UCL in the media
Did this woman die because we don't check the right type of blood pressure?
'When you are young, standard readings from the arm are more likely to be higher than central measurements,' says Prof Bryan Williams (Institute of Cardiovascular Science).
Anti-smoking campaigns should focus on saving money and better skin
Young people have greater difficulty in learning from bad news which might explain why they often do not respond to warnings, says Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences).
Hong Kong seeks to breathe new life into Cantonese opera
This month, theÌýUniversity College LondonÌýlinguistics graduate will be among the first group of students entering a new Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Chinese, and specifically Cantonese, opera at the Hong KongÌýAcademy for Performing Arts.
Westminster Hour
Dr Meg Russell (UCL Department of Political Science) discusses the effect of Tony Blair's expulsion of hereditary peers in the House of Lords in 1999.
Festival of the Planets brings European Planetary Science Congress wonder to London
From the Natural History Museum and the Royal Society to the British Interplanetary Society and the humble Baker Street Irregular Astronomers, the University College London-led Festival of the Planets has brought a diverse group of sky enthusiasts together.
GlobAlbedo Project Mapping Changes In Earth's Reflectivity
Ìý"GlobAlbedo is the first gap-free, 1 km-resolution map of Earth's land surface with an uncertainty estimate for every pixel. This could only have been produced from satellite data," said UCLÌýProfessor Jan-Peter Muller, leader of the GlobAlbedo project.
Snap decisions sometimes the best
University College London found making subconscious snap decisions is more reliable in certain situations than using rational thought processes.
Social science Academicians announced
Among the 51 academics given the title are Sir Peter Hall, professor of urban regeneration and planning at University College London, a town planning and regeneration pioneer.
New £1m skatepark to replace Southbank's undercroft? Not interested, say protesters
ProfÌýIain Borden said he could understand their refusal as he agreed the existing site was best. But he said the Southbank had done more than any developer he had known to provide an alternative for skaters as well as BMX-ers and graffiti writers.
UK online marketplace for 'pop-up' shops draws investors
Arts Alliance, the venture capital group that backed lastminute.com, has put up £420,000 investment alongside UCL Advances, the venture capital arm of University College London.