UCL in the media
Seeing the back of the car
The possibility of reaching "peak car" - the point where ownership and vehicle-kilometres driven reach saturation - is most evident in the rich world, says Professor David Metz (UCL Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering).ÌýBut emerging-world cities may reach a similar state earlier in their development.
Charlie Hebdo - more anti-Islamic than anti-clerical
Magazine aims to reassert its early secular leftwing credentials but in the current climate of religious prejudice these cartoons are not helpful, says Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL French).
HIV bias case heads for human rights court
An HIV/AIDS discrimination claim is set to be the first of its kind to be heard before the European Court of Human Rights, following campaigning by specialists at University College London.
Arctic ice reaches lowest level
Dr Seymour Laxon (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on the decline of Arctic sea ice following announcement that it has reached its lowest level since records began.
Baby birth shock for soldier on Afghanistan deployment
Dr Anna David (UCL Institute of Women's Health) talks about concealed pregnancies following news that a British servicewoman has given birth to a baby boy in Afghanistan having not realised she was pregnant.
Rural life may double the risk of Alzheimer's
Being brought up in the countryside could double the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, MRC and the University of Edinburgh.
Study shows case for linking benefits to pay
Professor Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) and colleagues have shown that peculiarly weak wage rises predate the recession by many years.
Hillsborough and SYPs Lawyers
With a clamouring for police prosecutions, there is a very clear sense that one of the fingers of blame will be pointed at those lawyers. A key question will be: did they do anything wrong, asks Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws).
Historian uncovers her family link to secret Nazi's role in the Holocaust
The guilty tale of the German civil servant who married her godmother is revealed in a new book by historian Professor Mary Fulbrook (UCL German).
Starlight from eight billion years ago captured on camera
"The achievement of first light through the Dark Energy Camera brings us a step closer to understanding dark energy, one of the biggest mysteries in the whole of physics," says Professor Ofer Lahav (UCL Physics & Astronomy).