Students better off studying in the UK

Clare S Ryan — 2011-07-29T13:15:21Z

In a comment piece for The Times newspaper, Vice-Provost (International) Professor Michael Worton makes the case for staying in the UK to go to university rather than travelling to the US.

Fossil reveals oldest evidence of live birth in reptiles

Clare S Ryan — 2011-07-21T11:10:00Z

A fossil from north-eastern China has revealed that terrestrial reptiles were giving birth to live young at least as early as 120 million years ago.

Rock paper scissors players are natural copycats

Clare S Ryan — 2011-07-20T08:50:19Z

Players of the game rock paper scissors subconsciously copy each other’s hand shapes, significantly increasing the chance of the game ending in a draw, according to new research.

UCL launches its open access repository

Dominique Fourniol — 2011-07-13T13:11:14Z

UCL Discovery, the public showcase of UCL research, giving access to journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, digital web resources, theses and much more from all UCL disciplines, was formally launched on 12 July at the Flaxman Gallery in the UCL Main Library.

UCL at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Clare S Ryan — 2011-07-08T14:35:00Z

This year more scientists from UCL than ever are taking part in the Royal Society’s Summer Science exhibition, which showcases the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology research from around the country.

Herschel finds source of cosmic dust in a stellar explosion

Clare S Ryan — 2011-07-07T12:35:40Z

ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory is helping unravel the mystery of the origin of cosmic dust. Thanks to the resolution and sensitivity of Herschel, astronomers have been able to detect cosmic dust from a supernova, adding weight to the theory that these cosmic fireworks are responsible for its creation.

Ancestry of polar bears traced to Ireland

Clare S Ryan — 2011-07-07T11:50:12Z

An international team of scientists has discovered that the female ancestor of all living polar bears was a brown bear that lived in present-day Britain and Ireland during the last ice age - 20,000 to 50,000 years ago.

CryoSat-2 satellite redraws Arctic sea-ice map

Clare S Ryan — 2011-06-21T16:42:37Z

Scientists at UCL have produced the most extensive map of Arctic sea-ice thickness yet using just two months' worth of data from the European Space Agency's ice mission, CryoSat-2.

Twitter competition winners announced

Clare S Ryan — 2011-06-21T15:01:35Z

To celebrate universities week (13-19 June) UCL News ran a competition on twitter to find the best piece of trivia about UCL.

Mapping the UCL Campus

Neil D Rodger — 2011-06-21T11:05:32Z

The UCL Geography Drawing Office is currently undertaking an update of the UCL maps.

Only sustainable fish served on UCL campus

Neil D Rodger — 2011-06-13T11:43:54Z

UCL has signed up to the Sustainable Fish City pledge, promising to exclude endangered fish and to serve and promote sustainable fish in catering establishments and at events.

BHP Billiton and UCL launch natural resources initiative

David R Weston — 2011-06-10T13:18:01Z

BHP Billiton and UCL (University College London) today announced an agreement to establish an Institute for Sustainable Resources in London, UK and an International Energy Policy Institute in Adelaide, Australia.

Political and religious figures to debate role of religion in education

David R Weston — 2011-06-08T16:25:04Z

On June 15th UCL and the Accord Coalition will host a panel debate of leading political and religious figures to debate the role of religion in education, marking 140 years since the University Tests Act became law.

Workshops: identifying and managing student mental ill-health

Neil D Rodger — 2011-06-08T15:00:57Z

UCL Student Psychological Services are running workshops over the summer to help staff recognise and manage the symptoms of psychological distress and illness amongst their students.

Campaign for Social Science: roadshow at UCL

Neil D Rodger — 2011-06-08T11:02:56Z

On 27 June, UCL is hosting a London roadshow to present The Campaign for Social Science - a campaign established to raise the profile of social sciences to address changes to funding teaching and research.

Your views wanted: UCL global issues and education survey

Neil D Rodger — 2011-06-07T13:44:22Z

UCL is keen to find out more about students' views on a range of global issues and how UCL should be responding to them.

New antibiotics a step closer with discovery of bacterial protein structure

Clare S Ryan — 2011-06-02T08:27:30Z

Scientists have uncovered the structure of the protein complex that assembles the tiny hair-like strands that cover the outside of bacteria. Called pili, these ‘hairs’ allow bacteria to group together and stick to human cells to cause infection - and are therefore a key target for a new generation of antibiotics.

Introduce specialised teaching for dyscalculia in schools, urge experts

Clare S Ryan — 2011-05-27T11:25:22Z

Specialised teaching for individuals with dyscalculia, the mathematical equivalent of dyslexia, should be made widely available in mainstream education, according to a review of current research published in the journal Science.

Major award for Transcribe Bentham crowdsourcing scheme

Dominique Fourniol — 2011-05-27T10:42:51Z

Transcribe Bentham, a pioneering ‘crowdsourcing’ scheme that involves members of the public in transcribing papers from the vast collection of philosopher Jeremy Bentham, has received the Award of Distinction from the Prix Ars Electronica, the world’s foremost digital arts competition, it was announced today.

Crossing your arms relieves pain

Clare S Ryan — 2011-04-20T13:55:04Z

Crossing your arms reduces the intensity of pain you feel when receiving a painful stimulus on the hand, according to research by scientists at UCL.

Fifty years of the Windeyer

Neil D Rodger — 2011-05-17T13:41:06Z

UCL Division of Infection and Immunity have held a celebration of the scientific achievements in the Windeyer building before it is demolished.

'Consciousness connections' revealed in coma brains

Ruth Metcalfe — 2011-05-13T08:25:28Z

A new test of consciousness which could be helpful in the diagnosis of coma patients has been identified in new research led by scientists from the University of Liège and UCL.

School of Pharmacy will merge with UCL

Ruth Metcalfe — 2011-05-12T14:07:26Z

The Council of the School of Pharmacy, University of London, today decided by a decisive majority that the School's long-term future would be best secured through a merger with UCL.

Enterprising attempt to tackle international heritage skills gap

David R Weston — 2011-05-11T14:13:10Z

Heritage Without Borders (HWB) is a unique social enterprise which will build heritage skills in developing countries, helping to preserve important cultural objects that could otherwise be damaged or lost forever. Launching today (11th May) as a spinout from UCL and funded by an HE Social Entrepreneurship Catalyst Award from UnLtd, it will support heritage projects in situations of poverty and in the aftermath of conflict and disaster, closing the gap in heritage skills between the developed and developing world.

Brains on Film

Alison A Brindle — 2011-05-04T14:50:19Z

The UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience recently ran the 'Brains on Films' competition, which gave neuroscientists the chance to make a short film about their research. Films were to be pitched at a general audience, and aimed to inspire the public’s interest in neuroscience research.

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