UCL in the media
Brexit can wait. Europe's pressing worry is its fracturing eastern democracies
Professor Jan Kubik (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) writes about why many Eastern European democracies are in a fragile state.
Read: The GuardianHow we perceive the truth
Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) is interviewed about different types of cognitive processing and how the neural circuitry of perception can't always be trustworthy.
Listen: The Guardian 'A neuroscientist explains'Dementia patients 'get second class healthcare'
Dr Liz Sampson (UCL Psychiatry) comments on disparities in care between dementia patients and others with similar symptoms.
Read: Daily MailCould a £400bn plan to refreeze the Arctic before the ice melts really work?
Professor Julienne Stroeve (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on the danger of declining levels of Arctic sea ice.
Read: The Observer, More: CNN, BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 1 min 7 secs)Will putting a child on a diet do more harm than good?
Dr Clare Llewellyn (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on healthy eating among children, and her research finding that obese children tend to eat only 12 extra calories per meal.
Read: The TelegraphHow Math Could Help Map Earth's Interior
Professor Yaroslav Kurylev (UCL Mathematics) comments on a new mathematical proof for understanding the internal structure of an object by knowing only how fast waves travel between any two points on its boundary.
Read: Scientific AmericanQualified nursery teachers make little difference to attainment
A study co-authored by a UCL researcher has found that access to a qualified teacher at nursery school has only a minimal impact on performance in reception.
Read: Times Educational Supplement, More: BBC NewsWhy work is the place we feel the worst
Professor Alex Bryson (UCL Institute of Education) writes about his research finding that people feel the least happy when at work, compared to every other activity in the study other than being sick, and why that might be.
Read: The Conversation, More: Daily MailBritain at the cutting edge of cancer research
Dr Sergio Quezada (UCL Cancer Institute) comments on his research into a gene-editing technique to remove the "sleep switch" from specific immune cells that are trained to spot cancer, which has shown promising results in early trials.
Read: The TelegraphWhere the Lords may draw blood
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) comments on what impact the House of Lords could have on amending the government's Article 50 bill to begin Brexit negotiations.
Read: Financial Times