UCL in the media
Why do we know so little about how to cure loneliness?
Unpublished research by Dr Mai Stafford (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science) indicates that loneliness in early life stages is linked to greater loneliness in later life.
Read: New StatesmanLondon experts rubbish claims Earth's magnetic fields flipping will bring 'doomsday'
Dr Robert Wicks (UCL Space & Climate Physics) clarifies that the earth's magnetic poles flipping will pose 'no real danger to humans'.
Read: Evening StandardBlood test detects proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease
Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) comments on the utility of a new blood test to detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Read: CNNScottish education's harshest critics are on shaky foundations
Professor John Jerrim (UCL Institute of Education) says Pisa data cannot exclusively be relied upon to conclude the Scottish education system is failing.
Read: TESWhat Royal wedding menus tell us about the monarchy
Dr Kaori O'Connor (UCL Anthropology) says Royal family wedding menus are a carefully coded statement on the state of Britain and the monarchy's position within society.
Read: Huffington PostDiscussion on Explorer 1
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) discusses the Van Allen Belts and their importance on the 60th anniversary of the launch of Explorer 1.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'BBC Inside Science' (from 14 mins 30 secs), More: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 8 mins 57 secs)Synthetic 'virus' to kill bacteria
Professor Bart Hoogenboom (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL Physics & Astronomy and UCL Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology), PhD student Alex Yon (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology and UCL Institute of Structural & Molecular Biology) and EngD student Hasan Alkassem (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology, UCL Biochemical Engineering, and EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Bioprocess Engineering Leadership) have helped develop a synthetic 'virus' that kills bacteria on first contact.
Read: Express, More: UCL News, Huffington PostNatural painkiller nasal spray could replace addictive opioids, trial indicates
Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu (UCL School of Pharmacy) and UCL start-up Nanomerics are leading research in the development of a nasal spray that could replace dangerous and addictive prescription opioids.
Read: GuardianState schools have the edge on efficiency
Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Institute of Education) and Professor Francis Green (UCL Institute of Education) have analysed the results of studies to conclude that school management is better and more efficient at state schools.
Read: Times (£)Managing our identities
Professor Graham Scambler (UCL Institute for Global Health) helps discuss the seminal idea of Erving Goffman about how we manage our own identities.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Thinking Allowed'