UCL in the media
The book is out of its cover so authors must adapt
Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) questions whether the printing press has been replaced by social media.
Read: Financial TimesThe tiny substance that continues to be the oil industry's cholesterol
Professor Neal Skipper (UCL Physics & Astronomy) has been researching ways to analyse asphaltene particles.
Read: The NationalCountry air could be good for us because it's slightly poisonous
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Infection & Immunity) argues that being near the sea or countryside improves the regulation of our immune system.
Read: New Scientist (£)Cancer drug lengthens fly lifespan
Adult fruit flies given a cancer drug live 12% longer than average, according to a study led by the UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing.
Read: Nature, More: Daily Express, UCL NewsWhat do rats dream of?
New research by Dr Hugo Spiers (UCL Experimental Psychology), Dr Freyja Ólafsdóttir and Dr Caswell Barry (both UCL Biosciences) has found that when rats rest, their brains simulate journeys to a desired future such as a tasty treat.
Read: Daily Mail, More: New Scientist, Belfast Telegraph, Discover, Metro, Huffington Post, Yahoo News, UCL News, Listen: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 20 mins 4 secs)Post-traumatic stress disorder
Professor Chris Brewin (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) comments on plans to introduce a health protection register so witnesses of traumatic events can receive treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Listen: BBC London 94.9 'James Max' (from 3 hours 5 mins), Read: BBC NewsCopper electrification
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains the special properties of copper that means that half of the world's mined copper is used to conduct electricity.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily' (from 1 min 27 secs)Extremophiles
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) joins a discussion on extremophiles and explains the work of Carl Woese.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'In Our Time' (from 4 mins 54 secs)How computers are learning to make human software work more efficiently
Dr Justyna Petke and Dr Bill Langdon (both UCL Computer Science) explain that although machines are not very good at writing software from scratch, they are improving on human efforts.
Read: The ConversationBrazil and Venezuela's unpopular leaders remain friends - for now
Following an attack on a delegation of Brazilian senators visiting Venezuela, Dr Marco Aponte-Moreno and Lance Lattig (both UCL Management Science & Innovation) look at the relationship between the two countries.
Read: The Conversation