UCL in the media
London's pollution could be raising the risk of developing dementia
Professor Robert Howard (UCL Psychiatry) casts doubt on a reported link between air pollution and risk of dementia.
Read: Evening StandardConflicting accounts of Oskar Schindler's character
Dr Helen Fry (UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies) is interviewed about Oskar Schindler, widely viewed as a hero of the Second World War but seen as others as a traitor spying for the Nazis.
Watch: BBC Two 'Newsnight' (from 34 mins 10 secs)The Lost Tribes of Humanity
Dr Maria Martinon-Torres (UCL Anthropology) discusses her research into evidence of Homo sapiens who lived in China 80,000 years ago, which suggests early Homo sapiens may have interacted with other species of archaic humans.
Watch: BBC Two 'Horizon' (from 24 mins)Schools not preparing children to succeed in an AI future, MPs warn
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) comments on how students need to be taught more skills that are out of reach to artificial intelligence, such as problem solving and creativity, in light of a government report that she provided evidence for.
Read: The GuardianWill disability benefits appeals become less fair?
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCL Laws) comments on why disability benefit appeals are more successful in person, in an article that mentions her research on the subject.
Read: The GuardianPromoting equality in science: what works, and what doesn't?
Dr Jennifer Rohn (UCL Nephrology) writes about the lack of women in academia, and how a prominent award can push institutions to find better ways to promote gender diversity.
Read: The GuardianA Big Freeze, Rip or Crunch: how will the Universe end?
Dr Tom Kitching (UCL Space & Climate Physics) explains research into the origins of the universe.
Read: WiredRethinking Iraq's past - and its future - at the Basrah Museum
Professor Eleanor Robson (UCL History) writes about the opening of a new museum in Basrah, Iraq, displaying Iraqi antiquities in a former palace of Saddam Hussein.
Read: ApolloGirls From Poorer Families More Likely To Start Period By 11
A new study by Professor Yvonne Kelly (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) found that affluence was the strongest indicator predicting early puberty among girls, which can be associated with unfavourable health outcomes, while weight, ethnicity and early life stress were also factors.
Read: Huffington PostScience Museum should drop Statoil sponsorship of children's gallery
Numerous UCL faculty members co-signed a letter calling on London's Science Museum to end a sponsorship deal with an oil and gas company.
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