UCL in the media
Solar explosions threaten toÌýshut down hi-tech Britain
The level of damage caused by solar storms depends on their speed and magnetic direction, says Professor Andrew Coates (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory).
Where there's willpower there's a good employee
Most of us know about willpower depletion at work. After a day facing bolshie customers or handling difficult staff, it is hard not to go home and open a bottle of good claret, says Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Health Psychology).
Muamba's collapse possibly triggered by exercise
"Exercise could be a trigger for a cardiac event,'' says Professor William McKenna (UCL Centre for Cardiology in the Young). "If you have a known problem and push the system to the limit, it may fall apart.''
UCL Engineering wins £18m for photonics, IT R&D
The Optical Network Group within UCL Engineering, led by Professor Polina Bayvel (UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering), have been awarded this EPSRC program grant UNLOC, to unlock more optical communications capacity, and enable growth to continue.
Poor literacy increases early death risk for older adults
One in three adults aged over 52 have difficulty understanding basic health-related information, according to research by Sophie Bostock and Prof. Andrew Steptoe (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
, ,NHS reforms: 100 voices
Dr Kevin Fong (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeuroscience, Pharmacology & Physiology) is one of a hundred NHS workers who tell the Guardian what the health and social care bill means for them.
How an hour spent smoking trendy shisha pipes is as harmful as a HUNDRED cigarettes
"Shisha smoking is a growing concern because people aren't aware of the risks like they are with cigarette smoking," says Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health).
Study links womb environment to childhood obesity
"The paper is an interesting study on epigenetic variations and their potential association with body size indices," says Professor Gudrun Moore (UCL Institute of Child Health).
What more can universities do to support students with long-term illnesses?
"All the support we provide is individually based. We want students to know what the support is, how to access it and to feel comfortable and confident that they can do so," says Danny Marfany (UCL Student Disability Services).
Horizon: Out of Control?
Dr Tali Sharot (UCL Cognitive, Perceptual and Brain Sciences) explores why we ignore so much of the negative information that comes our way.