UCL in the media
Flood-damaged chemical plant near Houston exploded
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) lends his expertise in chemistry to a discussion of a chemical plant damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Science in Action' (from 8 mins 26 secs)NO₂ - not as bad as we thought?
Professor David Metz (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) writes about changes to how the public health impacts of nitrogen dioxide emissions are calculated.
Read: The ConversationWhat Europe's 'night mayors' can teach New York
Professor Michele Acuto (UCL Science, Technology, Engineering & Public Policy) comments on the nighttime economy as New York City follows London in appointing a night mayor. Research by the UCL Urban Laboratory is also mentioned.
Read: New York TimesWhat makes a psychopath?
Professor Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) presents a programme about psychopathy, and speaks with Professor Essi Viding (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) about how some children lack capacity to recognise emotions in others, and how that develops.
Watch: BBC Two 'Horizon'Universities abroad headhunting 95% of UCL's top EU researchers
UCL President & Provost, Professor Michael Arthur comments on concerns held by EU researchers at UCL amidst uncertainties around Brexit. Professor Giandomenico Iannetti (UCL Biosciences) and Dr Paula Alexandre (UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health) also comment.
Read: The GuardianTest patients' urine to make sure they are taking medication: new study
The use of a urine test for drug adherence can lead to a drop in blood pressure in patients who had been struggling to regularly take their blood pressure lowering tablets, according to a new study involving Professor Bryan Williams (UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
Read: The Telegraph, More: Express, UCL NewsWarnings over shock dementia revelations from ancestry DNA tests
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) comments on genetic variants that are linked to Alzheimer's disease, and the potential shock people face if they find out they have the variant.
Read: The ObserverVirtual reality game takes on dementia
Dr Hugo Spiers (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) discusses Sea Hero Quest, a game which has just launched a virtual reality version, that is contributing to his research on dementia.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 43 mins 39 secs), More: BBC News, Independent, WiredBlame society for the Hurricane Harvey disaster
Dr Ilan Kelman (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) writes that vulnerability and a lack of preparedness was to blame for turning Hurricane Harvey from a storm into a disaster.
Read: The Conversation, More: BBC NewsNew-style GCSEs help identify the best but may not benefit the rest
Dr Mary Richardson and Professor John Jerrim (UCL Institute of Education) give their opinions on the new GCSE grading system.
Read: Guardian, More: BBC London 'Petrie Hosken' (from 2 hrs 18 mins 20 secs)