UCL in the media
Thousands of elderly women face 'crazy' breast operations after cancer screening shambles
Professor Michael Baum (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) criticises arrangements made to test and treat women who missed out on a breast cancer screening due to an IT error.
Read: Mirror, More: Guardian, Sky News, Mirror (2), BBC NewsGene tied to migraines may have helped humans adapt to cold
Dr Aida Andres (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is co-author of a study suggesting a common gene variant linked to migraine headaches may have spread because it made it easier for early humans to adapt to cold weather in northern climates.
Read: Reuters, More: New Scientist, Deutsche WelleIn religion and economics, cause and effect are very hard to prove
Research into social attitudes co-authored by Elena Nikolova (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) has found associations between Eastern Orthodox Christianity and communism.
Read: EconomistCan traditional healers help fight HIV?
The Africa Health Research Institute, of which UCL forms a core part, is collaborating with traditional healers in KwaZulu-Natal to increase referrals for HIV tests.
Watch: BBC NewsDiscussion on economics and value
Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) and Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) are invited to speak on 'Business Daily' to discuss the way economics is taught and how our understanding of the discipline is changing.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily'Interview with Professor Klaus Wedell
Professor Klaus Wedell (UCL Institute of Education) is interviewed for his pioneering role assisting children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Read: TES (£)'We've come so far on inclusion - but we've still got so far to go'
Rob Webster (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the importance of the landmark Warnock report, which he says 'accelerated progress' towards inclusive approaches to education.
Read: TES (£)Whatever happened to parent-led free schools?
Dr Rob Higham (UCL Institute of Education) makes comments on the existing political climate for free schools.
Read: TES (£)Beowulf: The enduring appeal of an Anglo-Saxon 'superhero story'
Professor Andrew Burn (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the contemporary relevance of Beowulf and a project he led whereby students were tasked with transforming the Beowulf story into a video game.
Read: BBC News'Teachers need to be involved in ed tech development'
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) says a lot of companies developing AI do not know much about teaching and learning, or what it is like to be a teacher in the classroom.
Read: TES (£)