UCL in the media
Colombia struggles to build trust in the state as peace process rumbles on
PhD student Gwen Burnyeat argues that the Colombian government has learned the hard way that simply explaining a complex deal to people won't win them over.
Read: The ConversationDementia risk to 50-year-olds with raised blood pressure - study
Dr Archana Singh-Manoux (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and Dr Jessica Abell (UCL Behavioural Science & Health) have authored a study suggesting fifty-year-olds with slightly raised blood pressure are at an increased risk of getting dementia in later life.
Read: Guardian, More: Telegraph, Independent, Daily Mail, The Australian, New York Times, Sun, ABC, Newsweek, Yahoo News, BBC World Service 'Newshour' (from 18 mins 46 secs)Adolescent mental health
Professor Essi Viding (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) joins a BBC Radio 4 discussion on adolescent mental health, commenting on children with antisocial personality disorder.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Storm and Stress; New Ways of Looking at Adolescent Mental Health' (from 23 mins)Seven Things You Should Know About Your Teenager's Brain
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains why your teen may not be able to control their changing behaviour.
Read: Huffington PostA theory beyond quantum mechanics?
Dr Ciaran Lee (UCL Physics & Astronomy) asks whether quantum mechanics is just the start of far deeper theories which have not yet been developed.
Read: New Scientist (£)Killing insects: the rights and wrongs
The work of Dr Seirian Sumner (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) and the Big Wasp Survey is featured on a programme discussing the ethics of killing insects in the name of science and species conservation.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Discovery' (from 1 min 12 secs)Autistic people at greater risk of becoming homeless - new research
Dr William Mandy (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) has authored a study showing those with autism are at a greater risk of becoming homeless.
Could 'risky' credit boom be good for your family?
Joe Gladstone (UCL School of Management) says there has been a generational shift in attitudes to money, with fewer professional people having a mortgage and different spending habits.
Read: Telegraph (£)Queen's birthday honours
Professor Rosemary Davis (UCL Institute of Education) has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list for services to education.
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