UCL in the media
'Hope' for the paralysed?
Professor Geoff Raisman (UCL Brain Repair and Rehabilitation) talks about using stem cells in spinal repair, and the difficulties associated with such complex work.
Government adviser Bill McGuire says global warming is causing earthquakes and landslides
Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences), a member of the Government's Natural Hazard Working Group, warns the Hay Festival of an age of "geological havoc".
Virus-Hunting In Africa
Global health is big business nowadays. The sums can be enormous, but the health problems in the developing world are even larger, often seeming intractable, says Professor William Bynum (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology).
Revealed: postcode lottery for dystonia treatment
Professor Patricia Limousin (UCL Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders) talks about dystonia, and the benefits of deep brain stimulation.
Charles in waiting: 63-year-old pays tribute to Queen - and his own destiny?
Professor Robert Hazell (UCL Constitution Unit) argues that the most powerful case that republicans could make for abolishing the ancient British monarchy - practical rather than theoretical - is "the serious burdens it places on the royal family".
Rehab robot helps paralysed rats walk again
Professor Geoffrey Raisman (UCL Brain Repair & Rehabilitation) comments on research that has enabled paralysed rats to recover their ability to walk, sprint and even climb stairs, thanks to a rehabilitating robot and a chocolate treat.
For Spanish workers, Europe's not working
"Where governments are able to manage the inflow they are becoming more selective," says Professor John Salt (UCL Geography). "What they want are workers with high-level skills who can initiate new ideas or developments, or fill certain skill gaps."
How cities can become healthy places
With the proportion of the world's population that lives in cities steadily rising, the UCL/Lancet Commission on Healthy Cities has explored how urban planning contributes to population health.
Reptile slices food with 'steak-knife teeth'
A study led by Dr Marc Jones (UCL Cell & Developmental Biology) has revealed that tuatara's chew like no other land animal, using a unique "steak-knife sawing motion".
Winning the Wolfson bid: how UCL secured its biggest research grant…
Earlier this year UCLÌýreceivedÌý£20m worth of philanthropicÌýfunding to set up a new experimental neurology centre. Lori Manders (UCL Development and »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË Relations) explains how the bid was won.