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State of independence could prove costly, Scots warned
Publication date: 23 May 2013
“Scotland does
disproportionately well out of research spending. It’s quite hard to see
how or why the UK [would have] an interest in paying a subsidy to
Scotland,” said Alan Trench (UCL Constitution Unit). Read: THE
Take the rough with the smooth
Publication date: 23 May 2013
No one has come up with a better system than peer review, and its frailties can sometimes work for
you as well as against you, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Psychology). Read: THE
Open-plan offices make employees 'less productive, less happy, and more likely to get sick'
Publication date: 23 May 2013
Leaving your sandwich on your desk all morning can be a risk. "Meat or chicken in temperatures of more than 4c will start to see salmonella growing after two or three hours," says Dr Peter Wilson (UCL Infection). Read: Daily Mail
Alternative therapies for dementia patients
Publication date: 23 May 2013
Dr Aimee Spector (UCL Psychology) explains how Cognitive Stimulation Therapy can help people with dementia. Listen: BBC Radio York's Breakfast Show (from 1 hour, 24 mins)
Applying to City Law Firms
Publication date: 23 May 2013
If
spotless GCSE and A-level results are also required, then it’s no surprise
that firms focus on the premier league universities — Oxford, Cambridge,
Bristol, Durham, Manchester, Nottingham, Warwick and the London trio of
King’s College, University College and the London School of Economics.
Read: Times (£)
Prolonging the Buzz with Grandma
Publication date: 22 May 2013
Dr Matthew Piper (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on the genetics of aging and the evolutionary selection pressures. Read: Scientific American
Tools, artistry flourished with climate change, study says
Publication date: 22 May 2013
The findings "support our view, which is that it is population density that is really driving innovation and connectedness," said Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment). Read: NBC News
London's got chemistry (biology and physics too)
Publication date: 22 May 2013
“I would argue that nowhere in the world has the mix of top universities, the NHS and an entrepreneurial community like London," says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice Provost for Enterprise). Read: Evening Standard
