UCL in the media
Playbrush signs deal with Unilever
Playbrush, a startup founded by UCL alumni Paul Varga and Toulope Ogunsina that has been supported by UCL Enterprise, makes a gadget that turns toothbrushing into a game. The venture has signed a deal with Unilever to launch a co-branded version.
Read: Daily MailSex is painful for nearly one in 10 women, study finds
A study co-authored by UCL researchers has estimated the prevalence of painful sex among women in the UK.
Read: BBC News, More: The TelegraphGPs telling smokers how soon they will die makes them more likely to quit
A study led by Dr Hazel Gilbert (UCL Primary Care & Population Health) found that offering smokers personalized disease risk information increases the likelihood they will seek help to quit.
Read: The SunChildless women face higher risk of early menopause
A study involving UCL researchers found women are more likely to enter menopause before age 40 - which typically only occurs among 2 per cent of women - if they haven't had children.
Read: Daily Mail'Let's make Ofsted a force for good'
Professor Frank Coffield (UCL Institute of Education) pens an open letter suggesting how to transform Ofsted into a trusted catalyst of improvement for schools.
Read: Times Educational SupplementThe Muslim veil remains an ideological battleground
Katarzyna Falęcka (UCL History of Art) writes about the long history of the Muslim veil being used for political purposes, drawing from her research into photographs of the Algerian war.
Read: The ConversationWhy can't the UK government trigger Brexit?
Dr Alan Renwick (UCL Constitution Unit), Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) and Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) discuss the implications of the UK Supreme Court ruling that Brexit must be put before Parliament.
Watch: BBC World Service 'Newshour', More: BBC Radio London 'Petrie Hosken' (from 2 hrs 50 mins 10 secs), Yahoo! News, Deutsche WelleRadical ketamine therapy could treat alcohol addiction
A team led by Dr Ravi Das (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) is investigating whether ketamine's influence on memory development could help treat alcohol addiction.
Read: The Guardian, More: Metro, Evening Standard, The TimesScientists divided over whether 'rock inscription is genuinely work of Vikings
Professor Michael Barnes (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) comments on whether the inscription on a rock found in Scotland is genuinely of Norse origin.
Read: The TelegraphPure brilliance: riddle of royal diamond solved
Dr Adrian Jones (UCL Earth Sciences) explains a theory of diamond formation in an article about the Cullinan diamond, part of the crown jewels.
Read: The Times