UCL in the media
Lifestyle diseases make global health promotion more difficult than ever
Dr Sarah Hawkes (UCLÌýInstitute for Global Health) andÌýDr Tom Pegram (UCL Political Science) discuss how the rise in non-communicable diseasesÌýraises new challenges in promoting and protecting the health of the public.
Game of Thrones: why Braavos is banking on regime change
Peter Antonioni (UCL Management Science & Innovation) looks at the parallels in banking between our world and the Game of Thrones universe.
Rough day at work? Call of Duty can help you recover
Research byÌýDr Emily Collins and Dr Anna Cox (UCL Interaction Centre) has found that playing videogamesÌýcan be good for us and, in particular, can help us unwind after a stressful day at work.
Hunt for extraterrestrial life given a boost
A team co-led by Professor Jonathan Tennyson (UCL Physics & Astronomy) has developed a new model for finding extraterrestrial life by creating a new spectrum for detecting methane at extremely high temperatures.Ìý
, , , ,Anti-homeless spikes are part of a wider phenomenon of 'hostile architecture'
Professor Iain Borden (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) says the emergence of hostile architecture suggests "we are only republic citizens to the degree that we are either working or consuming goods directly".
Bid to talk to aliens could doom us all
Professor Bill McGuire (UCL Earth Sciences) comments on the probability of a large asteroid striking the Earth.
Vanadium: The metal that may soon be powering your neighbourhood
Professor Andrea Sella (UCL Chemistry) explains vanadium's unusual electro-chemical nature and how these properties could make the basis of a very stable battery.
Sex 2,500 times a minute, please - we're British
Professor Dame Anne Johnson (UCL Infection & Population Health) explains that the biggest change since the 19th Century is in women's lives - there is more opportunity to have consensual sexual relationships, safe births and to control fertility.
,Queen's birthday honours list 2014
Professor David Fish (UCL Partners) has been awarded a knighthood and Professor Catherine Law (UCL Institute of Child Health) a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours.
,Computer simulation could become 'integral' to diagnosis
Professor Peter Coveney (UCL Chemistry) discusses the direct use of computer simulation in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.