UCL in the media
Chest Heart and Stroke bids to tackle child obesity
A leading charity is expanding its health programme in schools after research from UCL showed that NI children were among the least active in the UK.
Advisers on e-cigarettes 'failed to declare their interests' in Big Pharma's products
Martin Jarvis, a Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology, University College London, and vice-chairman of the board of trustees of the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health, is a paid consultant to Pfizer. He has advised on an ingredient of Pfizer's drug Chantix, treating nicotine addiction.Ìý
The secret to long life? I'm working on it
Professor Dame Linda Partridge (UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing) provides an insight into the life of an award-winning geneticist.
Points of order on high-speed rail
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) told the Parliamentary Committee on High Speed Rail 2: "the probability is that when we look at the benefits that accrue from HS2 - the net benefits - the majority will flow to London and the South rather than to northern cities, if past examples are anything to go by."
Squeezed Britons try their hands at microbusinesses
Leo Rios (UCL Biochemical Engineering) set up a shrimp farming business with two other UCL graduates and financial support from the university.
Exhibition of the week
Dulwich Picture Gallery is exhibiting a collection of work by artists from the UCL Slade School of Art. It runs until 22 September and will show the impact of the First World War on their work.
Commitment beats will
A new study by Molly Crockett (Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË) shows that avoiding temptation is more successful than attempting to resist it.
'Starcraft' gameplay boosts mental flexibility
Certain video games can help the brain to become more agile and improve strategic thinking, according to a study led by Professor Brad Love (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual & Brain Sciences).
Tomorrow's cities: Do you want to live in a smart city?
Getting citizens involved in the process of improving cities is crucial, thinks Andrew Hudson-Smith, director of the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË.
Controversial student digs approved
One critic described 465 Caledonian Road as 'cheap and aesthetically bankrupt'.