UCL MEDIA RELATIONS

In 2007, Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) published a report called Perception of Female Buttocks and Breast Size in Profile, in the journal Social Behaviour and Personality. Read: The Guardian

Professor John Collinge (UCL Neurodegenerative Diseases) comments on the importance of finding a screening that would indicate the prevalence of the disease in carriers and identify contaminated blood. Read: Daily Mail

The £20m grant to UCL was a 'blockbuster', a huge amount to develop a new research centre. Paul Ramsbottom of Wolfson Foundation explains how the decision was made. Read: The Guardian

Is the personal reference a source of useful information on potential candidates? Or is it a pointless paperchase that legal requirements have rendered worse than useless, asks Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology). Read: Times (£)

Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) talks about Spies by Michael Frayn, and looks at the plot. Read: Guardian

The latest measurements of the mass of the W boson, one of two elementary particles that mediate the weak nuclear force, are a powerful reminder of the profound beauty in the standard model of particle physics, says Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy). Read: Nature

“I think there will always be students drawn to an academic law degree that values research-led teaching and critically explores the operation of law in context,” says Jacqueline Kinghan (UCL Laws). Read: Times (£)

UCL, Imperial and Intel have announced the launch of a new research institute with the aim of testing the technologies that could power the cities of the future. Read: BBC News More: Telegraph THE

"If the Yeti is real and somebody has found bits of their hair, you should be able to tell from the DNA in the hair if this is actually a Yeti," said Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment). Read: The Australian

"The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors," says Dr Mark Hamer (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health). Read: Reuters