UCL in the media
Pig hearts could be transplanted into humans after baboon success
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) discusses the future of animal to human organ transplantation following the successful transplantation of a genetically engineered pig heart into a baboon last year.
,If Pfizer's AstraZeneca takeover succeeds, bad news for UK research
Professor David Taylor (UCLÌýPractice and Policy) comments on the proposed take over of AstraZeneca by Pfizer and the effects this may have on UK research.
Virtual Earth plays out fate of life on the planet
Professor Georgina Mace (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) explains how the Madingley computer model, a mathematical model of all life on Earth, can help us understand how global environmental change will affect ecological communities.
Rio chaos in countdown to kick-off
Verena Brähler (UCL Institute of the Americas) comments on the escalation of violence in Rio's shanty towns in the run-up to the World Cup.
What's really behind George Osborne's shiny new science ship?
As George Osborne announces the purchase of a new Antarctic research ship, Dr Jack Stilgoe (UCL Science & Technology Studies) looks at the political influences behind the decision.
Five everyday myths that make it hard to understand pain
DrÌýAmanda C de C Williams (UCLÌýClinical, Educational & Health Psychology) examines the five biggest myths behind the understanding of pain.
E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010
Professor Robert West (UCLÌýEpidemiology & Public Health) explains how many smokers are using e-cigarettes as a tool for quitting and that there is no evidence that their use is 'renormalising smoking'.
, , ,How we can eat more healthily
DrÌýOyinlola Oyebode (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) explains why we tend to pick unhealthier foods and what we can do to make our diets healthier.
Gene factor plays a big part in child obesity
A study co-led by DrÌýClare Llewellyn (UCLÌýEpidemiology & Public Health) has found thatÌýgenes account for 82 per cent of the variation in body mass index in 10-year-olds.
, ,England's regional sign language dialects 'in decline'
A study on the evolution of British Sign Language led byÌýDr Kearsy Cormier (UCLÌýDeafness Cognition And Language Research Centre) has found that although local dialects still exist, their use is in decline.