UCL in the media
Museum of Curiosity: Lucas, Scott, Hartston
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) puts forward her entry for the Museum of Curiosity.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Museum of Curiosity'Sanders wins New Hampshire: why the time is again ripe for American socialism
In an opinion piece, research student Michael Espinoza (UCL Institute of the Americas) asks why socialism suddenly seems alive and well in America.
Read: The ConversationGenerating power from kites
Andrew Smith (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) explains how kites can be used to generate power.
Watch: BBC One 'The One Show' (from 21 mins 2 secs)Vitamin B8 could prevent spina bifida, study finds
A study by the UCL Institute of Child Health has suggested that vitamin B8 could help prevent conditions such as spina bifida.
Read: BBC News, Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 'Shireen' (from 2 mins 18 secs)Parents urged to boycott VTech toys after hack
Dr Steven Murdoch and Professor Angela Sasse (both UCL Computer Science) explain why parents should be cautious of VTech's electronic toys because of how it has handled a hack attack.
Read: BBC NewsHow to make the perfect pancake
A study by Professor Ian Eames (UCL Mechanical Engineering), Dr Yann Bouremel and Professor Sir Peng Khaw (both UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) has looked at how the textures and patterns of pancakes can help improve surgical methods for treating glaucoma.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Daily Express, UCL NewsAsian HE expansion 'producing more graduates than market needs'
Speaking at the launch of the UCL Institute of Education's Centre for Global Higher Education, Joshua Mok Ka-Ho, vice-president of Lingnan University, said that the "massification" of higher education has "produced more graduates than the market needs today".
Read: THE (£)Helmets could increase brain injuries in sport
Players from the Saracens rugby club are currently taking part in a research project led by Professor Huw Morris (UCL Clinical Neuroscience) to look for biomarkers that indicate a risk of long-term brain damage.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Times (£), EconomistMPs better placed than judges to decide public interest
Speaking at an event at UCL, Jeremy Wright QC said the supreme court was mistaken in releasing Prince Charles's 'black spider' memos in response to an FOI request.
Read: Guardian, More: Times (£), Guardian (2)How good are you at concentrating?
Research by Professor Nilli Lavie (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) found that people who are easily distracted by a cartoon character in a visual search task showed a higher level of symptoms associated with ADHD.
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