UCL in the media
Health implications of chewing gum
"Most people have a favourite side to chew," says Professor Andrew Eder (UCL Eastman Dental Institute).
Read: Daily MailThe dawn of an era of de-extinction
Professor Kate Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) discusses a recent TEDx conference in Washington on the power of genetic science to bring back extinct species.
Listen: Guardian Science Weekly podcastShow me the money: is grant writing taking over science?
Experiments are being put on the back burner - future discoveries may be scuppered by administrative overload, writes Dr Jenny Rohn (UCL Clinical Physiology).
Read: GuardianWhat's wrong with Fascism?
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) says: "If you're fascist you believe in order, authority - authoritarian authority - and chauvinism. What you don't necessarily believe in is racism, that's not part of the job description.
Watch: BBC Newsnight (from 37 mins)Easter Eggs Live
UCL researchers at the Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging have been scanning chicken eggs for a new Channel 4 programme called Easter Eggs Live. The MRI scans were used to generate a 3D animation of a developing chick preparing to hatch.
Watch: UCL News More: Easter Eggs LiveAmazon attacked for 'selling illegal cancer remedies on behalf of hucksters'
Amazon has been criticised for hosting sales of products that claim to cure or treat cancer. Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences) said: "The claims are quite grotesque. The real danger is that people will believe the hucksters and take only things like these."
Read: Times (£) More: MirrorOut of the ordinary courses include ethical computer hacking
A list of odd university subjects published today by Which? included the Viking Studies BA offered at UCL.
Read: Times (£)Europe: good, bad, and beautiful
In the 20th century, we have had unspeakable horrors giving way, in western Europe, to arguably the best conditions in history for living secure, and long, lives, writes Professor Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology and Public Healt).
Read: LancetGeiger's tube
Occasionally, though, counting atomic events, one at a time, has led to great insights. And probably none greater than the countings of Hans Geiger, writes Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry).
Read: Chemistry WorldShattering some myths about left-handedness
"There is very little to support the idea [the left-handed people are more creative] in the scientific literature," said Professor Chris McManus (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology)."
Read: Minnesota Post