UCL in the media
Private passions
Professor Mark Miodownik (UCL Mechanical Engineering) discusses his musical loves and how materials influence the way music sounds.
Move over Iceland, Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea is the volcano to watch
Robin Wylie (UCLÌýEarth Sciences) explains why we should be paying attention to Tavurvur, a volcano in Papua New Guinea, which began erupting last week after two decades of dormancy.
Heart attack victims face years of risk
Professor Harry Hemingway (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comments on a study which has found that people who have heart attacks remain at a high risk of repeat attack for years afterwards regardless of surgery or medication.
The prime numbers have it
Professor Mark Ronan (UCL Mathematics) looks at the prizes available in the field of mathematics and how they differ from similar prizes in other sciences.
Dead stars 'can re-ignite' and explode
The detection of a supernova by UCL students in January has paved the way for astronomers to discover that dead stars known as white dwarfs can re-ignite and explode as supernovas.
Crisis counsellors
Professor David Alexander (UCL Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction) says that the Eyjafjallajökull eruption has improved some aspects of disaster response in Iceland.
Volatile emotions are driving the world economy
A team led by Dr David Tuckett (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) is looking into the psychological moods of market participants to decipher what drives economic activities.
London debates the virtues of high and low
Professor Peter Rees (UCLÌýBartlett School of Planning) says that many high-rise building projects are aimed at foreign buyers who often buy to invest and not to live in.
Russell Group rated best at cat-herding
Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology) explains how management in universities differs from other organisations.
Sexual exploitation of boys 'overlooked'
Research led by Dr Ella Cockbain (UCL Security and Crime Science) has revealed that the sexual exploitation of boys and young men is a much bigger problem than previously thought, with male victims accounting for a third of those supported by Barnardo's.
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