UCL News

1 May 2013: Behaviour of seabirds during migration revealed

The behaviour of seabirds during migration – including patterns of foraging, rest and flight – has been revealed in new detail using novel computational analyses and tracking technologies. More...

30 April 2013: Herschel Space Observatory loses its cool

Europe's Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted its supply of liquid helium coolant, after almost four years of scientific observations. More...

26 April 2013: UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants awarded to 22 new projects

22 new research projects have been awarded funding of up to £5,000 through the 2013 UCL Grand Challenges Small Grants Scheme. The scheme funds cross-disciplinary collaborations between staff in different UCL departments under the broad headings of Global Health, Sustainable Cities, Intercultural Interaction and Human Wellbeing. More...

25 April 2013: Google search patterns reveal early signs of stock market movements

Patterns in Google searches for financial terms could have been used as early warning signs of stock market movements, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports. More...

24 April 2013: ‘Clean’ your memory to pick a winner

Predicting the winner of a sporting event with accuracy close to that of a statistical computer programme could be possible with proper training, according to researchers. More...

22 April 2013: TEDxCERN simulcast at UCL

19 April 2013: Learning disabilities affect up to 10 per cent of children

17 April 2013: Light drinking during pregnancy not linked to developmental problems in childhood

15 April 2013: From Austen to French cinema: UCL celebrates the arts

4 April 2013: Child heart surgeons access clearer picture of their success rate

3 April 2013: Building quantum states with individual silicon atoms

27 March 2013: Organisation trumps size in primate brain evolution

26 March 2013: Call for proposals: UCL–French Embassy science and technology workshops

20 March 2013: UCL and Oxford unite to tackle challenge of sustainable medical innovation

20 March 2013: Studying brain-cooling for birth asphyxia

13 March 2013: UCL Open Access Guidelines and Publishing Guide

12 March 2013: EPSRC announces new UCL Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering

12 March 2013: Exhibition explores different perspectives of Iraq war on 10th anniversary

11 March 2013: The Great Brain Experiment: crowdsourcing data on how we think and act

4 March 2013: UCL contributes to new guidance on developing digital collections

27 February 2013: Bowel cancers reshuffle their genetic pack to cheat treatment

27 February 2013: Alcohol consumption higher than reported in England

25 February 2013: Psychogenic diseases linked to abnormal brain activity

25 February 2013: Uncovering Britain’s hidden links to slavery

25 February 2013: Study questions effectiveness of genetic testing strategy for inherited high cholesterol