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Student Shows 2012: UCL Bartlett School of Architecture
The UCL Bartlett show comes with a burden of expectation where spectacular imagery and futuristic utopias are the expected stereotypes, but more surprising is the emphasis on craft in 2012.
Read: Architects' JournalBeing too clean is bad for children, says doctor
Professor Graham Rook (UCL Research Department of Infection) has warned that skimping on cleanliness could let other, dangerous bugs take hold of children's lives.
Read: Gulf TimesResearch intelligence - Government's go-to agency for growth seeds scholarly field
Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise) comments on the role of the Technology Strategy Board, and the importance of striking a balance between academic and commercial goals when collaborating with businesses.
Read: THEBritain Unleashed: our world-class universities can lead us to prosperity
If used properly, Britain's universities can - and will - sustain immediate and long term economic prosperity, says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise).
Read: TelegraphArtificial jellyfish engineered from rat heart cells
"There is no doubt that this is a landmark paper. The potential applications in humans are tremendous - it's mind-blowing really," says Dr Suwan Jayasinghe (UCL Mechanical Engineering).
Read: Physics WorldOlympic Team GB trials gene tests for injury
Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Clinical Physiology) comments on the links between certain genes and fitness, and how genetic tests can be used to understand why some athletes are prone to injury.
Read: BBC News More: BBC 2 Newsnight (from 43mins)There's only one question for Nasa: is anybody out there?
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) thinks that microbial life probably is everywhere, but that evolution to more complex forms is extremely rare.
Read: TelegraphAcademic research shouldn't be made freely available to all…
David Willetts has spoken: the Government, in this Olympic year, is 'going for gold' - enabling everyone to access university research. Yet these changes undermine the UK's world-class research competitiveness, says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice-Provost, Enterprise).
Read: Independent More: GuardianEU regulation is hampering my cancer research
The 2004 EU Clinical Trials Directive is discouraging new trials from taking place and thus harming patients, says Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones (UCL Institute of Child Health).
Read: Telegraph50 free things to do in London: part one - central
The Grant Museum of Zoology is included in the Guardian's list of 50 free things to do in London.
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