UCL in the media
In Defence of Politics
Dr Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) discusses why political cynicism is fashionable. Listen:
More:The new route to a fortune
Along with entrepreneurial UCL alumni, Tim Barnes (UCL Advances) explains how and why UCL is encouraging student start-up businesses.
To space and beyond
Dr Kevin Fong has been named a 'cultural engineer'. He explains how his career as a physicist and doctor has led to presenting TV programmes about the frontiers of heart surgery and anaesthetics.Ìý
The end of motoring
Professor David Metz (UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering) on how the growth of daily travel has peaked, and why experts predict huge changes in the car industry.Ìý
Guardian Book Club
Professor John Mullan (UCL English Language & Literature) discusses references to food in Charles Frazier's 'Cold Mountain'. Read:
Speed of light broken - an expert's view
Professor Jenny Thomas (UCL Physics & Astronomy) comments on potential ramifications of CERN experiments which might have shown particles travelling faster than the speed of light for the first time. Read:
, , and , Independent, Guardian, Sunday Times, Herald,Longevity Gene Debate Opens Trans-Atlantic Rift
Research by Dr David Gems (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment) challenges previous claims that proteins called sirtuins enhance longevity. Read:
,Ìý Times of India, Miami HeraldEvoking Calliope to ease the brutalising disease
Prof. John Martin (UCL Division of Medicine) has attempted to remind medical students of the importance of arts and humanities by encouraging them to enter a new poetry competition. Dr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language & Literature) chaired the panel of judges. Read:
New trial for retinal stem cell treatment gets go-ahead
Professor James Bainbridge (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) will trial an experimental stem cell therapy for a previously untreatable eye condition. Read:
Sunday Times, BBC 1's '6 O'clock News',Ìý More:Sighs on the prize
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology) reflects on the potential difficulties faced by university staff when administering academic awards. Read: