UCL in the media
Chirp flies with Skylander deal
A UCL-spin out called Chirp, which developed a way of transferring data between devices using an audio signal, has made a deal with Skylander to allow gamers to transfer characters from their consoles to a phone using the technology.
Read: BBC NewsFrom Dr Martens to Supreme: what makes urban brands so alluring?
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains that millennials are the most sceptical consumer group and they look for 'authenticity' in a brand.
Read: GuardianCan the UK take over existing EU trade agreements?
Professor Piet Eeckhout (UCL Laws) says we cannot assume that the legal agreements the UK signed with other EU countries would automatically apply to the UK post-Brexit.
Read: BBC NewsLimit to human life may be 115 (ish)
Professor Dame Linda Partridge (UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing) comments on a US study claiming 115 years is the maximum limit of human life. She says this is very ambitious and although life expectancy is likely to rise, the research doesn't describe what will happen in the future.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 2 from 1 hour 2 minsThe silver scent of fear
Professor Ley Sander (UCL Institute of Neurology) says that epilepsy is still a hidden condition and is extremely difficult to understand because it is not a disease on its own but a complex of symptoms.
Read: New StatesmanUrine test for CJD 'a possibility'
A team led by Dr Graham Jackson (UCL Institute of Neurology) has found it is possible to detect abnormal proteins, called prions, in urine which offers a possible way of quickly diagnosing CJD.
Read: BBC News031016-britains-black-past
Dr Caroline Bressey, Director of the Equiano Centre (UCL Geography), discusses the black history of Britain and explains why its important for young black people to have an understanding of the past.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 Britain's Black PastHow Bolivia curbed coca production by moving away from violent crackdowns
Dr Thomas Grisaffi (UCL Institute of the Americas) writes about how Bolivia deviated from the American-led crackdown on coca plants with a more successful harm reduction-oriented strategy that clearly differentiates the coca plant and the illegal drug cocaine.
Read: The ConversationShould we change the way we teach economics?
Changes to UCL's economics instruction to make classes more relevant to the real world, are mentioned.
Read: Financial TimesThe Government has no excuse for not recognising genocide
On the anniversary of the Nuremburg trials' landmark decision, Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) writes an article criticising the UK government for not referring to ISIS' crimes against the Yazidi people in Iraq as a genocide.
Read: Evening Standard