UCL in the media
Imperial and UCL to open Future Cities Centre
UCL, Imperial College London and Cisco have entered into a three year agreement to create a Future Cities Centre in London - part of the Tech City cluster announced by David Cameron yesterday. Read:
More: ,In Grant we trust to defend the NHS
UCL Vice-Provosts and Richard Horton are among the supporters of UCL Provost Professor Malcolm Grant's appointment as the Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board. Read: Times Higher Education Letters
London student protests: a street-level view
Thousands of students and protesters marched from outside UCL yesterday to protest against tuition fee hike.
'Stop £150,000 student debt' say protesting Bartlett dons
Two of the Bartlett School of Architecture's most senior professors have hit out against the 'hypocrisy' of tuition fees' as they joined the central London protest yesterday.
Oxford denies L'Oreal hold over chair
Eric Barendt, emeritus professor of media law at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, has highlighted concerns about corporate funded chairs as Oxford University denies that its L'Oreal professor of marketing was required to carry out work for the company.
Read: THEÌýClock change 'stops outdoor play'
A study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and UCL suggests that not putting the clocks back would help in the fight against child obesity as children exercise more on longer days.
Wakefield's colleagues in spotlight for MMR scare
UCL has responded to calls in a recent BMJ editorial for a review of UCL's involvement in the MMR vaccine scandal.
Learning from the Germans about reducing domestic carbon emissions
Professor Paul Ekins (UCL Energy Institute) explains how a German public bank has encouraged the reduction of domestic carbon emissions, and what the UK can learn from them.
(from 33mins)Gloves Are No Guarantee Your Doctor's Hands Are Clean
Dr Sheldon Stone (UCL Division of Medicine) has found that wearing latex gloves makes health workers less likely to wash their hands.
Predictive text - the next level
Professor Bas Aarts (UCL English Language & Literature) suggests that the next generation of predictive text software may narrow users' linguistic skills.