UCL in the media
Tiny, insect-eating animal becomes earliest known primate
"It does not only contribute new fossil material to a period for which very little is preserved, but it contributes a new specimen that is astonishingly complete for its age," said Dr Christophe Soligo (UCL Anthropology).
People on the move need to be housed
Michael Edwards (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) asks: Isn't it time that the EU grasped the nettle of the housing consequences of the free movement of people - since member states and city governments, not just in London, refuse to do so?
How binge drinking when young can cause heart disease in middle age
Surveys show that university students aged between 18 and 25 have the highest rates of binge drinking, with more than half indulging on a regular basis, according to a recent study by University College London.
Nine ways the sunshine can boost our health
Researchers from the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London recently did tests on mice that showed improved vision and fewer signs of aging in eyes after the mice had been given vitamin D supplements.
Art students take over Grant Museum of Zoology for Sculpture Season
Thirteen emerging artists from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art have been invited to re-curate the Museum's spaces with their own sculptures, interpretations and installations.
New world hub for medical research
Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute, unveiled the organisation's strategy today at a ceremony attended by senior government ministers and heads of the institute's founding partners, including UCL's President & Provost Professor Malcolm Grant.Ìý
Self-funded PhD students deserve support, not stigma and secrecy
"It is tough doing a PhD regardless of funding, but you learn to turn uncertainties into opportunities and ignore irrelevant events and relationships that don't contribute to your wider narrative," says Dr Hang Kei Ho who has just completed his PhD in human geography at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË.
andA spad day at the office for our spoiled political class
"Working closely with (civil servants) on a day-to-day basis, spads help officials understand what their ministers want," said Michael Jacobs (UCL Political Science).
Nanoscience can enhance humans - but ethical guidelines must be agreed
The challenge will be to draw a line that could be regulated globally, restricting "human enhancement" to only those who medically need it, says Professor Kostas Kostarelos (UCL Pharmaceutics).
Moissan's furnace
Some say that Moissan was an extremist. But to me he was above all an enthusiast, says Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry).