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Dr Kevin Fong (UCL Cell and Developmental Biology) provides a teacher's view of the 'revision lecture'.
Read: Times Higher EducationBBC One's 'Fake Britain'
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) talks about the dangers associated with 'stem cell tourism' and highlights some of the safeguards people should take before considering any treatment.
Watch: BBC One's 'Fake Britain' (from 29mins 13s)Cambridge biotech secures £1m funding
UCL Business has invested in Abcodia, a new biotech company that aims to discover molecular biomarkers for disease diagnosis and screening.
Read: Science Business, More coverage: Business WeeklyApollo Hospitals signs MoU with University College London
UCL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Apollo Hospitals Enterprise in India.
Read: Hindu BusinesslineThe dangers of ketamine
Professor Val Curran (UCL Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology) discusses the effects of ketamine and why so few young people are aware of its dangers.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour' (from 1min 3s), Read: Sunday Telegraph, More coverage: Daily MailResearch funding should reward excellence
Vice-Provost (Research) Professor David Price argues that limited funds mean that hard decisions have to be made on research funding.
Read: Guardian HE NetworkScience 'X Factor' with big prize
The UCL-led FuturICT project to develop computing facilities capable of analysing data on a global scale is one of six pilot schemes vying for European funding worth more than €1 billion.
Watch: BBC World ServiceGrowing tensions between courts and MPs
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) analyses the tensions between courts and parliament which have recently been brought into focus by debate over the use of injunctions.
Listen: BBC Radio 4's 'Today'Ash cloud looms again over UK airspace
Professor Peter Sammonds (UCL Earth Sciences) discusses the eruption of Iceland's Grímsvötn volcano.
Watch: Channel 4 News (from 2min 40s), More coverage: ITV's 'News at Ten', LBC Radio,Brian Cox and the uncaged Monkeys: make 'em laugh? That's a joke
Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) looks at the science of laughter and argues that it can be very therapeutic, in the right setting.
Read: Daily Telegraph
