UCL in the media
Science Museum under fire over exhibit asking if brains are pink or blue
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Dr Joseph Devlin (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) express concerns that a small exhibit at London's Science Museum is misleading and not supported by scientific evidence.
Read: The Guardian, More: CNN, Daily MailLondon Must Create A New Innovation Cluster
UCL President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur writes that London should take advantage of having more world-class universities than any other city, and establish an innovation cluster bolstered by university partnerships.
Read: Huffington PostStudy finds e-cigarettes helped 18,000 smokers to quit last year
Professor Robert West (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) comments on his new study finding that e-cigarettes are effective at helping smokers quit smoking with a less harmful means of inhaling nicotine.
Read: Financial Times, BBC News, The Telegraph, Los Angeles Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Fox News, Listen: BBC Radio London (from 1 hour 49 mins 21 secs), BBC Radio 4 'You and Yours' (from 4 mins 32 secs)Why do we find some voices irritating?
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses vocal characteristics that can be found annoying, and why they are perceived as such.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Why Factor'The Polish community in the North East after Brexit
Professor Anne White (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) is interviewed about how people who moved to England's North East from Poland settle in and see it as home.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Eastern Europeans in Brexitland'The health of US presidential candidates
Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) discusses what might happen if a US presidential candidate is no longer able to stand for election due to ill health.
Watch: BBC 2 'Newsnight' (from 23 mins 45 secs), Listen: BBC Radio 2 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon' (from 1 hour 1 min 27 secs), Read: Deutsche Welle'Tutor-proof' 11-plus professor admits grammar school test doesn't work
Dr Tina Isaacs (UCL Institute of Education) says intelligence comes from a mix of heritage and environment, and that testing for future potential among children is fraught with difficulties.
Read: The GuardianThe science of persuasion
Professor Bradley Love and Dr Adam Harris (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) share their insights into strategies to change someone's mind.
Read: Daily MailInterstellar: The Journey to Proxima b
Dr Joanna Barstow (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, and whether it could have the right conditions for life and be within reach of an expedition from Earth.
Watch: BBC Four 'The Sky at Night' (from 22 mins)Brexit Doesn't Deter EU Students From Choosing U.K.
UCL President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur discusses how leaving the EU could impact students from EU member states.
Read: The Wall Street Journal (£)