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UCL wins approval for Stratford development
Newham Council has agreed to progress with £1bn UCL Stratford proposition.
Read: Financial Times (£) More: Times (£), Independent, Evening Standard, UCL News Regeneration & Renewal (£), BBC Online, BBC London News,Landmark symposium on cards as UCL delegation heads to Beijing
A one day symposium, co-organised by UCL Laws, Hong Kong University Law School and Renmin University Law School Beijing, will see scholars, practitioners, judges and policy makers meet to explore issues surrounding comparative criminal law, national security, fair trials and the rule of law.
Read: Lawyer MonthlyBartlett don creates Portugese 'centipede' cinema
Professor Colin Fournier (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) has proposed this 'centipede' cinema for Guimarães in Portugal. Designed with artist Marysia Lewandowska, the installation is part of the city's 2012 European Capital of Culture celebrations.
Read: AJ More: DezeenGive up those bad habits at 40 and you could be a golden oldie
"Our study shows the cumulative impact of healthy behaviours on successful ageing - the greater the number of healthy behaviours, the greater the benefit," says Dr Severine Sabia (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Read: Daily Mail More: ScotsmanTwitter reveals London's ethnic groupings
Dr Muhammad Adnan (UCL Geography) has produced a map showing London's ethnic groupings using a million geotagged tweets for London during September and October this year.
Read: GuardianJack Straw and Iraq war: Philippe Sands
Professor Philippe Sands QC (UCL Laws) comments on whether the former foreign secretary really knew the full facts and if he may change his mind on the military action.
Watch: BBC NewsL'Aquila quake scientists: creating scapegoats will cost even more lives
Many more lives can be saved by earthquake mitigation measures than by retrospectively targeting scientists, says Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences).
Read: Guardian More: Times of India Guardian II AFP Sydney Morning HeraldRecycled photons set fresh quantum computing record
Dr Dan Browne (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on work by researchers at the University of Bristol, who have used recycled quantum bits, or qubits, to carry out a quantum calculation known as Shor's algorithm on a larger number than ever before.
Read: New ScientistLet me lay down the law on creating too many rules
The most loathed departments in organisations are those that insist on us following seemingly pointless, restricting and intrusive rules, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology).
Read: Times (£)Pub event to select winner of university research funds
Researchers from UCL will present ideas on how to tackle some of the world's problems to the public at the inaugural Focus on the Positive event on October 30.
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