UCL in the media
Gelotophobia: living a life in fear of laughter
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Cognitive Neuroscience) explains how being gelotophobic could be an index of people's social problems or personality traits rather than laughter.
Sunbathing mice? This kind of silly research is harmful
Dr Clare Stanford (UCLÌýNeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) criticises a recent study which claims that mice become addicted to sunbathing, explaining how studies that appear frivolous or unethical can undermine public support for using animals in serious medical research.
Botswana's Okavango Delta: a unique desert that's wet, and a worthy UNESCO addition
Professor Anson Mackay (UCL Geography)Ìýexplains what makes the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana unique and why it deserves it's place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Why is there so much hydrogen in the universe?
Dr Andrew Pontzen (UCL Physics & Astronomy) answers questions sent in by listeners about why, given the immense heat at the Big Bang, is there so much hydrogen in the universe, and not more of the larger atoms.
Alarm over climate turns people off
A report published by the UCL Policy Commission on the Communication of Climate Science has recommended the establishment of a professional body to help facilitate better engagement between the climate science community and policymakers.
, ,Ìý,Leukaemia hope as GM cells fight back
A pioneering trial led by Dr Emma Morris (UCL Research Department of Immunology) hopes to treat leukaemiaÌýpatients with genetically modified immune cells, harnessing a patient's white blood cells to attack cancer cells.
Anti-depressants
Dr Joanna Moncrieff (UCL Psychiatry) discusses the efficacy of anti-depressants and the problems people can face while taking them.
The Special Relationship: Uncovered
Professor Kathleen Burk (UCL History) explains the complicated rivalry between the USA and UK, particularly how naval competition in the 1920s led to the highest levels of Anglo-American hostility in the whole century.
Monty Python's greatest skits
Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains why The Fish-slapping Dance is her favourite Monty Python sketch and the science behind why we find their sketches funny.
The first sign of Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis: a dodgy tummy
Dr Anton Emmanuel (UCLÌýlnstitute of Liver & Digestive Health) explains howÌýthe nerve pathways between the gut and the brain that causeÌý'butterflies in the stomach'Ìýmay also be linked to degenerative illnesses such as Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis (MS).