UCL in the media
Child cancer survival: an interview with Prof Kathy Pritchard-Jones
Professor Kathy Pritchard-Jones (UCL Institute of Child Health) argues, "The most rapid way for countries to make progress in improving childhood cancer treatment is to support doctors, nurses and other health professional groups to develop sub-specialist interests and have training opportunities together focused on addressing the needs of children with cancer."
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Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Pharmacology) discusses homeopathic medicine on Radio 4.
Ford Supports New University Technical College For Teenagers
Together with CEME, the Prospects Learning Foundation (Prospects) and UCL, Ford aims to support Elutec's mission to be both the first choice for students in the area that wish to pursue a career or interest in engineering and for employers, based on the school's reputation and results.Ìý
David Willetts: our privately funded university revolution
Universities Minister, David Willetts, writes: "When UCLÌýopened in 1828 it offered a secular alternative to the Oxbridge duopoly, as well as a curriculum with new and practical subjects like modern languages, economics and engineering. It was variously dismissed as "that godless institution on Gower Street" and "a mere lecture bazaar".
Coal Comfort?
Professor Paul Ekins, Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, questions the future of coal mining in the UK.
At home: biologist Lewis Wolpert on why happiness peaks at 74
Eight years have passed since the developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert retired from his teaching post at University College London but, at the age of 83, he is emeritus professor of biology at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË and vice-president of the British Humanist Association, writes books and, until a hip operation several months ago, regularly cycled, ran and played tennis.
The best time to have a heart attack? When it's a full moon, new studies show
Researchers at University College London have discovered that the number of epileptic seizures, which are related to electrical activity in the brain, falls when the moon is at its brightest.
Homophobia and housework: social division in the European Union
"The lower level of acceptance of homosexuality in Eastern Europe is the cumulative effect of various social and political influences which differ from state to state..." says Dr Richard Mole (UCL SEES)Ìý
The great BBQ debate: Charcoal or gas?
Dr Joseph Devlin, a neuroscientist at University College London, and avid barbecue cook led the investigation.
Embryonic stem cells could help restore sight to blind
Professor Robin Ali (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology), says: "Now that we have proved the proof-of-concept, the road is clear to the first set of clinical trials just to see whether it'll work."Ìý
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