UCL in the media
Volatile emotions are driving the world economy
A team led by Dr David Tuckett (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) is looking into the psychological moods of market participants to decipher what drives economic activities.
Read: Al JazeeraLondon debates the virtues of high and low
Professor Peter Rees (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) says that many high-rise building projects are aimed at foreign buyers who often buy to invest and not to live in.
Read: New York TimesRussell Group rated best at cat-herding
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) explains how management in universities differs from other organisations.
Read: THESexual exploitation of boys 'overlooked'
Research led by Dr Ella Cockbain (UCL Security and Crime Science) has revealed that the sexual exploitation of boys and young men is a much bigger problem than previously thought, with male victims accounting for a third of those supported by Barnardo's.
Read: BBC News, More: Telegraph, Guardian, UCL News, Watch: Sky News,Scientists sniffing out the Western allergy epidemic
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Research Department of Infection) explains the importance of bacteria to our health.
Read: BBC NewsWhat lit up the universe?
A new study by Dr Andrew Pontzen and Dr Hiranya Peiris (UCL Physics & Astronomy) shows we will soon uncover the origin of the ultraviolet light that bathes the cosmos, helping scientists understand how galaxies were built.
Read: Daily Mail, The Hindu, More: UCL News, Listen: BBC World Service 'Science in Action', The Naked ScientistsHollande's presidency has been a disaster since day one
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL SELCS) explains how the sudden dissolution of French president François Hollande's government suggests he is edging closer to the political abyss.
Read: The ConversationA washing line gets your clothes and green credentials whiter than white
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains how oxygen-based bleaching agents, which produce hydrogen peroxide, have revolutionised laundry detergents in recent years.
Read: Times (£)Tech race fuels Bitcoin mining bubble
Dr Nicolas Courtois (UCL Computer Science) explains how the cost of 'mining' Bitcoins is much higher than expected and that many investors may be running at a loss.
Read: Financial Times, More: Gulf NewsOrgan grown in mouse offers transplant hope
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) and Dr Paolo De Coppi (UCL Institute of Child Health) comment on the future implications of a study which has grown the first functional organ in a living animal from reprogrammed cells.
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