UCL in the media
Ban e-cigarettes in restaurants and workplaces, says World Health Organisation
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on a new report by the World Health Organisation on e-cigarettes, arguing that evidence does not support the WHO's claims that e-cigarettes pose a significant risk to bystanders.
Read: Independent, More: Times (£)Tuberculosis is newer than thought
Dr Helen Donoghue (UCL Division of Infection & Immunity) explains that it is highly unlikely that tuberculosis could have emerged less than 6,000 years ago as there is earlier fossil evidence of the disease.
Read: New York TimesPioneering pupils celebrate UCL Academy's first A level results
A level grades at the UCL Academy have exceeded the national average with 80 per cent of students achieving A* to C grades, in comparison with the national average of 76.5 per cent.
Read: Ham & HighExperts warn of trauma after watching Foley death video
Dr James Thompson (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains the psychological effects of watching traumatic events, such as the video of journalist James Foley's death.
Read: BBC NewsUCL accused of shirking moral duty to workers at Qatar campus
The International Trade Union Confederation claims to have found evidence of forced labour and exploitation on an academic complex in Qatar that houses branches of several prestigious universities, including UCL.
Read: THE (£), More: THE (£), THE (Oct), Guardian, Independent, UCL statementDitch the car and lose half a stone
Research conducted by UCL and the London School of Tropical Hygiene has found that people who take the bus, cycle or walk to work are more likely to have a lower BMI and body fat percentage than those who drive.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Shropshire Star, BMJUS hospital hack 'exploited Heartbleed flaw'
Dr Steven Murdoch (UCL Computer Science) discusses the plausibility of hackers using the Heartbleed bug to steal personal data from Community Health Systems - the US's second largest profit-making hospital chain.
Read: BBC NewsFry's English delight: reading aloud
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) joins Stephen Fry to discuss the history and practice of reading aloud.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Fry's English Delight: Reading Aloud'Volunteers help British Museum in crowdsourcing archaeology project
Volunteers from around the world have helped to transcribe more than 30,000 handwritten catalogue cards and thousands of ancient bronze objects as part of the MicroPast project, which is co-led by Professor Andrew Bevan (UCL Archaeology) and Daniel Pett (British Museum).
Read: GuardianThe truth is, Scandinavia is neither heaven nor hell
Dr Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (UCL SELCS) explains how perception of the Nordic countries abroad has swayed between two extremes for nearly a century.
Read: The Conversation