UCL in the media
Street robberies
Following two recent street robberies in Birmingham, Lisa Tompson (UCL Security & Crime Science) discusses the nature of street robberies, who is most likely to be targeted and the effect they have on victims.
Stress in mice and men
Dr Clare Stanford (Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) talks about research showing that mice become more stressed in the presence of male researchers and so have a higher pain threshold.
What can brain imaging tell us?
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) and Dr Molly Crockett (UCL Institute of Neurology) talk about the value and limitations of fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging.
It's even cheaper being green
Chemistry laboratories are resource-intensive places, Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) discusses some of the initiatives undertaken by UCL Chemistry to improve sustainability in the laboratories.
Comics Unmasked - Art and Anarchy in the UK
Dr Jason Dittmer (UCL Geography) reviews the British Library exhibition, Comics Unmasked - Art and Anarchy in the UK, and looks at the way graphic novels have entertained, shocked and amused readers for over two hundred years.
Test for weak grip to predict how long you are likely to live
Research led by Dr Rachel Cooper (MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË) has found that middle-aged people who perform poorly in strength tests are more likely to die in the following 13 years than those who performed well.
, ,Depression drugs linked to child suicide
Dr Irene Petersen (UCL Primary Care and Population Health) comments on a study which has found that young people given high doses of antidepressants are twice as likely to commit suicide as those on standard doses.
,The 'How' of the Hot Hand
Juemin Xu and Professor Nigel Harvey (UCL Experimental Psychology) have found that the 'Hot Hand' phenomenon in gambling, the belief that if you are winning you will probably continue to win, does actually exist.
, , ,The HS2 debate
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett) joins the debate on the proposed HS2 line, questioning the effect it will have on the economy of northern towns and cities.
,Success really does breed success
A paper co-authored by Dr Soong Moon Kang (UCL Management Science & Innovation) has found that people who receive help early on in their endeavours are often more successful than people who do not receive an initial helping hand.
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