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Nicola Sturgeon set to join Privy Council
Following the announcement that Nicola Sturgeon will be sworn in to the Privy Council, Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) explains what role the Privy Council play in advising the Queen.
Listen: BBC Radio Scotland 'Good Morning Scotland' (from 2 hours 21 mins)Premenstrual Syndrome is like drug withdrawal
Research co-led by Dr Jonathan Fry (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) and Bristol University has found that a small monthly dose of Prozac could cure PMS for four fifths of women.
Read: Telegraph, More: The ConversationThe index card: e-cigarettes
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) explains the story so far on the new phenomenon of 'vaping'.
Read: GuardianMen suffering from prostate cancer saved from impotence
Computerised 'road-map' technology developed at the UCL Centre for Medical Image Computing and clinically researched by Professor Mark Emberton (UCL Research Department of Urology) can help surgeons prevent impotence and incontinence in men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer.
Read: Daily MailMirror mirror on the ocean
A team led by Professor Julian Evans (UCL Chemistry) have been researching long-life foams that act as oceanic mirrors, boosting the proportion of sunlight reflected by Earth's surface.
Read: Chemistry WorldText messaging service 'helps people take their pills'
Professor David Taylor (UCL Pharmacy) says text messaging could be coupled with each relevant prescription and prevent several thousand heart attacks and strokes in the UK annually.
Read: BBC NewsShould all social media sites allow access via a Tor?
Following Facebook's decision to allow access through a Tor service, Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) discusses if others should follow suit.
Read: ObserverCould I Get Ebola?
Filmed at the Grant Museum of Zoology at UCL, Professor Greg Towers (UCL Infection & Immunity) explains how the current Ebola virus may change and evolve the longer the outbreak continues.
Watch: BBC One 'Could I Get Ebola?' (from 18 mins 54 secs)Quantum computer quest
Professor John Morton (UCL London Centre for Nanotechnology) says that improvements in qubit error rates and the ability of codes to cope with errors have radically changed the outlook for quantum computing.
Read: NatureUCL Academy pupils to learn life skills from university students
UCL in conjunction with the Brightside Trust, a mentoring charity, has launched a bespoke mentoring scheme for students at the UCL Academy, the UCL-sponsored school in Swiss Cottage.
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