UCL in the media
Summer reads 2014
Ayesha Ahmad (UCL Medical School) and Professor Chris Knight (UCL Anthropology) name the two books they will be devouring on holiday: a new must-read and a classic worthy of revisiting.
Web project allows readers to 'look over shoulders' of Renaissance scholars at work
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters) discusses a new cataloguing project, The Archaeology of Reading in Early Modern Europe, which will analyse and create a digital archive of centuries old marginalia.
Millions unnecessarily labelled pre-diabetic, health experts say
An analysis led by Professor John Yudkin (UCL Medicine) has found that millions of people are being unnecessarily labelled pre-diabetic as the diagnosis is of little benefit and carries huge medical and social costs.
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Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws) comments on the resignation of Baroness Butler-Sloss from the inquiry into historic child sex abuse.
,The dawn of a new Parliament?
Professor Alan Penn (UCL Built Environment) explains how the architecture of the House of Commons contributes to the rowdiness.
Humans 'bad at detecting lies'
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) explains the science behind lying and how the idea that people avert their gaze while lying is a misconception.
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Professor Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) joins a debate on whether or not routine breast screening should continue in the UK.
Four thought: Noreena Hertz
Following an illness, Professor Noreena Hertz (Office of the UCL Vice-Provost, Research) discusses her scepticism about expertise and raises the difficult question: who should we trust?
Germany - winning with no leaders
Dr Jochen Hung (UCL German) compares Germany's recent win of the World Cup to its political attitude, which focuses more on team work than individual leadership.
UK plans to build spaceport
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) discusses government plans to build a spaceport in the UK.
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