-belief could yet be the greatest legacy. Read: Huffington Post Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-08-20T14:08:12Z Joel Joseph's experience taking part in the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/joel-joseph Joel Joseph, a UCL Ear Institute student, took part in the hugely spectacular Olympic games opening ceremony viewed by an estimated one billion people worldwide. Read more at the UCL Ear Institute website . Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-08-13T09:42:23Z The joy of the nudge Olympics http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/nudge Professor Peter John (UCL Political Science) comments on how the London games have been a “nudge” Olympics, where locals and visitors have been coaxed rather than coerced. Read: The Economist Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-08-20T14:06:53Z Congratulations Christine http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/christine Christine Ohuruogu (UCL Linguistics 2005) has won a silver medal at the London Olympics in the Women’s 400m. Read more at UCL News . Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-08-06T09:23:19Z UCL Alumnus wins Olympic Silver http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/williams-silver UCL alumnus Rob Williams (BSc Biotechnology 2006), together with his GB teammates, was awarded a silver medal in the lightweight men’s four rowing final of the London Olympics on 2 July. Read more at UCL News . Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-08-06T09:21:07Z 'London's rush-hour has changed' http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/rush-hour Dr Martin Austwick (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) discusses changing commuting patterns during the Olympics, based on GPS data. Watch: BBC London Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-09-24T08:37:20Z UCL Screen on the Quad http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/quad-screen UCL Screen on the Quad will show live coverage of the Olympics every day from 10am until 10pm right through until 12th August 2012 – plenty of seating available! There will be refreshments available throughout the day, a BBQ on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings and a bar every day from 5pm until 10pm. All we need now is for the sun to shine and for Team GB to get a few more medals! Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-08-07T10:43:11Z Olympic Opening Ceremony - creating the iconic map of London http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/ceremony-map Urban planning and design company Space Syntax has created the giant map of London’s street network which formed an iconic part of the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Read more at UCL News . Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-07-30T09:37:13Z Health check http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/health-check Dr Fares Haddad (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) talks about his role at the sports injury frontline at the 2012 London Olympics polyclinic. Listen: BBC World Service Health Check Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-09-24T08:35:30Z Olympic Team GB trials gene tests for injury http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/gene-tests Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Clinical Physiology) comments on the links between certain genes and fitness, and how genetic tests can be used to understand why some athletes are prone to injury. Read: BBC News More: BBC 2 Newsnight (from 43mins) Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-07-30T09:34:17Z How will the Olympic Games affect London commuters? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/casa Researchers from the UCL Centre of Advanced Spatial Analysis  have teamed up with BBC journalists to investigate how the Olympic Games will affect London commuters. Read the news story on the BBC . John Burnett 2012-07-18T11:03:50Z The movement to ban McDonald’s from the Olympics http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/mcdonalds Professor Terence Stephenson (UCL Institute of Child Health) comments on the fears that adverts for the Olympic sponsors will pose the biggest danger to kids’ health. Read the news story in Time magazine . John Burnett 2012-07-17T15:34:04Z London 2012: Olympic bodies http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/bodies Professor Chris Carey (UCL Greek & Latin) talks about how Olympic bodies have changed from the Greek ideal to the modern-day reality. Go to the interactive news story on The Guardian . John Burnett 2012-07-17T15:27:02Z Videoooooh: Slade Exhibition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/videoooooh The Slade School of Fine Art at UCL is hosting a multi-screen video exhibition to coincide with the London Olympics. Read more in the UCL News website Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-07-30T09:30:53Z UCL students chosen to be Olympics Torchbearers http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/torchbearer Three UCL students are celebrating the announcement that they have been chosen to represent the University as part of Samsung’s nomination programme for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. ( UCL student chosen to be Olympics Torchbearers ) Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-07-17T08:32:13Z Holding a torch for London http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/torch The Olympic Games involve an enormous investment of capital into huge facilities with a large capacity. Dr Nikos Karadimitriou (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) asks: What do you do with the venues if there is no demand? ( Holding a torch for London, Wall Street Journal ) Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-07-17T08:30:59Z Universities' Olympic legacy will be one of collaboration http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/olympic-legacy Andrew Grainger (UCL Estates) and Simon Renton (UCL History) talk about UCL’s proposals for an additional campus in the Olympic borough of Newham. ( Universities' Olympic legacy will be one of collaboration, the Guardian ) Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-07-17T08:29:59Z London 2012: How will commuters change for Games? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/london/olympics/olympics-news-repository/commuters Fabian Neuhaus (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) talks about how he’s tracking commuters through-out the Olympics to see how their journeys change. Watch: BBC London News More: BBC News Nick Dawe Nicholas Dawe 2012-09-24T08:38:33Z