UCL in the media
Margaret Pyke Centre campaign
A campaign, led by Dr Jayne Kavanagh (UCL Medical School), has been launched to save the Margaret Pyke Centre, a sexual health clinic in Kings Cross which has been threatened with closure.
Listen: BBC London 94.9 'The Breakfast Show' (from 1 hour 26 mins)IVF women third more likely to develop ovarian cancer
The largest ever study of fertility treatment in the world, led at UCL by Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Institute of Child Health), has found that Women who undergo IVF are a third more likely to develop ovarian cancer.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Times (£), Mirror, Huffington PostPluto among the 'most diverse worlds' in our Solar System
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) comments on the latest data on Pluto sent back by NASA's New Horizon probe.
Read: BBC NewsX-ray scans expose an ingenious chip-and-pin card hack
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) was part of a team of researchers who first identified the possibility of using implanted chips in stolen credit cards to spoof PIN verification, a method which has now been used in real life.
Read: WiredFrom Great Red Spot to orange pimple: is Jupiter's superstorm finally blowing over?
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) examines how climate change is altering the iconic face of Jupiter.
Read: The Conversation, More: CNNFlossing has little impact on reducing tooth decay
Professor Andrew Eder (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) comments on whether flossing makes any real difference to dental health.
Read: Daily MailUniversities don't need a regulatory big stick to drive better teaching
As institutions that score well on the Teaching Excellence Framework will be allowed to raise tuition fees, Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy) questions if the TEF will really intensify progress.
Read: GuardianDraft Wales Bill
Alan Trench (UCL Constitution Unit) discusses the proposed draft Wales Bill.
Listen: BBC Radio Wales 'Sunday Supplement' (from 19 mins 9 secs)Chiropractic and osteopathy - how do they work?
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) comments on chiropractic and osteopathy saying: "In the 120 years since chiropractic and osteopathy were invented, there is no convincing evidence that either works".
Read: GuardianLandmark Huntington's trial starts
A clinical study, led by Professor Sarah Tabrizi (UCL Neurodegenerative Diseases), has trialled the first drug that can potentially correct the underlying defect that causes Huntington's disease.
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