UCL MEDIA RELATIONS

Nick Ovenden (UCL Mathematics) explains how the right temperatures and wind conditions can bend highway noise so that it can be heard much further away than expected. Read: Discovery News, Listen: German Public Radio (in German), More coverage: MSNBC

Professor Neill Lochery (UCL Hebrew and Jewish Studies) looks ahead to next month's Portuguese general election. Read: Wall Street Journal (£)

Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy) argues that the Government's spending cuts and restrictions on international recruitment threaten the dominance of British universities. Read: The Guardian

Research by Professor Glen Jeffery (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) shows that reindeer are able to see using ultraviolet light - an ability which helps them find food and avoid predators. Read: New Scientist

Police have used evidence from CCTV cameras in the arrest of four students accused of causing criminal damage to buildings on campus. Read: The Independent

Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) warns that there might be evidence that cousins marrying one another can be harmful. Read: New Statesman, More coverage: Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Star

Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) reviews Edward St Aubyn's Mother's Milk. Read: The Guardian

New scholarships will enable 18 students from the Korean government and industry to undertake energy-related masters degrees at UCL's Australian campus. Read: Adelaide Now

Professor Philippe Marliere (UCL French) says that although the French finance minister is the darling of the financial media, her handling of the European bailouts does not bode well. Read: The Guardian

Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains how visual and hearing senses share limited brain capacity, often leading to 'inattentional deafness'. Read: Daily Mail, More coverage: BBC Radio Five Live, The Independent, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Manchester Evening News, Times of India