UCL in the media
The Social Brain
Professor Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) and Professor Chris Frith (UCL Institute of Neurology) speak about what autism and Asperger's Syndrome can teach us about our Social Brain.
UCL face Manchester in University Challenge Final
It's a non-Oxbridge final tonight as the University of Manchester meets University College, London in the grand battle of the brains.
Labour claim location of new UCL Academy school was swayed by Tory general election strategy
The new UCL Academy was placed in Swiss Cottage by Conservative councillors in the hope that opening a high-achieving new secondary school would win them key parliamentary votes, Labour councillors have claimed.
A healthy future as Royal Free charity steps in to save Armoury gym from closure
Chris Burghes, chief executive of the Royal Free Charity, added: "We were delighted to help. It was one of those opportunities that come once in a blue moon."
The Savage Visit: New World People and Popular Imperial Culture in Britain, 1710-1795 by Kate Fullagar
Neil Rennie (UCL English Language and Literature) writes about the 18th-century fascination with exotic visitors and the cultural exchange that took place.
Stealth drugs: Panacea pills make targeted kills
A new generation of drugs promises diagnosis, monitoring, stealth, precision and cure - all in one package. "Doxil was a landmark in the field," says Professor Kostas Kostarelos (UCL Pharmaceutics).
Gus O'Donnell is as political as the politicians
Lord O'Donnell could not deny that his inaugural lecture as a visiting professor at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË about how we (mis)govern ourselves, public finance, climate change was "political".
Google searches predict market moves
"Large data sets allow us to look for patterns in people's behaviour which we can then use as a predictions for things that repeat in the future," said Dr Suzy Moat (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering).
Herald Sun (no link) Daily Express (no link)The G-spot 'doesn't appear to exist', say researchers
"It's fine to go looking for the G-spot but do not worry if you don't find it," said Dr Petra Boynton (UCL Medical School).
Academic health science networks: their role and development
"UCL Partners has always been very focused on translating innovation created in research centres of excellence into meaningful outcomes for patients," said Julian Dixon (UCL Partners).