UCL in the media
Pills for moderate depression
Dr Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) says evidence that antidepressants make a significant impact on mild to moderate depression is thin.
Read: Daily MailSunset for perovskites?
A study led by Dr Robert Palgrave (UCL Chemistry) has called into question the optimistic predictions of undiscovered perovskites, compounds that can be used to convert sunlight to electricity.
Read: Chemistry World, More: Scientific AmericanWhy Biggest Losers end up heavier than they were before
Professor Rachel Batterham (UCL Metabolism and Experimental Therapeutics) says that tampering with the body's predisposition to fight weight loss will result in uncontrollable weight gain in almost all cases.
Read: Times (£)Cellectis hails success in ridding British infant of cancer
Professor Waseem Qasim (UCL Institute of Child Health) has used a new cell therapy developed by Cellectis to treat a second child with a previously incurable form of leukaemia.
Read: Financial TimesWhat should primary assessment look like?
Professor Dylan Wiliam (UCL Institute of Education) explains what he thinks primary assessment should look like if we could start from year zero.
Read: TES (£)Teachers prefer smaller class sizes to pay rises
Professor Peter Blatchford (UCL Institute of Education) says that the disparity between the view of teachers and the findings of research on the usefulness of small class sizes is "central to the debate".
Read: TES (£)Mystery of the missing expert reports
Rob Webster (UCL Institute of Education) comments on the non-appearance of a report on teaching assistants commissioned by the Department for Education.
Read: Schools WeekMake this the week you...banish hayfever
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Infection & Immunity) says we can stop our bodies from being over-sensitive to allergens by living a little less cautiously and not being afraid of friendly bacteria.
Read: Daily MailTechnology transfer: the leap to industry
Dr Steven Schooling (UCL Business) explains some of the hurdles faced in commercialising the discoveries made in university laboratories.
Read: Nature (£)The campus CEOs
UCL Advances provided financial backing to Comp-A-Tent, a business which produces compostable tents developed by UCL alumna Amanda Campbell (UCL Architecture & Interdisciplinary Studies 2015).
Read: Daily Mail