UCL in the media
Finding the Hidden Rules of Society
Professor Steven Bishop (UCL Mathematics) talks about the FuturICT project, reality mining, and the power of data.
Ageing Genes: The Sirtuin Story Unravels
Dr David Gems (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) talks about sirtuins, worms, and the biology of ageing.
Offline: Nightmare on Downing Street
Lancet editor Professor Richard Horton discusses the 2011 UCL-Lancet lecture given Professor Jayati Ghosh on the relation between women's health and economic growth.
Is Alzheimer's caused by a brain infection?
Professor John Collinge (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeurodegenerative Diseases) comments that although you can inject infectious proteins, there isn't much evidence that they can be "naturally transmitted".
Whether we find the Higgs Boson or not, particle physics is a benefit to us all
Professor Jon Butterworth, Professor Jenny Thomas (UCL Physics & Astronomy), and Dr Lucie Green (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) discuss the Higgs Boson and CERN.
Tuition fees could bring bonanza for humanities
If the same fees apply for all subjects, humanities departments may benefit, says Professor Jonathan Wolff (UCL Philosophy), but creative arts and some social sciences may suffer.
Listening out for mysterious microwave messages
Unlike the BT Tower which has been stripped of its 'ears', it's amazing what sounds we can pick up, writes Professor Steve Jones (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment).
Linda Robson: I'll never light up again
"The younger you start smoking the higher the risk of developing lung cancer", says Professor Robert West (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Life on Earth: Is our planet special?
"The Earth is not special", says Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment), as the emergence of life is probable on any wet, rocky planet.
Ocean conservation: Uncertain sanctuary
Dr Peter Jones (UCL Geography) discusses some of the findings from the UNEP report on Governing Marine Protected Areas.