UCL MEDIA RELATIONS

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 (£)

Dr Matthew Piper (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on the genetics of aging and the evolutionary selection pressures. Read: Scientific American

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

“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

The Conversation is an independent source of news and views, sourced from the academic and research community and delivered direct to the public. UCL is a founding partner, along with 12 other universities. Read: Evening Standard

“Anecdotally, we often hear that a cancer diagnosis is a ‘wake-up call’, but the results from our large study show that this is not the general rule,” said Professor Jane Wardle (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health). Read: Times (£)

82% of students at UCL have tried drugs according to a self-selecting survey of 5,000 students from 21 British universities. Read: Times (£) More: Metro

Professor Helen Cross (UCL Institute of Child Health) said: “These high levels of prejudice have a huge impact on how children can manage their condition. If you’re worried about being bullied then you don’t want to talk to people about it, which means you don’t have buddies who know what to do if you have a seizure.” Read: Independent