UCL in the media
Cloud obscures 'blood moon' phenomenon
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space and Climate Physics) commented that cloud spoiled many people's chances of seeing the lunar eclipse from the UK on Friday (27 July).
Listen: BBC Radio 5 (from 27 mins, 46 secs)New vaping product raises fears a generation will be hooked
A US e-cigarette which has recently arrived in UK stores, has split opinion in Britain. Some fear Juul's smart design will encourage teenage 'vaping', while others think such products could lead to the end of traditional smoking. Professor Robert West (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) comments.
Read: Times (£)Early career Doctoral graduates 'need five years of post-PhD career support'
In an ESRC-funded study, Professor William Locke and Dr Richard Freeman (UCL Institute of Education) respond to recommendations on career support for post-Doctoral students.
Read: Times Higher Education (£)Young Adult fiction becoming less diverse, warns report
The percentage of young adult books written by black and minority ethnic authors has declined steadily in the UK since 2010, research by Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold (UCL Information Studies) has found.
Read: GuardianEurope's rise in wages puzzles economists
Professor Uta Schoenberg (UCL Economics) presented a paper at the European Central Bank's May Forum, concluding that low wage growth and rising inequality were a result of workers' diminished bargaining power.
Read: NY Times'Blood moon' and Mars to provide double celestial treat tonight (27 July)
Tonight's 'blood moon' will be the longest this century, with the moon and Mars both visible to the naked eye. "The two red objects in the sky will be a spectacular combination," commented Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics).
Read: GuardianThe British economy is becoming more concentrated and less competitive
Research by Professor Jan Eeckhout (UCL Economics) has found that more UK supermarkets are charging big mark-ups. Since the 1980s, average mark-ups have also risen more than those in Europe or North America.
Read: EconomistDecolonising museum collections
Subhadra Das (UCL Culture) discusses how colonial artefacts and other contentious historical links are presented within museums and universities.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Front Row' (from 16 min, 58 secs)The death of the job interview
Dr Tomas Chamorro Premuzic (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses how to use science to overcome the challenges of job interviewing and the different types of potential bias.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily' (from 1 min, 55 secs)Science in action
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explores the latest experiments brain tissue samples to track degenerative diseases in the brain such as Alzheimer's.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 14 min, 20 secs)