UCL in the media
Fancy being a judge? Try it for a weekend first
The UCL Judicial Institute is running a two-day course aimed at helping lawyers decide if they have what it takes to become judges.
Read: The GuardianHealth benefits of breeding with cavemen
Matt Pope (UCL Institute of Archaeology) comments on whether interbreeding with Neanderthals may have given our ancestors an evolutionary boost.
Read: The Sunday Times (£) More: Daily Mail, Daily TelegraphWhen two tribes meet: collaborations between artists and scientists
Professors David McAlpine (UCL Ear Institute) and Valerie Hazan (UCL Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences) discuss their current collaborations with artists.
Read: The GuardianIberian lynx 'not doomed' by low genetic diversity
The Iberian lynx is not doomed by its low genetic diversity, according to new research by Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Read: BBC News Online, Financial Times, More info: UCL press releaseBritish women match men for binge drinking
Dr Irwin Nazareth (UCL Primary Care & Population Health) comments on research suggesting eight per cent of British women binge drink.
Read: Daily Telegraph More: Daily MailMedical researchers get £800m boost
UCL is the academic partner in four centres set to receive a combined total of £165 million of government funding announced today.
Read: UCL news story More: The Guardian DH press releaseUCL creates UK's first judicial skills course for lawyers
The UCL Judicial Institute has launched Understanding Judging: Roles, Skills and Challenges, a radical new course for lawyers interested in becoming judges.
Read: The BarristerDiscovery could temporarily boost immune system in elderly
Professor Arne Akbar (UCL Immunology) leads research which identifies a new mechanism controlling ageing in white blood cells.
Read: Daily Telegraph More: BBSRC press release Times of IndiaStudents struggling with increasing debt
Luke Durrigan (UCL Union Education & Campaigns Officer) comments on the growing financial pressures facing students. Watch: ITV 1 Daybreak (no URL available)
Secrets of selling
Professor Alan Penn (UCL Bartlett School) comments on how shop layouts influence purchasing decisions. Watch: BBC 1 Breakfast (no URL available)