UCL in the media
Hospital admissions and the 'weekend effect'
Professor Nick Freemantle (UCL Primary Care & Population Health) discusses his research into mortality rates for weekend hospital admissions.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Inside Health' (from 12 mins 29 secs)House of Lords
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) comments on the number of peers elected to the House of Lords by David Cameron.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today in Parliament' (from 22 mins 40 secs)Largest known prime number discovered in Missouri
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) explains that searching for large prime numbers using computer processors can have unexpected benefits.
Read: BBC NewsInternational sanctions on Russia
Dr Pete Duncan (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies) comments on the western economic sanctions placed on Russia.
Watch: BBC Two 'Newsnight' (from 26 mins 51 secs)What is Race?
Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) joins Brian Cox and Robin Ince to discuss whether there is a scientific basis for the concept of race in humans.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Infinite Monkey Cage'First flower in space heralds giant leap for zero-gravity gardening
Commenting on the first flower grown in space, Dhiren Kataria (UCL Space & Climate Physics) said: "If we can grow flowers, it helps in terms of the pollination process. And if you want a sustainable environment, you need cross-pollination".
Read: Guardian, More: The HinduWhy my philosophy students will be working together for a change
In an op-ed piece, Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy) says that teamwork doesn't suit everyone, but collaborating with others at university is a rehearsal for working life.
Read: GuardianCarbon emissions 'postpone ice age'
Commenting on a study into the trigger conditions for a glaciation, Professor Chris Rapley (UCL Earth Sciences) said: "This is an interesting result that provides further evidence that we have entered a new geological [Epoch] - 'The Anthropocene' - in which human actions are affecting the very metabolism of the planet".
Read: BBC NewsConservation researchers get a new roost in Cambridge
Professor Georgina Mace (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) comments on the opening of the new Cambridge Conservation Initiative hub.
Read: ScienceThe Museum of Curiosity
Dr Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) puts forward her entry for the Museum of Curiosity.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Museum of Curiosity'