UCL in the media
DNA testing
Debbie Kennett (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) discusses ancestry testing services and whether the results they produce are valid.
Listen: BBC Radio 4 'You & Yours' (from 19 mins 12 secs)Teachers suffering 'fatigue' from 'hyper-accountability industry', wellbeing expert warns
Dr Tim O'Brien (UCL Institute of Education) says the culture of hyper-accountability in schools is putting teachers at risk psychologically.
Read: TESNHS breast cancer patients to benefit from go ahead for UCL-pioneered treatment
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has given limited approval for suitable NHS patients to receive a new type of breast cancer treatment pioneered by UCL researchers.
Read: Mail on Sunday, More: UCL NewsBuses in Great Britain
Nicole Badstuber (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering) comments on the bus system in Great Britain and regulation of bus networks across the countries.
Listen: 'Reasons to be Cheerful' Episode 23 (from 6 mins 57 secs)University bosses seek fresh solutions to pensions row
An article about the University and College Union industrial action mentions that money saved by UCL from withholding pay from striking lecturers will go into student hardship funds or similar pots.
Read: The Times (£)Scientists demand free movement and ability to take part in European research after split
UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur speaks at the Commons Science & Technology Committee Brexit Science Summit about a sharp decline in EU applications to the UCL Excellence Fellowship as Professor Mariana Mazzucato (UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose) outlines plans for mission-oriented innovation in Europe including ridding the oceans of plastic pollution, halving the burden of dementia and turning cities carbon-neutral.
Read: The FT (£), More: UCL News, ScienceAncient Britons 'replaced' by newcomers
Professor Mike Parker Pearson (UCL Institute of Archaeology) and Professor Mark Thomas (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) have been involved in an international study showing the ancient population of Britain was almost completely replaced by newcomers around 4,500 years ago.
Read: BBC News, More: Independent, iNews, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Sun, Science Magazine, The Australian, UCL News, Mail OnlineAnti-depressants: major study finds they work
Professor Glyn Lewis (UCL Psychiatry) and Dr Joseph Hayes (UCL Psychiatry) comment on a new major study on anti-depressants.
Read: BBC News, More: Daily Mail, iNewsSurvey suggests people receive 34,000 messages per year
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) comments on the number of notifications we receive and says smartphones allow us greater control over our lives.
Read: Daily Mail, More: ITV News, BBC Radio 5 live '5 live Breakfast' (from 1 hr 30 mins 42 secs), Huffington PostBrexit: German universities among those poised to benefit if researchers and funding shift
Dr Aline Courtois (UCL Institute of Education) has contributed to research showing academics and universities in Germany could make significant gains as Brexit changes the European higher education landscape.
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