UCL in the media
Fastest data rate
A team of researchers from UCL's Optical Networks Group, including Professor Polina Bayvel and Dr Robert Maher (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering, have set the fastest data transfer rate in history.
Watch: BBC News 'Click' (from 16 mins 58 secs)Chemsex
Dr Sheena McCormack (MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL) discusses a current trial into the use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to prevent the transmission of HIV.
Listen: BBC World Service 'The Documentary' (from 38 mins 56 secs)3,500 more language teachers needed for EBacc to work
Dr Shirley Lawes (UCL Institute of Education) said the number of PGCE language recruits had reduced over the past four years with quality applicants sometimes in short supply.
Read: Schools WeekProject to prepare families for school 'a success'
A report on the Starting School Together project, co-authored by Antonia Simon (UCL Institute of Education), has found that the project has been successful in preparing parents and children for what to expect before they start Reception.
Read: Nursery World, More: Children & Young People NowReligion is dying out in America
Religion in the United States is declining and mirroring patterns found across the western world, according to new research from Professor David Voas (UCL Institute of Education) and Duke University in the United States.
Read: Daily Mail, More: UCL NewsPlan to teach British children maths until 18 comes under fire
Commenting on suggestions by George Osborne to extend compulsory maths lessons until 18, Professor Dame Celia Hoyles (UCL Institute of Education) says that the UK was only one of a handful of countries where maths was not taught till 18.
Read: Financial TimesSo, who's the best chef: the one with Michelin stars or the geek?
In Chef vs Science: The Ultimate Kitchen Challenge broadcast next week on BBC Four, Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) will take on double-Michelin-starred chef Marcus Wareing to see if cooking is a science or an art.
Read: Times (£)Alzheimer's scientists can switch on lost memories
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) says it is not clear how researchers seeking ways to beat dementia could seize upon the findings that memories lost to the ravages of Alzheimer's can be restored with the right treatment.
Read: Times (£), More: The Australian (£), Listen: BBC Radio 4 'BBC Inside Science' (from 6 mins 53 secs)Electrical brain stimulation could boost benefits of stroke rehabilitation
Dr Nick Ward (UCL Institute of Neurology) warns that a study into the use of electrical brain stimulation during rehabilitation for stroke patients is unlikely to lead to a change in treatment programmes any time soon.
Read: GuardianImage showing premature baby being kept alive wins medical photography award
A photograph of a premature baby receiving light therapy by David Bishop (UCL Health Creatives) has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Julie Dorrington Award for Outstanding Clinical Photography in the 2016 Wellcome Image Awards.
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