UCL in the media
The good and bad in Germany's economic model are strongly linked
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) discusses Germany's economic model, and in particular their system of unions on company boards which he says has helped to manage modest wage growth.
Read: The EconomistArchaeological antiquities shouldn't be sold on the open market
Dr Alice Stevenson (UCL Institute of Archaeology) explains why we should challenge the 'legal' sale of antiquities from public museums into private ownership, where the integrity and access to objects is at risk.
Read: The Conversation, More: Independent, International Business Times, Heritage Daily.Young people frequently change their minds about tertiary education
A new study by Dr Jake Anders and Professor Claire Callender (UCL Institute of Education) has found that young people frequently change their minds about tertiary education, often along socio-economic lines.
Read: The AustralianFear of crime is contagious, even in low crime communities
Fear of crime can be considered contagious, because social interaction is the mechanism through which fear is shared and chronically worried populations are created, according to a study led by Rafael Prieto Curiel (UCL Mathematics).
Read: Mail Online, More: iNews, Sputnik News, UCL NewsBrexit 'Citizens' Assembly' launched to enrich EU debate with voters' voices
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Political Science) is the principal investigator for a new project titled 'Citizens Assembly', which is designed to fill that gap on Brexit opinion and give policy-makers in government and parliament valuable evidence as to where public priorities really lie.
Read: International Business TimesAdult Education - Has its time come again?
An opinion piece by Professor Martin Doel (UCL Institute of Education) calls for a wider conception of adult education, and its contribution to the well-being of individuals and their communities.
Read: FE NewsIs desk-bound work making us obese?
Professor Alexi Marmot (UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies) explains that public health guidance says we should do a lot less sitting and a lot more movement.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Analysis' (from 11 mins 15 secs)Cautious corporates are to blame for our slow recovery
Visiting Professor, Paul Ormerod (UCL Psychology & Lang Sciences) says that corporate boards are sitting on piles of cash and lack the entrepreneurial spirit to spend it.
Read: City AMElon Musk's inter-planetary fantasy spells danger for Mars
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics), who is working on the ExoMars rover due to launch in 2020, highlights his concerns about Elon Musk's plans to 'colonise' Mars.
Read: Financial TimesMarket competition and mass participation 'reduces diversity'
Professor Simon Marginson (UCL Institute of Education) says that increased market competition and the growth in participation in higher education has led to "imitation" behaviour and the narrowing of university missions around the world.
Read: Times Higher Education