UCL in the media
'Flawed' attitude to public engagement 'lingers on'
Professor Sandy Oliver (UCL Institute of Education) comments on a new journal, of which she is an editor, set up to spread ideas about how best to involve the public in academic research.
Read: THEThe robot teaching autistic children how to communicate
Professor Liz Pellicano (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the potential benefits of having robots in classrooms to help children with autism who struggle with facial expressions.
Read: ITV NewsThe rule of six that governs why and how we Brits queue
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) was commissioned to do a study into queueing habits.
Read: The Telegraph, More: BBC News, The Times, Daily Mail, Mirror, The Guardian, BBC Radio 4 'From Our Own Correspondent' (from 17 mins 28 secs)The end of online passwords?
Professor Angela Sasse (UCL Computer Science) is interviewed about the increasing number of online passwords people have to remember, and how online security could be improved.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 49 mins 33 secs)Footballers could be at risk of dementia from blows to the head
Dr Helen Ling, Professor Huw Morris and Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) discuss their study finding evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a potential cause of dementia caused by repeated blows to the head, in former professional football players. Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) comments on the findings.
Read: The Guardian, More: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 53 mins 41 secs), CNN, New York Times, Reuters, Financial Times, BBC News, Evening Standard, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Independent, Irish Times, CBC News, ABC News (Australia), The Independent (2), BBC Radio 4 'News Briefing' (from 1 min 49 secs), Mirror, Sky News, Express, ABC News (Australia), BBC News (2), Xinhua, UCL NewsRecord number of people in UK are now in work
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration) comments on challenges facing workers coming to the UK from EU countries.
Watch: BBC News at OneHidden Figures set when computers were people, women, and black
Professor Jon Agar (UCL Science & Technology Studies) writes about how the film Hidden Figures portrays programmers at a time when many were black women, working in segregated offices.
Read: The ConversationMothers claims her son was 'left to die' after being born prematurely
Dr Anna David (UCL Maternal & Fetal Medicine) comments on premature babies not being given medical care if born before 23-24 weeks, due to their chances of survival being too low.
Read: Daily Mail'Exploit kits' create an industry out of hacking into your PC
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) comments on exploit kits, a tool that cyber criminals can buy to help them attack their victims.
Read: Financial Times'India needs to invest a lot more in health'
Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) comments on improving health provision in India, saying that more attention should be given to non-communicable diseases and mental health.
Read: Times of India