UCL in the media
Why a chemical found in worms could hold the key to reducing epileptic seizures
Professor Dimitri Kullmann (UCL Institute of Neurology) has identified a protein in worms that significantly reduces epileptic seizures in rats. Professor Kullmann is "very optimistic" about the findings and comments on its potential availability on the NHS.
Read: iNewsThe biotech investor that aims to nurture a string of British success stories
Syncona, a medical charity, has invested in Autolus whose "CAR-T" therapies reprogramme a patient's immune system to fight cancer. The technology originates from University College London.
Read: Telegraph (£)How reading to my mother brought her back to me
Professor Alexander Leff (UCL Institute of Neurology) talks about how reading can help dementia patients feel less isolated and dependant.
Read: Daily MailSummer diet special
Dr Nathan Davies (UCL Medicine) discusses the nutritional benefits of tiger nut milk.
Watch: Channel 4 'Food Unwrapped' (from 33 mins 55 secs) (£)Novichok bottle found in victim's house
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) comments on the latest developments in the Novichok poisonings, stressing the importance of the origins and purity of the substance.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 (from 7 min, 17 secs), More: BBC Radio 5 (from 1 min, 30 secs).Should schools group classes by stage, not age?
Dr Eleanore Hargreaves (UCL Institute of Education) explains that children are likely to thrive as long as they are "challenged appropriately", regardless of age group. Listen:
BBC Look North East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (from 12 min, 15 secs). Available until 7pm on 13/07/18Happiness linked to longer life
A five-year study by Professor Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Health) showed that older people were up to 35% less likely to die if they reported feeling happy, excited and content on a typical day, even if they had other problems.
Read: Evening Standard, More: CNNIceland slaughters blue whale for first time in 40 years, sparking anger among conservationists
Ellen Coombs (UCL Biosciences) comments on the features and rarity of blue whales and blue-fin hybrids after whalers in Iceland have been accused of slaughtering an endangered blue whale.
Read: Independent, More: Yahoo'Data is a fingerprint'
A study led by Beatrice Perez (UCL Geography) shows how metadata on Twitter can be used in extremely precise identification of each and every one of us.
Read: Wired, More: Guardian, YahooFree schools accused of 'social selection'
A study by Professor Rebecca Allen and Dr Rob Higham (UCL Institute of Education) has found that free schools in England reproduce socio-economic inequalities through social selection.
Read: TES