UCL in the media
English language is changing faster than ever
A new study led by Professor John Sutherland (UCL English Language & Literature) has found that the English language is evolving at a faster rate now than at any other time in history because of social media and instant messaging.
Read: Telegraph, More: Daily Mail, Times (£), Mirror, Huffington Post, BBC News, ITV News, Nottingham Post, Arab NewsClinical leaders 'more willing to challenge diktats'
A study co-led by Professor Martin Marshall (UCL Primary Care & Population Health) has found that clinical leaders are 'more willing to challenge or ignore diktats and messages from above' than their managerial colleagues in clinical commissioning groups.
Read: Health Service Journal (£)House of Lords could swell to nearly 1,000 if Labour wins
Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) says that in regards to the House of Lords the next prime minister has the power to do what he wants - including refusing to appoint a single peer.
Read: IndependentBlood test 'boost' in ovarian cancer fight
A 14 year trial, led by UCL and co-ordinated by Professor Usha Menon (UCL Women's Cancer) has found that a new screening test can detect twice as many ovarian cancers as conventional methods.
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Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) describes the testimonies of Israeli soldiers who fought in last summer's war in Gaza as "troubling insights into intention and method".
Read: GuardianFat diabetics 'outlive thinner ones'
Dr Nicholas Finer (UCL Cardiovascular Science) says that the benefits of losing weight still substantially outstrips any protective effect that being overweight might have against diabetes.
Read: Times (£)The women saying no to breast cancer screening
Professor Michael Baum (UCL Research Department of General Surgery) says the benefits of universal breast cancer screening are exaggerated.
Read: Daily MailUniversities must reconnect with the outside world
Professor Michael Stewart (UCL Anthropology) says universities currently suffer from three malaises: they are deadly conservative, not nearly as socially inclusive as they should be, and the research environments that they cultivate remain too enclosed.
Read: THE (£)Makeover for London university's art museum
The UCL Art Museum has reopened following a 21-month refurbishment with it's inaugural show, Re-Launch.
Read: The Art NewspaperBritain is facing a life expectancy timebomb
Commenting on a new study which suggests Britons will live up to four years longer than official estimates, Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) says: "We should not see more spending on pensions and health care for people living longer as a problem. It is a success".
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