UCL in the media
Review: A Crisis of Brilliance, 1908-1922
set against a backdrop of intense creativity at the Slade School of Fine Art in the years just before WWI, the story of this particular gang of students - David Bomberg, Mark Gertler, Dora Carrington, Paul Nash, CRW Nevinson and Stanley Spencer - is captivating.
Software says Amanda Knox's DNA wasn't at crime scene
Forensic scientists can now construct a partial DNA profile from just a few cells, says Professor David Balding (UCL Genetics Institute).
Avatar therapy for schizophrenia
"The idea behind the therapy is to give the patient the sense of mastery over the voice they're hearing all the time," said Professor Julian Leff (UCL Mental Health Sciences Unit).
Invisible women of science - now appearing at the Royal Society
Scientists, an exhibition opening on Monday at the Royal Society, raises the profile of accomplished women scientists, says Professor Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).
Can this man save us from population crisis?
With climate change hastening and a population explosion looming, is there any hope? Professor Stephen Emmott (University of Oxford and visiting professor at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË) may have a plan.
What does Croatia bring to EU party?
"Even with Croatia in economic crisis, even with the EU in economic crisis, having access to the market and the funds is a benefit to them," said Dr Eric Gordy (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies).
Pictet's liquefier
By liquefying the components of air, Pictet and Cailletet opened the gates to a whole new playground, with chefs like Ferrán Adria and Heston Blumenthal its latest explorers, says Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry).
The Choshu five
Professor Alwyn Davies (UCL Chemistry) writes about the Choshu Five; five young Japanese students who were smuggled out of Japan in 1863 and studied chemistry at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË.
Slade artists feature in new exhibition
A new exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery looks at how the First World War affected a generation of artists emerging from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art. Read:
David Cameron visits Kazakhstan
»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËill provide education to executives and engineering students in Kazakhstan, it is announced, as David Cameron makes the first visit of any British Prime Minister to the country. Read:
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