UCL in the media
Bodybuilder, 93, with winning muscles
Professor Steve Iliffe (UCL Primary Care and Population Health) discusses the pros and cons of taking up physical activity in older years.
Read and watch: BBC News onlineChildren could be screened for stuttering from age 5
A new model developed by Professor Peter Howell (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences) could be used to screen young children for stuttering.
Read: Telegraph, More: BBC Online, UCL NewsThe new local
Dr Andrew Hudson-Smith (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) speculates that the smartphone could even help revive the high street if people knew that they could take home today what Amazon could not deliver until tomorrow.
Read: EconomistOpen-air computers
Dr Andrew Hudson-Smith (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) thinks that within approximately five years police forces will be able to predict and prevent some crimes by watching Twitter and other social media.
Read: EconomistHow looking up illnesses and symptoms online can lead to better consultations with your GP
Inquiring about your illnesses and symptoms on the internet can lead to more beneficial consultations with a GP, according to a new study from researchers at UCL.
Read: Daily Mail More: TelegraphLondon's diversity mapped with Twitter languages chart
Ed Manley (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) and Dr James Cheshire (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) have mapped London's Twitter languages.
Read: Metro More: Daily Mail Telegraph Sky New Scientist Phys.orgMerkel opens Roma holocaust memorial in Berlin
Dr Michael Stewart (UCL Anthropology) comments on the unveiling of a Roma and Gypsy holocaust memorial in Berlin.
Listen: BBC R4 PM (from 48 minutes)The large hadron collider and the Higgs boson: UCL lunch hour lecture
On Tuesday I gave one of these, about the news from the energy frontier, including the discovery on the fourth of July this year, says Professor Jon Butterworth (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
Read: GuardianAbacus adds up to number joy in Japan
Professor Brian Butterworth (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) comments on whether there is any science behind claims that the abacus improves mathematical ability. "It may be the case that actually getting some of the work done in the visual part of the brain does improve mathematics," he said.
Read: GuardianSeismic signs of escaping methane under the sea
Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) comments on a study which says that a changing Gulf Stream is warming deep waters along the eastern United States and destabilizing greenhouse gases trapped in sediments.
Read: Nature