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Agatha Christie: world's first historical whodunnit was inspired by 4,000 year-old letters
Agatha Christie's friendship with Egyptologist Stephen Glanville, a professor at UCL, prompted her to turn to Egypt for creative inspiration.
Read: The Conversation, More: MetroMany like to switch off by playing sport but don't shy away from a marathon of the mind
Free public lectures, including the ones given at UCL, provide people with opportunities to plot their own intellectual journeys.
Read: New Statesman (£)Dr Chris Van Tulleken hosts TV series 'The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs'
PhD student Dr Chris Van Tulleken (UCL Infection & Immunity) is hosting a new BBC series of 'The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs' on BBC One.
Read: Metro, More: Sun, TelegraphUK military fears robots learning war from video games
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) the prospect of robots training themselves in battle tactics by playing video games to launch cyber-attacks is still a remote one.
Read: BBC NewsBlood test may predict who is most at risk for diabetes
Professor Mika Kivimaki (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on a new study showing that a blood test could be used to predict susceptibility to diabetes.
Read: ReutersAir pollution worse inside London classrooms than outside, study finds
Professor Dejan Mumovic and Dr Esfandiar Burman (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) have co-authored a report showing air pollution for children in London is worse inside the classroom than outside.
Read: Guardian, More: Evening Standard, Times (£), BBC NewsMultibillion-pound fee to stay in EU science mooted
UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur anticipates the UK's research arrangements with the EU will be determined after the UK-EU framework agreement is decided in October.
Read: THE (£)Grammar school pupils 'gain no social or emotional advantages' by age 14
Professor John Jerrim and Sam Sims (UCL Institute of Education) have led a study suggesting grammar school pupils gain no educational, social or emotional advantages over non-selective school students by age 14.
Read: Guardian, More: FT (£), Independent, Yahoo News, Yahoo News (2), Telegraph, Huffington Post, UCL NewsPrince Charles' coronation should be stripped of the Church of England and ditch feudal ties to Britain's imperial past
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) and Bob Morris (UCL Constitution Unit) have authored a report recommending changes to accession declarations and coronation oaths.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Express, Times (£), Economist, Telegraph (£)How AI can help meet global energy demand
Dr Aidan O'Sullivan (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) describes the pros and cons of AI operating in the energy context.
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