UCL in the media
Chinese students studying in UK honored
Yao Lu (UCL Chemistry) was one of 31 Chinese students studying in the UK to receive an award from the Chinese government in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement.
Read: China DailyDoes the REF motivate or discourage research staff?
Len Ole Schafer (UCL Institute of Education) has conducted research into how academics and policy makers perceive the REF and its impact on academic life.
Read: THE (£)Bat Detective
BBC Inside Science joins Professor Kate Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) on a Hampstead Heath bat watch, part of the citizen science project Bat Detective.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 21 mins 46 secs)Why we need to take a 'Punk' approach to the future of assessment
Ahead of this week's Learning First conference, Rob Webster (UCL Institute of Education) calls for a cultural revolution in assessment.
Read: TESNoreena Hertz set to be unveiled as economics editor of ITV News
Professor Noreena Hertz (Office of the UCL Vice-Provost, Research) is set to be appointed the new economics editor for ITV News.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily MailTwins' close bond makes them more likely to live to retirement
Dr Noriko Cable (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on the beneficial health effects of social interaction.
Read: New ScientistQueen's Speech
Sean Wallis (UCL English Language & Literature) said the proposals for new higher education "challenger institutions" must be stopped.
Read: TelegraphItemised phone logs reveal scary personal details about you
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) says that a study into itemised phone logs "confirms what security researchers have known for a long time, which is that even the most innocuous-looking data can be extremely sensitive".
Read: Telegraph, Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Science' (from 16 mins 8 secs), More: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 17 mins 38 secs), BBC World Service 'The Science Hour' (from 29 mins 2 secs)Scientists sniff out genes controlling human nose shapes
A study led by Professor Andrés Ruiz-Linares (UCL Biosciences) and Dr Kaustubh Adhikari (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology) has identified the genes that drive the shape of human noses.
Read: Guardian, More: Daily Mail, Telegraph, The Sun, Mirror, Belfast Telegraph, Newsweek, The Conversation, Washington Post, UCL NewsUCL is not distrusting, just doing its duty
Rex Knight (UCL Vice-Provost, Operations) responds to an article in the Times Higher Education on changes to the UCL expenses policy.
Read: THE (£)