UCL in the media
Elements: Lead
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains the unique properties of lead that have made it so useful in everything from radiation protection to glassware.
, ,Could you be overdosing on paracetamol?
Professor Kevin Moore (UCL Liver and Digestive Health) explains the dangers of accidently overdosing on paracetamol.
Adelaide run operation up for a tender extraction
Professor Stephen Porter (UCL Eastman Dental Institute) and David Travers (UCL Australia) comment on the tender for the contract to operate Adelaide's dental hospital.
Blame groupthink - not lack of regulation - for Tesco's accounting crisis
ProfessorÌýPaulÌýOrmerod and Dr David Tuckett (both UCL Brain Sciences)Ìýexplain whyÌýdiversity within management rather than tighter regulations may be key to avoidingÌýaccounting problems in the corporate sector.
The Cosmos - revealing some of the secrets of Jupiter
Dr Geraint Jones (UCL MSSL) explains, in Welsh, how life on Earth is being protected by the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter.
(for English language subtitles, select 'I' and 'Isdeitlau Saesneg')Life in the volcanic danger zone: how well can scientists predict eruptions?
ProfessorÌýBill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) discusses the importance of predicting future volcano eruptions to save lives but says this "Holy Grail for volcanologists" is likely to remain some way off.
Downgrade 'rosy' wages forecast
A paper co-written by Stephen Machin (UCL Economics) suggests that the Bank of England will have to revise down their "rosy" wage-growth forecast.
Bitcoin breaking into mainstream with companies and consumers
Lui SmythÌý
(UCL Anthropology) says that in recent months Bitcoin has begun to attract a more mainstream demographic. ,Collaborative research gets a health check
Professor Buzz Baum (UCL/MRC Lab for Molecular Cell Biology) explains why the current system for recognising individuals' efforts and achievements in science is often not fair to people working in teams.
How 24 week-old babies are now able to survive
Professor Neil Marlow (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeonatology) discusses the EPICure study and how advances in neonatal care have improved the survival rates of extremely premature babies.