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The world's insatiable hunger for phosphorus
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) talks about why phosphorus is so vital to sustaining life, and modern agriculture.
Read: BBC News More: BBC World Service Business DailyFootball and rugby players' head injuries raise brain damage risk
Blows to head while playing football and rugby raise risk of brain injuries common among NFL players and boxers, according to Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology).
Read: TelegraphAdelaide University scientist Tom Wigley joins peers calling for greenies to embrace nuclear power
Professor Stefaan Simons (UCL Australia) told a major US conference that Australia "can't afford" to rely solely on conventional submarines.
Read: The AustralianIndia launches spacecraft to Mars shooting to the forefront of space exploration
"I think this mission really brings India to the table of international space exploration," said Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory).
Read: BBC Newsround More: Daily Mirror BBC NewsWhy robbers come out after dark - but don't like the cold
Study of crime patterns in London and Glasgow suggests that while muggers like to work under cover of darkness cold and rain put them off, according to a new study by Professor Kate Bowers and Dr Lisa Tompson (UCL Security and Crime Science).
Read: Telegraph More: BBC London (from 34.48)Migrants contribute £25bn to UK economy, study finds
Migrants who have come to the UK since the year 2000 have less likely to receive benefits or use social housing than people already living in the country, according to a study by Professor Christian Dustmann and Dr Tommaso Frattini (UCL Economics).
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"While the increase in survival may seem modest, this is a significant finding for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Cediranib is the first drug of its kind that has been shown to delay tumour progression and improve overall survival in ovarian cancer that has returned," said Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL CRUK Cancer Trials Centre).
Read: TelegraphUCL student builds #1 Apple's iPad app
The Avokiddo Emotions app by former UCL student Vagelis Katsantonis and colleagues has been named "#1 in Apple's list of favorite iPad apps".
Read: Electronics WeeklyLisa Jardine: 'Nobody wants to run stories about the people who go through IVF for nothing'
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters) talks about her time as chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) having decided to move on after nearly six years in the post.
Read: IndependentLUX results: Dark matter hunt nears final phase
Dr Chamkaur Ghag (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on the recent results from LUX, and the search for dark matter, the enigmatic substance thought to make up a quarter of our Universe.
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