UCL News

17 May 2013: Grassroots women’s groups could halve maternal death rate

Women’s groups can dramatically reduce the number of maternal and newborn deaths in some of the world’s poorest communities, according to a new meta-analysis published in The Lancet. More...

17 May 2013: Brain training and stimulation improves mental arithmetic ability

With just a few days of non-harmful brain stimulation and brain training, scientists have improved people’s ability to manipulate numbers for up to six months. More...

17 May 2013: Global health policy fails to address burden of disease on men

Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this week’s Lancet. More...

16 May 2013: Viking jewellery sheds light on dark period of British history

The presence of Scandinavian-style female jewellery in Britain has overturned the idea that the Viking conquest of England was an all-male affair, suggesting that in fact large numbers of women travelled over from the Scandinavian homelands. More...

16 May 2013: Post-mortem MRI: a viable alternative to an autopsy

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood tests to establish the cause of death in fetuses and newborn babies is virtually as accurate as a standard autopsy, according to a paper published in The Lancet. More...

15 May 2013: Almost a quarter of jurors confused about rules on internet use during a trial

13 May 2013: Stress and unhealthy lifestyle increase risk of heart disease

9 May 2013: TRACK-HD study identifies early predictors of disease progression in Huntington's disease

9 May 2013: Science and Engineering South Consortium (SES-5)

9 May 2013: Mobile health technologies to rapidly test and track infectious diseases

9 May 2013: UCL awarded record number of ESRC studentships

7 May 2013: Dig This! UCL masters students at the Geffrye Museum

1 May 2013: Behaviour of seabirds during migration revealed

30 April 2013: Herschel Space Observatory loses its cool

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

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

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

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