UCL in the media
Will scientists ever prove the existence of dark matter?
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses the challenges in proving the existence of dark matter.
Read: The ObserverFrench workers get right to ignore work emails outside office hours
Dr Anna Cox (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on the benefits of companies enabling employees to choose their own schedules.
Read: The GuardianStem cell therapy which helped Welsh Grand National winner used on London woman
Dr Andy Goldberg (UCL Surgery & Interventional Science) carried out the first human trials of a stem cell therapy to treat tendinopathy. He had earlier tested the treatment on a horse, Dream Alliance, who went on to win the Welsh Grand National.
Read: The Telegraph, More: Daily MailThe formula for a good New Year's Eve
Dr Robb Rutledge (UCL Institute of Neurology) discusses his research into the links between expectations and happiness.
Read: Daily MailHow Peru cut its poverty rate in half in ten years
Professor Henrietta Moore (UCL Institute for Global Prosperity) discusses the relative merits of poverty reduction policies employed by the government of Peru.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Compass'Near Mexico City, Cable Car Lets Commuters Glide Over Traffic
Professor Julio Davila (UCL Development Planning Unit) comments on how a cable car is connecting residents of poor neighbourhoods with the economic life of Mexico City.
Read: New York TimesVesna Vulovic, Flight Attendant Who Survived Jetliner Blast, Dies at 66
Dr Eric Gordy (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) comments on the life of Vesna Vulovic.
Read: New York TimesHow scientists in Britain are deciding the future of humanity
Professor Waseem Qasim (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) has developed a gene-editing technique to engineer white blood cells to recognise cancer cells. His method has been used to help cure a baby girl of leukaemia.
Read: NewsweekSyrian refugees in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon face an uncertain 2017
Dr Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (UCL Geography) writes about tightening border controls and other challenges facing Syrian refugees in the Middle East.
Read: The ConversationWhy humans develop sex cells as embryos - but corals don't
Drive to preserve mitochondrial quality might explain why organisms develop sex cells at different stages of development say Arunas Radzvilavicius, Dr Nick Lane and Professor Andrew Pomiankowski (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment and UCL CoMPLEX).
Read: Nature, More: UCL News, BBC Radio 4 'BBC Inside Science' (from 10 mins)