UCL in the media
The Calais border treaty
Professor Philippe Marliere (UCL SELCS) discusses feelings in France towards the Calais border treaty.
Listen: BBC Radio 2 'Jeremy Vine' (from 11 mins 33 secs)Intelligence unleashed: an argument for AI in education
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) explains why artificial intelligence needs to be taken into account more within education.
Read: Schools WeekSaving science from scientists
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains why she believes science's emphasis on reproducibility may not be the right way to go.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Saving Science from Scientists' (from 21 mins 20 secs)The next academic revolution will be televised
Professor Diana Laurillard (UCL Institute of Education) says teaching online successfully requires a great deal of support from the institution that is providing the course.
Read: Financial TimesBritish government suppressing key documents
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) comments on the implications of the British government suppressing key documents on allegations of UK collusion in torture and rendition.
Read: IndependentCripes! No exclamation allowed!
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) says that new governmental rules on the use of exclamation marks in Key Stage 1 and 2 tests is "ridiculous".
Read: Sunday Times (£), More: TelegraphMars orbiter to sniff out life
Commenting on the Trace Gas Orbiter probe, Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) said "These missions are specifically designed to see if life has ever existed on Mars and if it still survives".
Read: Sunday Times (£), Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 2 hour 31 mins)Care homes struggle to care for residents with advanced dementia
A report co-authored by Dr Liz Sampson (Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department) has raised concerns regarding the care of those with advanced dementia in care homes across the UK.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 15 mins 55 secs)Ethnic minority women are more likely to believe cancer is deadly
Research led by Charlotte Vrinten (CRUK Health Behaviour Research Centre at UCL) has found that women from ethnic minorities in the UK are more likely to believe that cancer is incurable and is down to fate than their white counterparts.
Read: Daily Mail, Listen: BBC Radio Derby 'Satvinder Rana' (from 10 mins 27 secs), More: BBC Radio Nottingham 'Dhamaka' (from 32 mins 30 secs), BBC Radio Stoke 'Ajmal Hussain' (from 41 mins), BBC Radio Sheffield 'Eastern Air' (from 53 mins 39 secs)Gallium and indium
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) demonstrates the surprisingly buttery melt-in-the-mouth properties of gallium and indium.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Elements' (from 53 secs)