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… Wolfson's view: how the foundation decides who to fund
The £20m grant to UCL was a 'blockbuster', a huge amount to develop a new research centre. Paul Ramsbottom of Wolfson Foundation explains how the decision was made.
Read: The GuardianThe only comfort from losing our treasured Holly is that no other parent will have to watch their child die of Mad Cow Disease
Professor John Collinge (UCL Neurodegenerative Diseases) comments on the importance of finding a screening that would indicate the prevalence of the disease in carriers and identify contaminated blood.
Read: Daily MailImprobable research: buttock and breast ogling in Britain and Argentina
In 2007, Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology) published a report called Perception of Female Buttocks and Breast Size in Profile, in the journal Social Behaviour and Personality.
Read: The GuardianGuardian book club
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) talks about Spies by Michael Frayn, and looks at the plot.
Read: GuardianNever mind the candidate, can you trust the referee?
Is the personal reference a source of useful information on potential candidates? Or is it a pointless paperchase that legal requirements have rendered worse than useless, asks Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology).
Read: Times (£)Intel to use London as a smart city lab
UCL, Imperial and Intel have announced the launch of a new research institute with the aim of testing the technologies that could power the cities of the future.
Read: BBC News More: Telegraph THEAre practical law degrees the future?
"I think there will always be students drawn to an academic law degree that values research-led teaching and critically explores the operation of law in context," says Jacqueline Kinghan (UCL Laws).
Read: Times (£)Particle physics: A reminder of the beauty we know
The latest measurements of the mass of the W boson, one of two elementary particles that mediate the weak nuclear force, are a powerful reminder of the profound beauty in the standard model of particle physics, says Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
Read: NatureObesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
"The people really at risk are the ones who have obesity in combination with other metabolic health risk factors," says Dr Mark Hamer (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health).
Read: ReutersDNA tests to help crack mystery of Bigfoot or Yeti existence
"If the Yeti is real and somebody has found bits of their hair, you should be able to tell from the DNA in the hair if this is actually a Yeti," said Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment).
Read: The Australian
