UCL in the media
Schools should limit setting and streaming, research shows
A study led by Professor Becky Francis (UCL Institute of Education) suggests that schools should reduce the use of setting and streaming pupils amid concerns that pupils could be placed in the wrong classes based on their ability.
Read: iNews, Independent, More: TES (£)Half of over 60s 'ignore bowel cancer screening in England'
Half of people in England sent a home-testing kit for bowel cancer in 2015 did not use it, according to research led by Dr Christian von Wagner (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health).
Read: BBC (web), More: Daily Mail, Daily Mail (2)Breakthrough in treatment for child leukaemia
Professor Emma Morris (UCL Infection & Immunity) talks about CAR-T, a new breakthrough treatment for child leukaemia which uses the body's own immune cells to fight aggressive cancer.
Watch: BBC 1 'Breakfast' (from 2 hrs, 13 mins, 3 secs), More: BBC Radio 4 'The New Age of Consent' (from 51 secs), UCL NewsEncouraging more use of public transport in London
An article on the drop in TfL passenger revenue levels quotes PhD researcher Nicole Badstuber (UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering), who comments that changes to the congestion charge could encourage greater use of public transport.
Read: Evening Standard, YahooSpellbound at the Ashmolean - why magic makes sense
'Both thought-provoking and moving' is the FT's verdict on 'Spellbound', an exhibition on superstitions and witchcraft co-curated by Dr Sophie Page (UCL History) at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum.
Ministers accused over 'lip service' green policy
Professor Eloise Scotford (UCL Laws) says there is a strong argument that a strategic environmental assessment should have been carried out before the government adopted the new National Planning Policy Framework, which environmental protestors fear may lead to more fracking.
Read: GuardianYour educational level lowers dementia risk overall
Dr Naaheed Mukadam (UCL Psychiatry) says although it's possible learning something new may be beneficial in the short term, it's a person's underlying educational status that lowers their dementia risk, rather than skill at languages specifically.
Read: Daily MailMonitoring air pollution in trial petrol ban on north London roads
Dr Esfand Burman (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) explains how a trial banning petrol and diesel vehicles from nine roads in Hackney and Islington will be monitored.
Listen: BBC Radio 5 Live 'Afternoon Edition' (from 2 mins, 33 secs)Changing the past?
Although we cannot change our past, we may be able to change how we feel about it. Professor Mel Slater (UCL Computer Science) explains how we can use virtual reality to create the illusion of time travel.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'The Digital Human' (from 11 mins)How important is religion in Mexico?
With more than 87% of Mexicans identifying as Catholics, honorary senior lecturer Dr Elizabeth Baquedano (UCL Archaeology) contributes to a discussion on the importance of Catholicism in Mexico, dating back to the 16th century.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Beyond Belief' (from 55 secs)