UCL in the media
Pacemaker for the brain slows down Alzheimer's
Professor Robert Howard (UCL Psychiatry) comments on a new treatment for Alzheimer's involving implanting electrodes in the brain.
Read: Times (£)Stronger cannabis linked to rise in demand for drug treatment programmes
Professor Val Curran (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) says the rising potency of cannabis is associated with 'greater incidence of mental health problems including addiction and possibly psychosis.'
Read: GuardianSuper blue blood moon
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explains tonight's rare celestial event, a super blue blood moon.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The World at One' (from 29 mins 30 secs)Raising awareness of mental health issues is not enough
Dr Bettina Friedrich (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) highlights the importance of a functioning mental health service in addressing the issue of mental health.
Read: The ConversationThe scientific reason why January lasts forever
Zhenguang Cai (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) and Professor David Whitmore (UCL Biosciences) theorises as to why it can feel like time slows in January.
Read: New StatesmanDrugs that help boost flu vaccine
New research led by UCL Infection & Immunity researchers demonstrates that an anti-inflammatory drug could make vaccines more effective for elderly people.
Read: Daily Mail, More: UCL NewsBritain's magic money trees
Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose) highlights the importance of funnelling public spending into productive investment.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Shaking the Magic Money Trees' (from 24 mins 59 secs)Signs of breast cancer explained
Professor Jayant Vaidya (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) explains the early signs of breast cancer, and how high awareness is in the UK.
Read: BBC NewsBlockchain is this year's buzzword - but can it outlive the hype?
Dr Sarah Meiklejohn (UCL Computer Science) explores the potential of blockchains to have real world applications.
Read: GuardianTeenage brain
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) discusses what we know about the brains of adolescents.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Infinite Monkey Cage'