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Media headlines
In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo
Publication date: 16 May 2013
"It hasn't caught the collective imagination of Western consumers in ways that could really bring change," said Dr Nicola Countouris (UCL Laws). Read: LA Times
US-style GPA is one numbers game too many, NUS argues
Publication date: 16 May 2013
Professor Anthony Smith (UCL Vice Provost: Education) comments on objections from the NUS to an American style grade point average degree class system. Read: THE
Social media use raises questions of ethical guidance for researchers
Publication date: 16 May 2013
“I’m not keen on having to put new online ethics guidelines in place because as soon as you do, the world will shift yet again,” says Dr Andy Hudson-Smith (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysi). Read: Research Fortnight
Contact time a matter of degree
Publication date: 16 May 2013
Development of personalised learning by harnessing technological
advances is going to transform higher education. But it will require
substantial, long-term investment, says Professor Stephen Caddick. Read: Guardian More: The Conversation
Scientists create embryos in lab that 'could grow to full term'
Publication date: 16 May 2013
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) comments on new research where scientists extracted stem cells from human embryos created in a laboratory. Read: Daily Mail More: New Scientist New Straits Times (no link)
How changing weather can affect you and what you can do about it
Publication date: 16 May 2013
Dr Gavin Donaldson (UCL Respiratory Medicine) explains how hot and cold weather can increase heart attach risk. Read: Mirror
Warning on high tunnel toll
Publication date: 15 May 2013
Tolls on the planned east-west link would have to be three times the current cost of an average trip on CityLink for the project's investors to make a profit, a study led by UCL has found. Read: The Age More: The Age
Japan's politicians have a problem with 'comfort women'
Publication date: 15 May 2013
Gender awareness training for Japanese conservative politicians is long overdue, and Osaka's mayor should be first up, says Dr Maki Kimura (UCL Political Science). Read: Guardian
