UCL in the media
AstraZeneca cuts UK headcount and moves to Cambridge
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) described AstraZeneca's reduction of its UK headcount as "a terrible blow to the UK pharmaceutical industry" born of the company's short-termism and "a hostile regulatory climate towards animal - especially rodent - work".
The Problem of Antibiotic Resistance Could Provide a Stimulus for Economic Recovery
If we take the right approach to this major challenge, we could improve our economy along with the health of our nation we have all of the pieces we need at our disposal, but we need concerted action to get them to work together, writes Professor Stephen Caddick (UCL Enterprise).
Taking Medicine to Extreme Heights
UCL's Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme Environment (CASE) Medicine are leading Xtreme Everest 2, a team of scientists and volunteers who will trek to Mount Everest Base Camp to study how our bodies respond to low levels of oxygen.
Middle universities will be squeezed hard
The UK's changing demographic, as well as fees, has contributed to the decline in student numbers. But it still creates trouble for middling universities, says Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy).
Teen dream school opens at 10am
UCL Academy has become the first school in Britain to introduce 10am starts as research shows teenage pupils perform better after a lie-in. "Youngsters are turning up alert and ready to learn and are focused and engaged in lessons," said head teacher Geraldine Davies.
Scientist's bid to build cradle of life
Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) is building a replica of a deep sea vent. "We hope to show that the conditions in these vents, and in our reactor, could actually drive the origin of life," he says.
UK citizenship tests: why we need them
"When I tried to get figures for the number of work permits, it turned out that publication had stopped a few years earlier because no one seemed interested. And their absence had gone unnoticed," said Professor John Salt (UCL Geography).
Penoyre & Prasad unwraps UCL Academy
The UCL Academy will be formally unveiled by Andrew Adonis, the former education minister, on Tuesday 19 March.
Obese heart patients 'do better'
New research from UCL found that obese heart patients are less likely to die early than their normal weight counterparts. "One of the more sensible explanations may be that when obese patients present to their doctor, they are given more aggressive treatment because they are seen as very high risk," said Dr Mark Hamer (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).