UCL in the media
What's the best way to teach languages?
"What we're moving towards now is teaching which still has the aim of producing fluent language speakers but with a lot more emphasis on making children aware of how the language actually works," said Professor Richard Hudson (UCL Linguistics).
Evaluation is key to history teaching
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) is one of many academics writing to The Times to defend the Historical Association.
Students go abroad to immerse themselves in a new culture
UK branch campuses often fulfil a major role in the countries where they are based. UCL's postgraduate branch campus in Education City, Qatar provides a suite of cultural heritage degrees few international universities can match.
Chris Hadfield: astronaut, troubadour, tweeter - and a true Space Oddity
"In the old days, the astronaut corps was almost a silent priesthood. No one knew much about them. And their operations in space were a black box," said Dr Kevin Fong (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology).
How philosophy could help Iain Duncan Smith
Our difficulty is that there are several different plausible conceptions of fairness, and they can point in different directions, says Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy) has a few ideas.
Were the Victorians cleverer than us?
Dr James Thompson (UCL Psychology) comments on a new study that claims that we have 14 IQ points less than our 19th Century ancestor.
Minoan civilization was made in Europe
"For the last 30, 40 years there's been a growing sense that Minoan Crete was created by people indigenous to the island," says Professor Cyprian Broodbank (UCL Institute of Archaeology).
Why don't we live in space yet?
"Large-scale, very expensive space activities such as human missions have been hard to justify," explains Dr Jon Agar explains (UCL Science & Technology Studies).
Work stress and unhealthy lifestyle ups heart disease risk
"These observational data suggest that a healthy lifestyle could substantially reduce the risk of coronary artery disease risk among people with job strain," said Dr Mika Kivimaki.
Returning to the Idea of the Liberal Arts
Dr Carl Gombrich (UCL Arts & Humanities), discusses the new UCL Arts and Sciences (BASc) programmes. "We've exceeded our expected applications by 25 percent," he said.