UCL in the media
Thieves steal £8.8m in ATM bank heist in Japan
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) comments on the likely cause of a nationwide ATM heist in Japan that saw nearly £8.8 illegally withdrawn from 1,400 cash machines in the space of two hours.
Read: Telegraph, More: National PostSwapping one vice for another?
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) explains that how addictive a nicotine product is depends on the speed of absorption.
Read: Daily MailHow many people did it take to build Stonehenge?
An experiment organised by UCL Archaeology for the UCL Festival of Culture has recreated how the bluestones of Stonehenge may have been transported from the Presili Mountains in Wales to Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Telegraph, ITV News, Watch: BBC NewsThird Energy
Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) comments on the decision by North Yorkshire County Council to approve a shale gas fracking application from Third Energy.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 16 mins 30 secs)Jutland: the battle that won the war
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) helps to explain why Jutland was an important battle of the First World War.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Jutland: The Battle that Won the War' (from 9 mins 20 secs)My mother is a hypochondriac and has tantrums like a toddler
Dr Rosine Perelberg (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) says that hypochondria is really about control.
Read: GuardianThe litmus test for exams should be clarity of purpose
Professor Dominic Wyse (UCL Institute of Education) says: "High-stakes tests tend to result in a narrowing of the curriculum and an increase in pressure on pupils".
Read: TES (£)Workload: 'School leaders need to set their teachers a better example'
A major comparative study by the UCL Institute of Education suggests that teachers want head teachers to show them the way on work-life balance, but leaders often neglect their own wellbeing.
Read: TES (£)Debate hots up over women's 'dominance' of teaching
Professor Becky Francis (UCL Institute of Education), says she is 'surprised' over UCAS chief claims that boys' underperformance in school is linked to prevalence of female staff.
Read: TES (£)Trainspotting Live: Who is the host of the new BBC Four show, Dr Hannah Fry?
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) will be hosting a new BBC Four programme, Trainspotting Live, explaining the enormity of the UK rail network and the equations that go into keeping thousands of trains on the network every day.
Read: Daily Express, More: Telegraph