UCL in the media
Spain scraps university entrance exam for foreign students
Professor Antonio Cabrales (UCL Economics) explains how scrapping the university entrance exam for foreign students and a move to higher fees for overseas students will benefit some of the Spanish universities.
Space-age foundation
Following an announcement by Yves Saint Laurent that a new foundation will contain a substance previously used to capture cosmic dust, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (UCL Physics & Astronomy) discusses the use of science to sell beauty products.
The legacy of Jean Jaurès
To mark the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Jean Jaurès, Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL SELCS) discusses his legacy in French politics.
British workers flout Facebook bans
Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) explains how companies would be better off observing how employees work and then finding ways to make this behaviour compatible with the workplace rather than banning technology and websites outright.
Five a day will do
Dr Oyinlola OyebodeÌýand Dr Jenny Mindell (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) comment on a new study which has found that five portions of fruit and vegetables a day may be enough for optimum health.
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Dr James Kneale (UCL Geography) discusses the legacy of the National Temperance Hospital, which closed in 1990 and now stands derelict on the Hampstead Road.
Scientists identify the 'pessimistic' part of the brain
Research led by a team from UCL, which included Dr Rebecca Lawson (UCL Imaging Neuroscience) and Dr Jonathan Roiser (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience), has pinpointed the area that triggers the instinctive feeling that something bad is about to happen.
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New research by Dr Joshua Bell (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) has found that sitting down too much during leisure time increases your risk of diabetes even if you work out regularly.
,Supermarket wars
In a Channel 4 documentary on supermarkets, Dr Dimitrios Tsivrikos (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) talks about the changing supermarket shopping habits of consumers.
School ties and Oxbridge degrees are still key to a career at the Bar
Professor Richard Moorhead (UCL Laws) explains how the recruitment and promotion practices at the Bar remain a serious impediment to a diverse judiciary.