UCL in the media
Heart attack sufferers saved by avoiding A&E
A study involving UCL researchers found that heart attack patients in the UK are 40 per cent more likely to receive rapid treatment than a decade ago as they are typically taken to specialist heart units instead of A&E.
Read: Daily Mail5 medical marvels introduced by 3D-printing
Professor Simon Gaisford (UCL School of Pharmacy) comments on how 3D-printing could speed up the provision of pharmaceuticals.
Read: Daily MailRevisiting the 14-day rule
Professor Jonathan Montgomery (UCL Laws) is interviewed about the ethics of doing research on human embryos for longer than 14 days, which is the current legal limit.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Revisiting the 14-Day Rule' (from 17 mins 40 secs)Benoit Hamon to be Socialist presidential candidate in France
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) comments on the electoral prospects of Benoît Hamon and the future of the French political left.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live 'Stephen Nolan' (from 2 hrs 3 mins)Study shows how HIV infects macrophages, could be step towards cure
A study led by Dr Petra Mlcochova and Professor Ravindra Gupta (UCL Infection & Immunity) identified how HIV is able to infect macrophages despite the presence of a protective protein. They discovered a treatment which could help lead to a complete cure for HIV/AIDS.
Read: Newsweek, More: UCL NewsSix weeks of radiotherapy or 30 minutes of IORT
Professor Jayant Vaidya (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) is mentioned providing medical advice on a relatively new treatment for breast cancer, intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT).
Read: Daily MailCryonics
Professor Barry Fuller (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) discusses cryogenically freezing people who are hoping to be revived years after their death.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Why Factor'Social mobility: Class pay gap found in UK professions
Dr Lindsey Macmillan (UCL Institute of Education) was part of a research team with the government's social mobility commission that found professional people from working class backgrounds are paid £6,800 less than their colleagues from more affluent backgrounds.
Read: BBC News, More: Financial Times, The Independent, Huffington Post, The Guardian, Daily Mail, New York TimesA crisis of trust is looming between scientists and society - it's time to talk
Dr Helen Czerski (UCL Mechanical Engineering) writes about why it's vital to improve public trust in science and expertise and why it's challenging amidst increasingly complex scientific issues, and offers up some suggestions.
Read: The GuardianParasitism
Professor emeritus Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is a guest on a programme discussing the relationship between parasites and hosts.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time'