UCL in the media
Tracking records of the oldest life forms on Earth
A new ‘biosignature’ to track the remains of ancient life preserved in rocks which change significantly over billions of years has been found by Dr Dominic Papineau (UCL Earth Sciences).
Artist draws on family history for Singapore commission
Artist Chloe Manasseh, masters graduate of the UCL Slade School of Fine Art, has drawn on her late grandfather’s childhood memories of Eden Hall in Singapore to fill the historic property with dozens of botanically inspired artworks.
Festival celebrates world-leading arts and social sciences research
Held over 5 days (3-7 June 2019) across the central London Bloomsbury Campus, UCL’s Festival of Culture features a packed programme of exclusive appearances, talks, debates, workshops, live performance, walking tours, film screenings and exhibitions.
UCL academic wins prestigious economics award
Professor Imran Rasul (UCL Economics) has received the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics, in recognition of his pioneering work on personnel economics and development.
Hult Prize winners boost rice yields and aim to sell commercially
Rice Inc, the UCL-backed Hult Prize-winning social enterprise which aims to alleviate food poverty in South East Asia, is planning to sell rice commercially after delivering on its vision to install rice drying facilities in remote villages.
UCL and University of Toronto strengthen their partnership
A Provost-led delegation to the University of Toronto (U of T) last week saw the two institutions build their strategic global partnership by strengthening existing relationships.
Wonder material could revolutionise electronics and battery technology
Tiny ribbons of crystalline, two-dimensional phosphorus have been made for the first time in a UCL-led study by Dr Chris Howard and Mitch Watts (both UCL Physics & Astronomy). It is believed these ribbons could revolutionise electronics and fast-charging battery technology.
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Being a young mother with Parkinson’s
Professor Huw Morris (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) explains that, because only one in 100 people with Parkinson’s is diagnosed before the age of 40, evidence on taking medication during pregnancy is still limited.
How iron has shaped human biology and culture
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) explores iron, the most common metal in existence, looking at its ambivalent history and how it is keeping us all alive.
Scientists discover 430-million-year-old sea creature
Dr Jeffrey Thompson (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is the co-author of a study that identified a new species of sea cucumber, Sollasina cthulhu, named after HP Lovecraft’s tentacled monster, Cthulhu.