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'Paper, scissors, stone' shows we can't help but copy
People who play rock paper scissors subconsciously copy each other's gestures, according to research by Richard Cook (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
Read: Daily Telegraph More: BBC News Online New Scientist Daily Mail Discover magazineUps and downs of the libido
Professor Anne Johnson (UCL Institute for Global Health) discusses statistics from the National Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyle survey in relation to the nation's libido.
Read: The Times (£)Four excel in Stonewall's gay guide to universities
UCL is one of four universities in the UK to score 10/10 in Stonewall's university guide 'Gay by Degrees'.
Read: GuardianClimate change sceptics should get less BBC coverage
An independent review by Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) makes recommendations about the future of BBC science reporting.
Read: Daily Mail More: BBC Trust Review Guardian Independent BBC R4 Today programme FTWhy Does Beauty Exist?
An in-depth look at the work of Professor Semir Zeki (UCL Cell and Developmental Biology) who has located the part of the brain that processes beauty.
Read: Wired magazineHuman Genome Contaminated With Mycoplasma DNA
Sequences from mycoplasma bacteria have been found in the human genome database according to work by Bill Langdon (UCL Biochemical Enginnering).
Read: MIT technology review More: Slashdot Der Speigel (in German)Researcher guilty of misconduct no longer working at UEL
A researcher found guilty of misconduct at UCL has left his most recent academic position at the University of East London after an investigation there.
Read: Times Higher EducationAntidepressants
Dr Joanna Moncreiff (UCL Mental Health Sciences) discusses the issues surrounding the prescription of antidepressants to women.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour (from 24 mins 37 secs)Stem cell jab for heart patients
An upcoming trial led by Professor John Martin (UCL Cardiovascular Medicine) hopes to show that injecting patients with their own stem cells within six hours of a heart attack can cut deaths and reduce the risk of further coronaries.
Read: Sunday Times (£)Will summer school for entrepreneurs uncover the next Richard Branson?
Start up Summer, a summer school for entrepreneurs backed by You Gov in collaboration with UCL and Imperial College London, has been launched.
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