UCL in the media
Decaf coffee chemical could delay recovery of ozone layer
Dr David Rowley (UCL Chemistry) says that a gas used in many industrial processes as well as decaffeination has a much wider range of uses than CFCs and would therefore be much harder to restrict than the CFCs.
Read: The Times (£)NotPetya: virus behind global attack 'masquerades' as ransomware but could be more dangerous
It is too early to say who is to blame for the latest global ransomware cyber-attack explains Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science).
Read: New StatesmanMagnetic implants used to treat 'dancing eyes'
Dr Parashkev Nachev (UCL Institute of Neurology), Professor Quentin Pankhurst (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) and colleagues successfully used magnets implanted behind a person's eyes to treat nystagmus, a condition characterised by involuntary eye movements.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC World Service 'Newshour' (from 14 mins 6 secs), More: Evening Standard, The Times (£), UCL NewsThe scientist who helped create a new prostate cancer scan (that's now saved his life, too)
Professor David Hawkes (UCL Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering) discusses the technology he developed with Dr Dean Barratt (UCL Engineering) and Professor Mark Emberton (UCL Medical Sciences) to improve prostate cancer screening.
Read: Daily MailWe're all related to royalty (if you go back far enough)
Dr Adam Rutherford (a UCL honorary research fellow) and a UCL team say that most Europeans have a direct lineage to a monarch who ruled between years 768 and 814.
Read: Daily Mail, More: MetroUK's access to new drugs could be disrupted after Brexit
Health and economics consultant, Anthony Hatswell (UCL PHD student in statistics), explains that access to novel treatments could be delayed if the UK leaves the European Medical Agency.
Read: Independent, More: Wired, The Pharma Letter, Science DailyFrom heatwaves to hurricanes, floods to famine: seven climate change hotspots
Professor Julienne Stroeve (UCL Earth Sciences) discusses the dramatic changes happening in the Arctic, highlighting that 2017 is already setting records in terms of low levels of ice cover.
Read: GuardianEurope doesn't need American climate scientists. It needs American climate data
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) says it is too early to anticipate the full impact of Trump's policies, but if the proposed budget cuts go into effect, there could be more interest among scientists and researchers to take up offers in Europe.
Read: BloombergThe 14-year-old couple who committed murder twice
Dr Jean-Baptiste Pingault (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on potential reasons why young children commit violent crimes.
Read: The TimesWhy do I hate the sound of my own voice?
Professor Martin Birchall (UCL Ear Institute) comments on why people are often surprised to hear how their own voices sound.
Read: TIME, More: Metro