UCL MEDIA RELATIONS

Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) talks about the launch of NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover, which is searching for the conditions to support life on Mars. Watch: Channel 4 News

While only a minority, an increasing number of undergraduates are refusing to attend lectures on evolution, says Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment). Read: The Sunday Times (£) More: Daily Mail

Is a "prenup" a cynical agreement or a sensible arrangement? The answer is in the contract, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology). Read: The Sunday Times (£)

Professor Alexander Seifalian (UCL Research Department of General Surgery) on the role nanotechnology played in the development of the world's first synthetic windpipe. Read: Guardian

Professor Ivan Parkin (UCL Chemistry) on the nanotechnology behind the new forms of glass that can control the heat, light and glare passing through a surface. Read: Guardian

Professor John Butterworth (UCL Physics) says the search for the Higgs Boson is not the only reason we built the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' More: BBC Radio 5 Live 'Drive'

More than half the world's population now lives in cities and the urban environment has unprecedented significance, shaping our culture and politics. UCL's Urban Laboratory discusses the issues in a new book, 'Urban Constellations'. Read: News story

Professor Michael Worton (UCL Vice-Provost, International) comments on Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan and the partnership between UCL and the Kazakhstani government. Read: The Business Times Singapore

There are unparalleled opportunities for medicine from genomics, stem cells and the field of regenerative medicine says UCL Vice-Provost (Health), Professor Sir John Tooke. Read: BBC News More: Daily Telegraph

Professor Peter Brocklehurst (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comments that giving birth in England is generally very safe. Read: Guardian More: Daily Telegraph Daily Mail Oxford press release