UCL in the media
Dr Hannah Fry is interviewed on flu outbreak as winter approaches
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) is interviewed about how a flu pandemic spreads and the launch of her experiment to monitor this infectious disease.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hrs 23 mins), More: UCL News, BBC News, BBC Radio 5 Live 'Breakfast' (from 1 hr 56 mins)Centenarians are fastest growing age group in UK, figures show
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) is quoted in an article on centenarians being the fastest growing age group in the UK, and the number of 100 year olds almost doubling over a 14 year period.
Read: The GuardianAre You Anxious? Worry a Lot? That Can Be Good For You!
Caroline Charpentier (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) is quoted in an article on the potential benefits of worrying.
Read: Huffington PostBring your law studies to life with pro bono work
Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws) comments in an article encouraging law students to take on pro bono work to give a real-world dimension to their studies.
Read: GuardianBabies at greater risk of flu if they have older brothers or sisters, scientists warn
Dr Pia Hardelid (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) has led research showing a greater risk of babies and toddlers being hospitalised with influenza complications if they have older brothers and sisters.
Read: Guardian, More: Telegraph, The Sun, Yahoo News, New York TimesDead in the water: Senate Republicans ditch latest effort to replace Obamacare
Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) has written an article on Senate Republican leaders' decision not to hold a vote on Obamacare repeal bill.
Read: ProspectDiabetes drug helps obese people lose 12lbs over 3 months
Professor Russell Viner (UCL Institute of Child Health) comments on adolescent obesity in an article on how a prescription medicine for diabetes can prevent obesity. Read:
Mail OnlineUK invests £65m in Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in US
A US-based global science project, which has the potential to change our understanding of the universe and involves scientists from UCL, has received a £65 million investment from the UK. Professor John Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments.
Read: GuardianGermany and Russia strengthen research ties
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) has commented on Germany and Russia's strengthening of scientific ties and researchers being able to bid for money for joint projects from 2019. Read:
Times Higher EducationAI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings
Professor Paul Ruyssevelt (UCL Bartlett School of Enviroment, Energy & Resources) has been quoted in an article on how AI could end electricity theft and meter readings. Read:
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