UCL in the media
Cannibals of the Past Had Plenty of Reasons to Eat People
Dr Simon Mead (UCL Institute of Neurology) comments on research about Neandertal cannibalism.
French revolution: why is an all-female race for mayor so unusual?
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL French) says that the core difference in an all-women race is that there will be no temptation from male commentators to ask: is the female candidate fit for the job?
Big Pharma Harms Patients for Profit but Doctors Must Also Share the Blame
Dr Thomas Yates (UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health) revealed that a document stating how healthcare professionals could collaborate with the drug industry contained false claims.
Never get lost in translation again, but is that a good thing?
Back in 2004, researchers at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË scanned the brains of 105 people and found that learning another language developed grey matter in much the same way that exercise developed muscle.
The Great Brain Experiment
A new mobile app developed by UCL scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging will enable the team to carry out on an unprecedented scale experiments that previously could only be conducted on small groups of volunteers in the lab.
Fresh produce spreading norovirus, scientists warn
"I don't think people should be concerned about catching norovirus. We are pretty good at locating the origin of outbreaks and there have not been any bog norovirus outbreaks liked to consuming vegetable," said Dr Ravi Gupta (UCL Infection & Immunity).
This pandering to religion can only harm us
Gender segregation at an iERA event held at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË tells a larger story.
Moment of truth for Venezuela 'Revolution'
"We on the outside shouldn't assume that Chavez was the most inflexible and ideological of the Chavistas," said Professor Bulmer-Thomas (UCL Institute of Americas).
A star is born in the Atacama as first pictures from the ALMA observatory are unveiled
"Little more than one billion years after the Big Bang, extreme starburst galaxies in the Universe, forming stars at a rate of more than a thousand per year, were a much more commonplace occurrence than previously thought," said Dr Thomas Greve (UCL Physics & Astronomy).
Maths, music and inspiration: the grand challenge of learning
"I want people to believe they're creating something inspiring that will improve people's lives," said Chris Wise (UCL Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering).