UCL in the media
Rise of the machines
Alisa Andrasek (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) says that she predicts that advanced computation will and must synthesise with the architect's traditional role.
Read: Architects JournalSix pence drug could keep Alzheimer's patients out of care homes
A study led by Professor Rob Howard (UCL Psychiatry) has found that withdrawing the commonly-prescribed Alzheimer's disease drug, donepezil, from people in the advanced stages of the disease doubles their risk of being placed in a nursing home within a year.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Times (£), Financial Times, Huffington Post, New Scientist, UCL NewsCryosat tracks Arctic sea ice freeze-up
Rachel Tilling (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on this year's Crysosat volume measurement, which measures the thickness of polar sea ice.
Read: BBC NewsHouse of Lords more willing to challenge government
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) comments on the changes made to the House of Lords, such as the removal of most hereditary peers, and how this has led to a change in both the composition and attitude of the Lords.
Read: Financial TimesUga the Bulldog, Handsome Dan and why university spirit matters
Rikke Duus (UCL School of Management) explains why UK universities should take note from US colleges and cultivate more of a university spirit.
Read: The ConversationWomen 'are being given false hope' over freezing eggs
Dr Francoise Shenfield (UCL Reproductive Health) says: "I believe it's a good option for women who can afford the process, particularly given the average age of women giving birth for the first time in western Europe is creeping up".
Read: GuardianPrimary teachers ordered to take grammar lessons in schools shake-up
A study carried out by Professor Richard Hudson (UCL Linguistics) in 2009 has led to the development of a special course to bolster teachers' grasp of English grammar.
Read: Evening Standard, More: Daily MailDon't drag Queen into tax credits row, PM told
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) says that there is a limit to what the prime minister could do in the face of determined Lords opposition to the government's planned cuts to tax credits given that the Queen had to approve all peerages.
Read: Times (£), More: The Week, Listen: BBC Radio 4 The World Tonight (from 9 min 30 sec)We have 15 years to halt biodiversity loss, can it be done?
In an opinion piece, Dr Richard Pearson (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains why achieving the UN's ambitious new target will require some big changes.
Read: The ConversationRenowned historian Lisa Jardine dies aged 71
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters), founding Director of the UCL Centre for Editing Lives and Letters, has passed away age 71.
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