UCL in the media
E-cigarettes damage key blood vessels
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) says electronic cigarettes are not without risk, as questions remain about the level of risk.
Read: The Sun, The MirrorEast West Street
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) speaks about a book he wrote on war crimes and his own family's stories that he uncovered through his work.
Listen: ABC RadioRue the rules
A discussion of the merits of teaching grammar rules to young children cites Professor Bas Aarts (UCL English Language & Literature) for his rationale of why learning grammar is beneficial.
Read: The EconomistDiscovery of new planet, Proxima B
Dr Jay Farihi (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on the discovery of a new exoplanet, Proxima B, which is just four light-years away and could have the right conditions to support life.
Listen: BBC Radio 2 (from 2 mins 7 secs)Central Italy earthquake
After the August 24 earthquake in central Italy, Dr Joanna Faure Walker and Dr Carmine Galasso (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction), Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) and Professor Dina D'Ayala (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) share their expertise on earthquakes in the region and risk management.
Watch: BBC Two 'Newsnight,' BBC World News, BBC News, Read: TIME, CNN, Newsweek, The Guardian, New York Times, International Business Times, Sky News, Mic, Deutsche Welle, Listen: BBC World Service 'Newshour' (from 32 minutes), BBC Radio London (from 36 mins 40 secs), BBC Radio 5 live '5 Drive' (from 2 hrs 7 mins), BBC Radio 5 live 'Saturday Breakfast' (from 2 hrs 51 mins)Captive who cannot escape her past: Natascha Kampusch was freed after 8 years
Dr James Thompson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses the psychology and strategies that helped the survivor of an abduction and eight years in captivity.
Read: The ExpressPeople will lie to robots to avoid hurting their feelings, study says
Adriana Hamacher (UCL Interaction Centre) comments on her study finding that people prefer expressive, communicative robots, even if they're less effective.
Read: The Telegraph, More: Wired, Gizmodo, Mashable, Listen: BBC World Service 'Tech Tent' (from 19 mins)Perfume traces could help to solve crimes
Simona Gherghel (UCL Chemistry) and Dr Ruth Morgan (UCL Security & Crime Science) comment on their research into whether traces of fragrances left on clothing could be used as forensic evidence in cases involving close physical contact.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'PM' (from 48 mins 6 secs)Mars once had a warm and wet climate that was 'more favourable' for life
Fossilised riverbeds have been discovered on an ancient region of Mars, supporting the idea that the now cold and dry Red Planet had a warm and wet climate about 4 billion years ago, according to research led by PhD student, Joel Davis (UCL Earth Sciences).
Read: Independent, More: UCL News, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 8 mins 17 secs)Elements: Silver
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) discusses why silver is such a precious metal.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily'