UCL in the media
Crossing your arms 'relieves hand pain'
Crossing your arms reduces the intensity of pain you feel when receiving a painful stimulus on the hand, according to research by Dr Giandomenico Iannetti (UCL Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).
Read: BBC News Online More coverage: Daily Telegraph, New Scientist, Reuters, Daily Mail, BBC London, Daily Express, The Australian, Boston Globe, China Daily, Times of India, Manchester Evening News,Custer's Last Stand
Professor Kathleen Burk and Dr Adam Smith (both UCL History) discuss the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and Custer's Last Stand with Melvyn Bragg.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time'Is this the end of the car?
Professor David Metz (UCL Centre for Transport Studies) examines the possibility that car use in Britain has peaked and overall levels are set to decline.
Read: The IndependentParalysed man can stand and move his legs again
Commenting on a procedure which stimulates the spinal cord, Professor Geoffrey Raisman (UCL Institute of Neurology) says more trials are needed, warning: "This is not and does not claim to be a cure."
Read: BBC Online, More coverage: BBC 1, Channel 4, SKY News, BBC Radio Five Live, Daily Mail, The Times, Daily ExpressAstra drug slows ovarian cancer progression -study
Professor Jonathan Ledermann (UCL Cancer Institute) presents new trial data at American Society for Clinical Oncology conference.
Read: ReutersTake a dip with me
Dr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language and Literature) reviews Olivia Laing's 'To the River: a Journey Beneath the Surface'. Read: New Statesman (£)
Thinking Allowed - the city
Professor Matthew Gandy (UCL Geography) discusses cultural representations of cities and asks what the future holds for the modern metropolis.
Listen: Radio 4's 'Thinking Allowed' (from 18mins 1s)Eureka moments
Dr Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains how Sir William Ramsay discovered the noble gases.
Watch: The One Show (from 6min 30s)The Science of Sleep
Research shows that too much or too little sleep has an adverse effect on cognitive function, says Jane Ferrie (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health).
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour' (from 35mins 33s)Exploring Lake Tanganyika
Dr Julia Day (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) gives an insight into her research on biodiversity in Africa's Lake Tanganyika.
Read and watch: The Guardian