UCL in the media
How middle-class women are coming to blows in supermarkets
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Languages Sciences) comments on why supermarket discounts can elicit aggression among competitive shoppers.
Read: Daily MailThe Lifesaving Potential of Underwater Earthquake Monitors
Dhiren Kataria (UCL Space & Climate Physics) comments on a project UCL is involved in, TwinSat, to develop a network of satellites to look for signs of earthquakes using electromagnetic and infrared sensors.
Read: The AtlanticWorld Sleep Day: 7 surprising benefits of taking a daily nap
Professor Vincent Walsh (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on the benefits of naps.
Read: The TelegraphTES talks to…Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) is interviewed about her research into brain development among adolescents, and why she feels GCSEs are unnecessary and grammar school entrance exams are a misguided attempt to measure "innate ability."
Read: TESNew research indicates Alfred the Great probably wasn't that great
Dr Stuart Brookes (UCL Institute of Archaeology) writes about Alfred the Great, king of Wessex in the late 9th century, who gets more credit for developing strongholds across southern England than he deserves.
Read: The ConversationThe Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) takes part in a discussion of the Earth at 50 million years ago, at the end of the Paleocene and start of the Eocene periods.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time'Survival of bumblebee families improved by flowers
Dr Seirian Sumner (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on her new study finding that flower-rich habitats are key to enhancing the survival of bumblebee families.
Read: Daily Mail, More: UCL NewsVision saved by first induced pluripotent stem cell treatment
Professor James Bainbridge (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) comments on the report of a patient whose age-related macular degeneration was stopped by stem cell therapy derived from her skin cells.
Read: New Scientist (£)Metabolism may be older than life itself and start spontaneously
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on a study finding that the Krebs cycle can proceed in the absence of enzymes.
Read: New Scientist (£)GPs failing to diagnose early dementia despite Government drive
A study led by Professor Gill Livingston (UCL Psychiatry) found that sending older patients leaflets on dementia, which encouraged them to speak to their GP if they notice warning signs, did not lead to more dementia diagnoses.
Read: Daily Mail, More: The Independent