UCL in the media
Immediate feedback about hand hygiene improves compliance
A major three-year trial led by researchers at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË has shown that giving one-to-one feedback to healthcare workers makes them twice as likely to clean their hands or use soap.
Alzheimer's test may detect it 20 years before symptoms
"These findings question our models of Alzheimer's disease on several fronts," says Professor Nick Fox (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeurodegenerative Diseases). "They suggest that neurodegenerative changes occur over 20 years before symptom onset."
In pictures: Magic materials
Dr Zoe Laughlin (UCL Museums and Public Engagement) talks about the Institute of Making, and the Materials Library.
The US Election
Dr Adam Smith (UCL History) talks about the US Election, and examines how close the outcome will be.
Why you should never trust 'the facts'
Professor Kate Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) talks about two citizen science projects which can help save the UK's ash trees, and also help classify bat calls by searching an audio database.
The What If Machine: Assassins
Drs Adam Smith, Benet Salway and Antonio Sennis (UCL History) talk about how archetypal assassins in video games compare with those from antiquity.
'Scots are being asked to buy a pig in a poke'
"The Scots are being asked to buy a pig in a poke. The easiest analogy would be someone deciding to buy a house they liked the look of, but without knowing the exact price," says Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit). Read: Scotsman (no link)
Forget the guilt, just spend your cash on childcare, says top scientist
"Spend every penny you've got on getting proper childcare, because... [it] is something that holds these high-flying women back", says Professor Uta Frith (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience).Ìý
Terracotta Army makers beat Toyota by 2,200 years
Craftsmen who armed the Terracotta Army 2,200 years ago may have developed a pioneering production system similar to the one used by the car maker Toyota, according to research by Dr Marcos Martinón-Torres (UCL Institute of Archaeology) and colleagues.
»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËewsAcademics make pub pitches for charity
Researchers at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË got a chance to raise money for a wide range of charitable projects this week - by pitching their ideas in a pub and getting the audience to vote for them.