“Our subjective sense that our map is three-dimensional is illusory,” says Professor Kate Jeffery (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences). Read: Scientific American More: UCL press release

Professor David Price (UCL Vice-Provost, Research) urges research-intensives to enlighten as well as inform. Read: Times Higher Education

Dr Marianna Virtanen (UCL Epidemiology & Health) says "working excessive hours is associated with an increased risk of major depression”. Read: Independent More: Daily Mail Telegraph Scotsman CNN Economic Times Metro

Professor Adrian Thrasher (UCL Institute of Child Health) comments on Genethon’s new strategy, and says “getting vectors is a bottleneck for us”. Read: Nature

Dr Katharine Giles (UCL Earth Sciences) says the Arctic is experiencing some rapid changes. Read: BBC News More: Reuters Planet Earth Science in Action

Vitamin D supplements may have wide-ranging anti-ageing properties including the preservation of eyesight, according to research by UCL scientists. Read: Independent Telegraph Daily Mail Mirror Express PA More: BBSRC press release

With today allegedly the most depressing day of the year, Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences) talks about the optimism bias within us all. Listen: BBC Radio 4’s Women’s Hour (from 13mins 56s)

Human emissions of carbon dioxide could defer the next Ice Age according to a Nature Geoscience study led by Professor Chronis Tzedakis (UCL Geography). Read: NY Times More: BBC News UCL News story Metro

The brain's ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggest UCL researchers in a British Medical Journal study. Read: BBC More: Guardian Telegraph Independent Scotsman Mirror Daily Mail Express Reuters New Scientist