UCL in the media
Black spider letters
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) discusses the constitutional nature of the monarchy in light of the recent Court of Appeal's ruling on Prince Charles's 'Spider Letters'.
Housing market faces division
ProfessorÌýFulong Wu (UCLÌýBartlett School of Planning) discusses the growing housing market division in China.
Chattering brain cells hold the key to the language of the mind
Professor KateÌýJefferyÌý(UCLÌýCognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences)Ìýdiscusses some of the problems faced by researchers when studying the brain and the needÌýto investigate all aspects of brain functioning, not just anatomy and physiology.Ìý
Spartacus
Professor Maria Wyke (UCLÌýDepartment of Greek & Latin)Ìýdiscusses the life of Spartacus, the gladiator who led a major slave rebellion against the Roman Republic in the 1st century BC.
The life scientific: Mark Miodownik
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCLÌýDepartment of Mechanical Engineering) talks about how hisÌýinterestÌýin materials began.
Makers of the 21st Century
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) has been named one of the 100 most influential Britons of the modern age by The Sunday Times.
Environmental legal aid slashed when Australia needs it most
ChristineÌýTrenorden (UCL Australia)Ìýlooks at the consequences of the AustralianÌýfederal government axing A$10 million in fundingÌýfor Environmental Defenders Offices (EDOs), which provide not-for-profit legal aid.
Rape victims could get chance to give evidence by video link
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCLÌýFaculty of Laws) discusses a new research project which will look at the effect of Ìýhow rape and sex abuse victims give evidence in court.
Peter Rees takes up a professorship at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË
Peter Rees will becomeÌýProfessor of Places and City Planning atÌýUCL after 29 years as the City of London Corporation's City Planning Officer.
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As a new app for speed reading is due to be released, Dr Anna Cox and DrÌýDuncan Brumby (UCL Interaction Centre) look at how useful such an app will actually be.