UCL in the media
Scientists develop algorithm to match pupils with tutors using artificial intelligence
Professor Rose Luckin (UCL Institute of Education) comments on a partnership between UCL and MyTutor aimed at more effectively matching pupils and tutors.
Read: TelegraphFacts don't matter online
Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) says the volume of information on the internet helps people to confirm their existing biases.
Read: BBC News, More: BBC World Service 'Tech Tent' (from 17 mins 25 secs), CNNOffshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear
Professor Michael Grubb (UCL Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources) comments on proposed cost reductions to wind energy, saying it shows that Britain's biggest renewable resource is available at reasonable cost.
Read: BBC News, More: The Economist (£)Buildings that can withstand severe storms
Dr Joanna Faure Walker (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) speaks about the types of buildings that can withstand severe storms in the wake of extreme weather in the Caribbean.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'Today' (from 1 hr 38 mins 37 secs)How a baby's brain prepares for the outside world
Dr Lorenzo Fabrizi (UCL Biosciences) has co-led a study into the source of spontaneous, high-amplitude bursts of activity in preterm baby brains, vital for healthy development.
Read: The Conversation, More: UCL News, Yahoo News, IndependentUK universities fall down job prospect table
UCL bucks trend by jumping seven places in employability league table to join global top 20.
Read: The Times (£)The student revolution that is shaking post-crash economics
Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) has led a radical re-think in the way economics is taught in universities.
Read: The Times (£), More: The New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times (£), Marketplace, VOXBy exiling EU citizens, the UK risks losing the lifeblood of its economy
UCL research shows that immigrants who arrived from the EU after 2000 contributed £1.34 to the UK economy for every £1 they took out.
Read: City AMPupils' 'ear for writing' as important as grammar, says expert
Professor Dominic Wyse (UCL Institute of Education) analyses what makes great writers great, concluding an ear for words is just as important as the rules of grammar.
Read: TES (£)The migration conundrum
Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics) comments on how governments should respond to competing interests when it comes to immigration laws.
Listen: BBC World Service 'Business Daily' (from 3 mins 47 secs)