Prof. Robin Ali and Dr Rachel Pearson (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) have shown for the first time that transplanting light-sensitive photoreceptors into the eyes of visually impaired mice can restore their vision. Read: BBC Guardian Independent Telegraph Daily Mail Nature ITV PA BBC R4 Today Herald UCL News

Drs Joan Serras and James Cheshire (UCL Bartlett CASA) have mapped every one of London's 114,000 daily bus journeys. Read: Guardian

Researchers at UCL have used high frequency sound waves to treat early stage prostate cancer, with fewer side effects. Read: BBC More: Telegraph BBC R4 Today Mirror Mail Express Guardian Sky ITV Times (£)

Dr Peter Bentley (UCL Computer Science) and Soo Ling Lim (UCL Statistical Science) have modelled Apple's App Store marketplace as an ecosystem, revealing what makes it thrive. Read: New Scientist

Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology) discusses the enduring appeal of denim: "People assume that everybody wants to have strong individuality but we actually found that people strive to become ordinary." Read: The Sun

Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) travels to Israel to trace the history of our love affair with metal. Watch: BBC Four More: Radio Times