UCL in the media
Director appointed to UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
UCL has announced the appointment of Professor John O'Keefe as Inaugural Director of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre.
It's too early to write off the lecture
If cassettes and video did not kill off live lectures, why should the internet, asks Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy).
Breastfeeding boosts ability to climb social ladder
"The results show that breast feeding was consistently associated with an increased chance of upward social mobility and a decreased chance of downward mobility," said Dr Amanda Sacker (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Lord Sebastian Coe opens ISEH
UCL is one of five partners in the new Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health - a hub for exercise medicine and sports injury rehabilitation.
, ,Body of Malaysian student killed in Jordan laid to rest
The body of a Malaysian student, Sumaiyah Romli (UCL Physics & Astronomy), who dies during an accident in Jordan on Friday was laid to rest at the Al-Bukhary Muslim cemetery.
Doctors on Everest
Anaesthetist and presenter Dr Joff Lacey joins medics and researchers from the UCL Centre for Altitude Space and Extreme Environment Medicine on Everest in the largest high altitude study of its kind.
Funding bodies will have to force scientists to share data
The open access movement is forcing publishers to take down paywalls, making publicly funded research available to the public for free. But beyond that a more important development is pacing in the wings - that of open data, says Dr Michael Galsworthy (UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences).
A funny kind of yoga - but it may have the last laugh
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) said: "We know that laughter means good, positive things. It's a hallmark of the health of an interaction. What the laughter yoga people are getting is some of that niceness."
What Is Death?
Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) joins Brian Cox and Robin Ince and guests to discuss the science of death.
With the Comprehensive Spending Review, Osborne Gets Personal
I would like to see George Osborne take action to match his fine words and bolster his commitment to research and to universities, says Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Vice Provost for Enterprise).