UCL in the media
Saving science from the scientists
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) discusses the need to promote academic papers.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Saving Science from the Scientists' (from 4 mins 4 secs)Why criminals can't hide behind Bitcoin
Sarah Meiklejohn (UCL Computer Science) says "there's a steady shift toward seeing cryptocurrency as a tool for prosecuting crimes" within law enforcement.
Read: ScienceHow to find a flying squirrel
Professor Muki Haklay (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) says the term "citizen scientist" was coined in a 1979 issue of New Scientist.
Read: Washington PostFor refugees, another risk: schizophrenia
A study co-authored Dr James Kirkbride (UCL Psychiatry) and Karolinska Institutet of 1.3 million people in Sweden found that the risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia or other psychoses was three times higher in refugees than in the Swedish-born population.
Read: Washington Post, More: Huffington Post, The Conversation, UCL News'Stressed' children as young as two are sent to hypnotists
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) says there is 'no evidence' hypnotherapy works, adding: "There's no restriction on the title of hypnotherapist, but - like nutritionists - many are just quacks".
Read: Daily MailFighting the cyberbullies: do we need to regulate our children's digital lives?
Dr Kaska Porayska-Pomsta (UCL Institute of Education) says that the term "digital native" is not a helpful one, suggesting that young people had an innate skill to deal with technology thanks to some kind of speeded up human evolution.
Read: GuardianCan virtual reality cure phobias?
Professor Chris Brewin (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) discusses the therapeutic uses of virtual reality, including the potential for it to be used to treat phobias and fears.
Read: GuardianPhyllida Barlow on shortlist for Hepworth sculpture prize
Professor Phyllida Barlow (UCL Slade School of Fine Art) has been shortlisted for the Hepworth prize, a new £30,000 British sculpture prize.
Read: Guardian, More: Yorkshire PostGay bigotry collides with particle physics
Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on reported homophobia issues at Cern.
Read: Times (£)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)