UCL in the media
UK surveillance law raises concerns security researchers could be 'deputised' by the state
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) comments on the UK's controversial surveillance laws that create a potential means for the UK government to press-gang "any" UK computer expert into working with GCHQ.
Read: The RegisterRisk of psychotic disorders up to five times greater for people from ethnic minorities
People from ethnic minorities have up to a five times greater risk of psychotic disorders than the white British population, according to a UCL study led by Dr James Kirkbride (UCL Brain Sciences).
Read: The GuardianThese 11 universities produce the top fund managers
UCL is ranked ninth in a list of UK universities creating the most successful fund managers.
Read: CityAM'We're moving from a £1,000-a-month flat to a £350 flatshare so we can save to buy a house'
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Brain Sciences) says the British public are so anxious about buying a home because it it represents a "beacon of maturity".
Read: The TelegraphWhy does salt taste salty?
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains why salt tastes salty based on how different sized charged ions in a salt compound interact with our tongues.
Listen: BBC World Service 'CrowdScience' (from 2 mins)How did life begin?
Dr Dominic Papineau (UCL Earth Sciences & the London Centre for Nanotechnology) discusses his discovery of the oldest fossil evidence of life on Earth and Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) talks about evidence for life first beginning in active hydrothermal vents.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 Live 'Science' (from the start)London student's photo project reveals untold stories of Paris camp refugees
UCL medical student, Amy Lineham, is hoping to show the untold stories of refugees living in a crowded migrant camp through a new series of unseen photos.
Read: The Evening StandardPathway to extremism: what neo-Nazis and jihadis have in common
Dr Paul Gill (UCL Security & Crime Science) explains that his studies on jihadis, rightwingers and school shooters found very little difference in terms of pathways and it is almost impossible to create a typical terrorist profile.
Read: The GuardianTories accused of 'sleight of hand' on manifesto grammar schools data
Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Institute of Education) challenges the Conservative party's statement that selective schools have proportionately more pupils from "ordinary working class families" than non-selective schools as families in the bottom third for income have been excluded from the calculation.
Read: BBC NewsWhy it's awesome to be awkward
Professor Uta Frith (UCL Brain Sciences) led a study that found that awkward people are more likely than non-awkward people to process information in a detail-oriented way, giving them a deep, nuanced perspective about things that no one else takes the time to notice.
Read: The Guardian