UCL in the media
London votes to close down ULU
College leaders last week voted to close the University of London Union, backing a review by a working party that said the organisation was duplicating many of the services provided by individual institutions' unions.
Read: THEWhat was a ball from Pride and Prejudice really like?
"I always laughed at Mr Collins for being such a terrible dancer, and Elizabeth suffering the first two dances with him," said Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature).
Watch: BBC More: BBC Two's Pride and Prejudice: Having a BallObituary: Professor Peter Drewett
The archaeologist Peter Drewett was at the forefront of the development of the discipline in the last three decades of the 20th century. He was at its intellectual epicentre, teaching and researching at the London Institute of Archaeology (now part of UCL) from 1973 until 2004.
Read: Times (£)Body-builders: developing cyborg organs
"In the late 1990s, people started working on developing organs using a tissue-engineering approach, and everybody thought in the next 10 years we would be growing all organs," said Professor Alex Seifalian (UCL General Surgery).
Read: The EngineerBeetle mania: How Volkswagen's iconic little car conquered the world
"As the Beetle moved from country to country, its global success was intimately linked to its chameleon-like qualities," said Bernhard Rieger (UCL History).
Read: The NationalThe row over UCL Academy site needs context
Liberal Democrat Councillor John Bryant writes a letter about the context of the political row over the UCL Academy.
Read: Camden New JournalGrandson criticises Royal Free Hospital after 91-year-old left to 'die alone' after communication mishap
Dr Dean Noimark (UCL Medicine) offered his apologies for the "incomplete communication".
Read: Ham & HighAntibiotics could cure 40% of chronic back pain patients
"This is vast. We are talking about probably half of all spinal surgery for back pain being replaced by taking antibiotics," said Peter Hamlyn (UCL Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health).
Read: Guardian More: Telegraph Independent Express Times Huffington PostEuropeans are one big family
Professor David Balding (UCL Genetics Institute) comments on research that suggests that those of European descent still living on the continent are related to each other through a common ancestry dating back just 1,000 years.
Read: Daily MailBritain Plans to Tighten Immigration Rules
Professor John Salt (UCL Geography) comments on the British government's plans to tighten immigration rules, that were announces in the Queen's annual speech.
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