UCL in the media
Italy
Dr Lucia Rinaldi (UCL SELCS) discusses the portrayal of the British in Italian cinema and the depiction of Italy in British films.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inglorious Isolation' (from 2 mins)Technology: Use or lose our navigation skills
Professor Kate Jeffery (UCL Experimental Psychology) describes how mental activity moves from the brain's striatum to the hippocampus when we leave familiar routes.
Read: NatureDon't let a few romantic untruths bother you
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) says that sometimes a little invention can make biography sing but at other times blatant lies or plagiarism utterly demean it.
Read: Times (£)Academies
Professor Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) discusses the evolution of academy schools.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'More or Less' (from 11 mins 44 secs)FBI hacking iPhone
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) explains why Apple is seeking answers to how the FBI broke into an iPhone without the company's aid.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 'Newsdrive' (from 1 hour 48 mins)Fruit flies and ageing
Dr Jenny Regan (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains how fruit flies can be used to study gender differences in ageing.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 live '5 live Science' (from 16 mins 19 secs), More: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire 'Naked Scientists' (from 14 mins 41 secs)Desert Hearts
Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (UCL History) says the need for lesbian love stories that aren't doomed is just as great now as it has ever been.
Read: The ConversationDIY DNA kits
Professor Joyce Harper (UCL Reproductive Health) discusses how accurate direct to consumer genetic tests are.
Listen: BBC 5 live '5 live Daily' (from 50 mins 11 secs), More: BBC Radio London 'Drivetime' (from 1 hour 40 mins), BBC Radio 5 live 'In Short'Toddlers 'need early years teachers in nurseries'
A report by the UCL Institute of Child Health and Save the Children highlights pre-school years as a "critical opportunity" for the brain to develop key skills.
Read: BBC News, More: Daily Mail, Telegraph, Independent, Sky News, Mirror, Daily Express, Yorkshire Post, TESBritain on the brink of blackouts for four winters
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) says he believes the demand-supply margin for energy is still very close but the system is more flexible than people think.
Read: Times (£), More: Guardian, Guardian (2), Financial Times, Yorkshire Post