UCL in the media
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:
Ringing in ears may have deeper source
Ringing in the ears may be a by-product of the brain 'turning up the volume' to cope with subtle hearing loss, according to Dr Roland Schaette and Professor David McAlpine (UCL Ear Institute). Read:
Blood test for inherited motor neurone disease 'in months'
Professor John Hardy (UCL Institute of Neurology) is part of an international team that has discovered a new gene for motor neurone disease. Read:
, , Joint press releaseLib Dems are helping to make Britain a fairer country
Norman Lamb MP refers to research by the UCL Constitution Unit which showed that 75 per cent of the Lib Dem manifesto was included in the coalition agreement. Read:
More coverage: Daily MailProgress in urinary medicine
In an open letter to the editor, six UCL professors highlight the university's progress in bladder management for people requiring indwelling catheters.