UCL in the media
Muscle paralysis eased by light-sensitive stem cells
A team co-led by Professor Linda Greensmith (UCLÌýNeurology) has found that flashes of light can be used to stimulateÌýmodifiedÌýneurons and restore movement to paralysed muscles.
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Professor Yvonne Rydin, Professor John Tomaney and Michael Edwards (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) feature in 'The Country Formerly Known as London' -Ìýa despatch from the future, sketching out the contours of an independent London in 2030.
Game of Thrones: why hasn't Westeros had an industrial revolution?
Peter Antonioni (UCL Management Science and Innovation) looks at the differences in industrial development between Westeros, the primary location of HBO's Game of Thrones, and Western Europe of the middle ages.
, ,How to cheat a psychometric test
Professor Tomas Chamorro Premuzic (UCL Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology) looks at the disadvantages of using psychometric testing in employment selection.
Wales considers ban on e-cigarette smoking in public
Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health) says: "The growth on e-cigarette use in England, where we have very good data, has been accompanied by an increase in rates of stopping smoking".
Bionic humans
ProfessorÌýMark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) talks about the future of bionic engineering.
Cancer's gender divide
Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones (UCL Institute of Child Health) discusses the possibilities why there is a higher prevalence of childhood cancer in boys than in girls.
'Mars yard' to test European rover
Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) discusses the PanCam imaging system for the new ExoMars rover.
Horizon: Living with Autism
On the eve of National Autism Day, BBC Horizon reveals how Professor Uta Frith's (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) lifetime study of people with autism has transformed our understanding of this mysterious condition.
World Thinkers 2014: Wendy Carlin
Professor Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) has been named one of the top 50 World Thinkers for 2014 by Prospect Magazine.