UCL in the media
New responses to disease
Professor Mala Maini (UCL Infection & Immunity) discusses new immunotherapies and the development of new responses to disease.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 36 mins 56 secs)Cheddar man had dark skin and blue eyes, DNA tests reveal
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) and Dr Yoan Diekmann (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) have analysed the DNA sequences of the first ever Brit to establish aspects of his appearance.
Read: Guardian, More: Times, BBC News, Daily Mail, UCL News, Sun, Daily Mail, Independent, Mail Online, Sky News, Independent (2), Evening Standard, Sun (2), USA Today, Washington Post, Mirror, CBS News, CNN, BuzzFeed, iNews, RT, Al Jazeera, Telegraph, Time, ABC News, Spiegel Online, Denver Post, Mirror (2), BBC News (2), New York Times, New Statesman, Fortune, NY Daily News, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Chicago Tribune, Gizmodo, Times of India, National Geographic (2), The Standard, Channel 4, ITV News, New Zealand Herald, Huffington Post, AFRThe problem with teaching 'British values' in school
Professor Carol Vincent (UCL Institute of Education) and Dr Myriam Hunter-Henin (UCL Laws) interrogate what 'British values' are and whether it is useful to teach them in schools.
Read: The Conversation, More: IndependentStock market crash
Dame DeAnne Julius (UCL College Council) discusses the stock market crash, what it signifies, and what it might be caused by.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'World at One' (8 mins 53 secs)Rachel Whiteread and Thomson & Craighead artworks commissioned for UCL's New Student Centre
The two artworks will be publicly accessible and reflect UCL's student community.
Read: ArtLystCheddar Man shows that race is a social construct
Subhadra Das (UCL Culture) says that the Cheddar Man discovery shows that the idea of race is a social construct.
Watch: Channel 4Being forgetful doesn't always mean dementia but it may mean you're drinking too much
Dr Sergi Costafreda Gonzalez (UCL Psychiatry) comments on brain functioning as people age.
Read: Daily MailHow many calories do we consume?
Dr George Grimble (UCL Medicine) speaks about the validity of calorie counters.
Watch: 'How to Lose Weight Well' (from 41 mins 18 secs)Major project launched to crack aspirin's anti-cancer properties
Professor Ruth Langley (UCL Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology) will take part in a project to answer final research questions before aspirin could be recommended to reduce cancer risk.
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Professor Lucie Green (UCL Space & Climate Physics) and Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) discuss the launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, the most powerful rocket to leave Earth in a generation.
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