Headlines http://www.ucl.ac.uk/media/headlines-viewer/rss UCL Media Relations. Read Press Releases. Find an expert. Contact your media officer. Receive embargoed releases. Tell us your story. Film on campus. Tips on working with the media. Register as an expert Nicholas Dawe 2011-03-02T15:05:02Z Particle physics: A reminder of the beauty we know http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/250512-particle-physics 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 UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-25T13:23:26Z Are practical law degrees the future? http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/250512-law-degrees “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 News George Wigmore 2012-05-25T09:11:47Z Intel to use London as a smart city lab http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/250512-Intel-Smart-Cities 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 UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-25T08:21:52Z DNA tests to help crack mystery of Bigfoot or Yeti existence http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/240512-Yeti "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 UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-24T15:56:30Z Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/240512-Obesity "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 UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-24T15:37:58Z Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/230512-heart-cells "This is an interesting paper, but very early and it's really important for patients that the promise of such a technique is not over-sold," says Professor John Martin (UCL Cardiovascular Medicine). Read: Reuters UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-23T15:25:21Z UCL's Bartlett tops architecture schools league table http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/230512-Bartlett-tops-architecture-league-table UCL’s Bartlett School of Architecture has topped the 2013 Guardian’s league table of architecture schools with a 100% score. Read: Building Design (£) UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-23T13:14:53Z We must set planetary boundaries wisely http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/headlines/0512/230512-planetary-boundaries The concept of environmental thresholds is compelling, but it has the potential to shift political focus to the wrong areas, says Dr Simon Lewis (UCL Geography). Read: Nature News UCL News George Wigmore 2012-05-23T12:48:47Z