UCL in the media
Jamaica breaks ground on pilot project to possibly extract rare-earth elements from red mud
Professor Paul Henderson (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on a pilot project investigating whether rare-earth elements can be commercially extracted from bauxite waste. "Not all bauxites will have much in the way of rare earths," said Professor Henderson in an email.
Read: Washington Post More: The China PostFunding for UK research could be at risk
Professor Malcolm Grant, President and Provost of UCL is among the list of signatures on a letter to the Financial Times. The letter warns that EU research funding "risks being slashed to preserve structural funds and agricultural subsidies".
Read: Financial Times (£) More: Financial Times (£) Times Higher Education'Bionic man' surprises roboticists
Professor Alexander Seifalian (UCL Centre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine) talks about his involvement in building a bionic man complete with working artificial organs, synthetic blood and functioning limbs.
Watch: BBC News More: Financial Times (£) Times of IndiaGloomy outlook in Blighty keeps expats far away
"It doesn't surprise me that the dark outlook for the UK economy at the moment would put people off coming back, and fears of a triple-dip recession can seem even worse from abroad," said Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics).
Read: The Times (£)Forget 50 shades - for really dominant men, read Austen
Austen wrote in an age that was as entranced as our own with smooth-talking rakes and alluring sadists, says Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature).
Read: Daily MailSuper Bowl XLVII overshadowed by suicides and NFL brain injury lawsuits
"Your brain... gets bruised on the front and back as it bangs backwards and forwards and the nerve fibres get sheared as well. That causes immediate damage and that sometimes leads to obvious concussion," says Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology).
Read: MetroThe Marmot public health review: how much progress has been made?
The government and health workforce have welcomed the findings, but almost three years on there is still much work to do, says Dr Jessica Allen (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: GuardianUK research councils could face mergers
"[The recommendations] will have wide implications for the research sector… I don't think it's widely known that this is going on," said Professor David Price (UCL Vice-Provost, Research).
Read: NatureWhy lethal drink never gave Claire a chance of survival
Professor William McKenna (UCL Centre for Cardiology in the Young), said he had found "significant levels" of the amphetamine-like substance in her blood. The energy drink had been, he added, "an important factor" in her death.
Read: Guardian More: TelegraphWhy humans cry: Shedding an anguished tear enabled us to communicate before language, expert claims
"Humans cry for many reasons. But crying for emotional reasons and crying in response to aesthetic experiences are unique to us," said Professor Michael Trimble (UCL Institute of Neurology).
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