UCL in the media
French voters have had enough of François Hollande and his government
Austerity and corruption - and disgust at the style of the presidency - have created profound disillusionment on the left, writes Professor Philippe Marliere (UCL French).
Legal aid reform
Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws) is one of ten law academics writing to The Times about "the potentially devastating and irreversible consequences for access to justice if the Government's plans to cut criminal legal aid and introduce a system of tendering based on price alone are introduced."
Glow-in-The-Dark Plant Makes Activists See Red
An Israeli startup selling genetically-modifiedÌýglow-in-the-dark plantsÌýover the web has drawn the ire of environmentalists who are demanding it be withdrawn. Professor John Ward (UCL Biochemical Engineering) comments that the affect a glow-in-th-dark gene would have on local environments would be negligible.
Measures to tackle TB
Dr Alistair Story (UCL Infection & Population Health) comments that global targets to reduce the disease by half won't be met.
Cuba Challenges Australian Tobacco Rules
Cuba is seeking to overturn Australia's tough tobacco-labeling rules at the World Trade Organization. "They're keen on trademark protection for their premium cigars," said Dr Emily Morris (UCL Institute of the Americas).
International Herald Tribune (no link)Genetic profile testing to improve NHS cancer care
"The future is being able to do many gene tests on a small amount of tissue, and what we are seeing is the beginning of that type of technology impacting on the future on NHS care," said Professor Charles Swanton (UCL Oncology).
The electromagnetic wave festival
Dr Kevin Chetty (UCL Security & Crime Science) comments about passive wifi radar at the electromagnetic wave festival.
More Dubai parents opt to store their children's stem cells
"In a place like the UAE where's there's a prevalence of genetic diseases I think public banks would certainly help the community on a larger scale," said Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering).
Resilience is best learnt at the school of hard knocks
Resilience is an extremely valuable life characteristic that can, and needs to be, nurtured, writes Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Psychology).
Royal Society scientists angered by Prince Andrew's election as fellow
"The Royal Society was founded to advocate the idea that science is what matters, not deference to authority," said Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences).
Telegraph (no link)