UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences

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...

19 April 2013: Sounds of UCL: competition winners and panoramas

What sounds make up London’s global university? UCL Communications has announced the winners of its ‘Sounds of UCL’ competition, which invited staff and students to capture ambient audio clips that reflect the life of UCL. More...

18 April 2013: European Commission must innovate to get value from €70 billion science funding programme

The European Commission needs to make some key innovations in its science funding programme if Europe is to enjoy the full benefits of the €70 billion to be spent on science research as part of the Horizon 2020 programme kicking off in 2014, according to an academic paper published by SAGE in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy today. More...

12 April 2013: Search for new antibiotics advanced by discovery of key processes within bacterial protein

Scientists have discovered how bacteria transport the tiny hair-like strands, called pili, which cover their outer surface from the inside of the cell, where they are assembled, to the exterior. Pili are a key target for a new generation of antibiotics, as without them the bacteria are unable to group together and to stick to human cells causing infection. More...

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

For the first time, teams that care for children needing heart surgery have been able to review their short-term success rate better across all the different operations they perform. More...

27 March 2013: UCL PhD researcher strikes gold in Parliament

27 March 2013: UCL Friends of MSF charity run

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

15 March 2013: Taking medicine to extreme heights

13 March 2013: UCL Open Access Guidelines and Publishing Guide

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

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

22 February 2013: Collaboration points way towards improved treatment for women's cancers

20 February 2013: Improvement in child cancer survival rates threatened by lack of new drug development

20 February 2013: Disabled at greater risk of violence and subsequent mental ill-health

18 February 2013: Factors behind rise in HIV in men who have sex with men

15 February 2013: Animal model of evolution indicates thick hair mutation emerged 30,000 years ago

14 February 2013: Minimally invasive test provides best alternative to colonoscopy

12 February 2013: Graphene research chosen as EU Future Emerging Technology flagship

9 February 2013: Stress at work very unlikely to cause cancer

9 February 2013: Doctors 'should give lifestyle advice' to cancer patients

6 February 2013: Obesity leads to vitamin D deficiency