UCL in the media
What's the point of Ofsted?
Dr Melanie Ehren (UCL Institute of Education) comments on school inspections and how high-performing jurisdictions such as Finland, do not inspect schools.
Read: TES (£)Fertility treatments do not increase the risk of womb or breast cancer
Women are at no increased risk of womb cancer or invasive breast cancer after receiving assisted reproductive therapies, a large UCL-led cohort study of 250,000 British women has found.
Read: Reuters More: UCL News, YahooFertility treatments do not increase the risk of womb or breast cancer
Women are at no increased risk of womb cancer or invasive breast cancer after receiving assisted reproductive therapies, a large UCL-led cohort study of 250,000 British women has found.
Read: Daily Mail More: Nursing Times, UCL NewsUCL to lead major review of legal services regulation
Professor Stephen Mayson (UCL Laws) will lead an independent review into the regulatory framework for legal services in the UK.
Read: UCL News, More: Times (£). Legal Futures.Twitter deletes millions of fake accounts
Juan Guzman (UCL Computer Science) explains the effect of bots and how Twitter did not think it was a problem until Brexit and the 2016 election.
Read: MirrorDonald Trump's UK visit
As Donald Trump visits the UK, Emeritus Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) talks to BBC Radio 4's Today programme and explains why the President's visit is necessary to uphold the UK-US special relationship, especially for intelligence purposes.
Listen: BBC Radio4 (from 39 min)Toddlers losing sleep due to use of tablets
Babies and toddlers as young as six months are losing sleep as a result of using touchscreen tablets, a UCL study has found. Professor Yvonne Kelly (UCL Epidemiology & Health) explains the risks arising from adolescent lack of sleep.
Read: TelegraphNever mind who wins, the World Cup is a treasure trove for curious economists
Dr Paul Ormerod (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses football economics analysis and whether winning the World Cup is good for the economy.
Read: City AMSaturn's eerie song: Scientists reveal the spooky sounds emitted by the strange bond between the gas giant and its moon Enceladus
The Cassini mission has changed the way we think of where life may have developed beyond our Earth. Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Space & Climate Physics) explains that life may exist on Mars and outer planet moons.
Read: Daily MailCompanies appear to be gaining market power
Professor Jan Eeckhout (UCL Economics) discusses his study highlighting how competition can help companies charge more across the rich world.
Read: The Economist