UCL in the media
Big data experts try to unlock secrets of consumer behaviour
The Consumer Data Research Centre, a collaborative initiative between UCL, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool and University of Oxford, has created a safe and secure data infrastructure to share the millions of data points generated each day.
Read: Yorkshire PostScientists compete to find the best way to remember
A collaborative team from UCL and University of Oxford have reached the final of an international competition to find the best online method of teaching volunteers 80 foreign words in an hour.
Read: Times (£)Supermarkets donate plastic bag proceeds to dementia fund
UK supermarkets Iceland, Asda, Morrisons and Waitrose have pledged funds from the new levy on single-use carrier bags to support the construction of a new world class dementia research centre at UCL.
Read: Guardian, More: Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Huffington Post, Mirror, UCL NewsDo you tweet like you're rich?
A team of researchers, including Dr Nikolaos Aletras (UCL Computer Science), have found that it is possible to know a Twitter user's income level simply by looking at the words that he or she uses to post messages.
Read: Daily Mail, More: Telegraph, Times of IndiaCommunity groups record 'illegal levels of air pollution' in London
A UCL community project recording air pollution in London, led by Louise Francis (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering), has found that eight out of nine areas surveyed breached EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air.
Read: BBC NewsIs there life on Mars?
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) comments on the search for life on Mars.
Read: BBC News, More: GuardianThe innovators: digital nomads make office sharing a reality
Professor Alexi Marmot (UCL Bartlett School Environment, Energy & Resources) comments on the growing trend for co-working spaces.
Read: GuardianRoberto Saviano: my critics want to caricature me as the Rushdie of Rome
Professor John Dickie (UCL SELCS) comments on the plagiarism accusations faced by author Roberto Saviano.
Read: GuardianEarthquake artificial intelligence knows where damage is worst
Professor Peter Sammonds (UCL Earth Sciences and UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) says: "I think the real benefit is if responders can be very rapidly updated on an emerging situation, and AI might be able to do that".
Read: New Scientist8 cities that show you what the future will look like
Professor Julio Davila (UCL Development Planning Unit) explains how Medellín's new cable cars unify a fractured city.
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