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Complex transmission of deadly MERS virus
Research led by Professors Alimuddin Zumla and Paul Kellam (UCL Infection) shows that the deadly MERS virus might have jumped from animals to humans several times.
Read: Shanghai Daily More: UCL News Reuters Voice of America The Scientist Arab News Der Spiegel (German)Housing boom brings year of the £40k brickie
John Kelsey (UCL Bartlett) comments on labour shortages in the construction industry, saying that the UK has previously depended on importing labour and no longer has an efficient system for training apprentices.
Read: The ObserverThe future's bright, but don't let it blindside you
The question for most people, rightly concerned with the future, is how far ahead you can look with any certainty that predictions will come true, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology). Read: Sunday Times (£)
US-style university degree marks to end grade inflation
The government has established an advisory board to examine the benefits of the grade point average (GPA) system. Member of the advisory board Professor Mike Ewing (UCL Dean of Students, Education) said: "You can argue about details, but the case for GPA is tremendously persuasive."
Read: Sunday Times (£)Meet the inventors turning science fiction into science fact
Professor Sir Michael Pepper (UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering), whose work in the field of quantum systems has helped to create computers that "can sort through vast databases instantly", is a winner of the Faraday Award.
Read: Sunday TelegraphWhy ARE so many people being labelled bipolar?
Dr Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Mental Health Sciences Unit) argues that the growing popularity of antipsychotic drugs has occurred partly because of the "newly fashionable diagnosis" of bipolar disorder.
Read: Daily Mail More: The ConversationThe Life Scientific
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) talks to Jim Al-Khalili about her research using imaging techniques to reveal the complexity of brain activity when we speak and hear others speak.
Listen: BBC Radio 4Long names
Kaori O'Connor (UCL Anthropology) comments on a woman in Hawaii's struggle to have all 35 letters of her full name on her identity card, and what the correct pronunciation of that name should be.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 Broadcasting House (from 41mins 16 secs)New flagship UCL Academy school launches review into exam results "disappointment"
The principal of UCL academy has acknowledged "disappointment for some" concerning early exam results, but highlighted actions being taken including "strong appointments" to its sixth form.
Read: Camden New Journal Ham&HighUK universities offer free online study
The launch of FutureLearn marks Britain's first foray into the arena of "massive open online courses" (Moocs), but some universities including UCL are not involved with the project.
Read: Financial Times (£)
