UCL in the media
Science students gain practical skills on postgrad courses
Dr Blandine Poulet (UCL Inflammation) says proper support during the postgraduate period is vital. "A good mentor and supervisor allows you to explore your project yourself as well as guide you to make the right decisions and through the rough patches," she says.
Read: GuardianDara O'Briain's Science Club
Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) and Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences) talk about the weird and wonderful world of reproduction and inheritance.
Watch: BBC2 Dara O'Briain's Science ClubNudge, nudge ... there's a new way to alter behaviour
Changing public behaviour is enormously expensive and difficult. Every government would like to know how to get people to drink and smoke less, exercise more, pay their taxes, eat more healthily, etc, sys Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology).
Read: Sunday Times (£)Decoded: Why love makes us giddy, nervous
"When you see someone you are passionate about, some areas of the brain become active. But a large part is de-activated, the part that plays a role in judgement," says Professor Semir Zeki (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology).
Read: Times of IndiaHave humans become too clever for their own good?
"At first sight this is a classic case of Arts Faculty science. Never mind the hypothesis, give me the data, and there isn't any," says Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Read: Independent More: Time'Calm down' genes treat epilepsy in rats
Researchers at UCL have developed two ways of manipulating the behaviour of individual cells inside the brain in order to prevent seizures.
Read: BBC News More: BBC London Breakfast (from 18m 54s)Is your immune system old before its time?
Professor Arne Akbar (UCL Research Department of Immunology), says the memory cells - known as 'memory T-cells' - are the Dads' Army of the immune system: "They can protect you but not as well as younger soldiers."
Read: Daily MailMixed results for malaria trial vaccine
Dr Jane Zuckerman (UCL Research Department of Infection) comments on the outcome of the trial. "Complex immunological responses are intrinsic in the development of a malaria vaccine," she said.
Read: AFPGas prices: FSA examines whistleblower's claims of 'Libor-like' manipulation
"There is a structural issue here that over-the-counter markets with low liquidity can be manipulated by traders putting through visible trades at a duff price. We need to make sure the market is more transparent through a transaction registry," says Professor Chris Cook (UCL Institute for Security & Resilience Studies).
Read: GuardianThe inter-connections between health and climate change
Professor Hugh Montgomery (UCL Clinical Physiology) says that while we may have become used to seeing people dying from malnutrition in the Horn of Africa, within another 20 years we may see people starving in the UK and other developed countries.
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