UCL in the media
The science and technology committee shouldn't be filled with scientists, female or not
Dr Melanie Smallman (UCL Science & Technology Studies) writes on the confusion and lack of diversity of the parliamentary select committee on science and technology.
Read: The GuardianNSA cryptography proposal rejected by allies
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) says a track record of subverting the standardisation process has led to the US National Security Agency losing much of the respect it once held.
Read: Sky NewsMexico volcano eruption after killer 7.1 earthquake
Dr Simon Day (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) comments on significant local risks faced after a volcano eruption which coincided with Mexico's recent 7.1 earthquake.
Read: Daily StarHidden disorder hinders speech of 860,000 children
Professor Courtenay Norbury (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) writes about developmental language disorder, a common but poorly understood condition.
Read: The Guardian, More: The Times (£)Gene editing of human embryos in UK reveals new fertility clue
Dr Helen O'Neill (UCL Institute for Women's Health) comments on a new paper identifying the role of a key gene that controls how embryos form during the first few days of development.
Read: CNNPlaying sport in mid life is the key to keeping men healthy
PhD student Daniel Aggio (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) has led a study that found men who play sport in middle age are up to five times more likely to keep fit and active into their late seventies.
Read: TIME, More: UCL News, Mail Online, Express, BMJManchester police still relies on Windows XP
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) comments on Manchester police's outdated computer software systems and associated security vulnerabilities.
Read: BBC News, More: Mail Online, Yahoo News210917-vaping-quit-cigarettes
Research led by Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) finds that nearly 20% of people who gave up smoking in first half of 2017 have been successful, with e-cigarettes becoming most popular method of quitting.
Read: BBC News, More: Guardian, Times (£), Sun, BBC Radio 4 'News Briefing' (from 3 mins 35 secs), BBC 'News at One' (from 20 mins 13 secs), BBC 2 'Victoria Derbyshire' (from 1 hr 33 mins), Yahoo NewsOne in four girls have depression by the time they hit 14
Professor Emla Fitzsimons (UCL Institute of Education) led a study with the University of Liverpool that shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in ten boys (9%) are depressed at age 14.
Read: Guardian, More: UCL News, Telegraph, Times (£), Independent, Mail Online, TES, Huffington Post, Sun, Yahoo News, BBC Radio 5 '5 live Breakfast' (from 57 mins 44 secs), BBC Radio 5 'Up All Night' (from 3 mins 42 secs), BBC Radio 2 'Vanessa Feltz' (from 1 min 7 secs), BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 7 mins), BBC Radio 2 'Chris Evans Breakfast Show' (from 1 min 20 secs), BBC 2 'Victoria Derbyshire' (from 50 mins 10 secs), Channel 4 News, Guardian (2), Spectator, Yahoo News, Huffington PostWide faces linked to aggression and high sex drive
Dr Carmen Lefevre (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change) comments on a new study that finds a link between men and women with disproportionately wide faces and having a stronger sex drive.
Read: Times (£)