UCL in the media
Five everyday myths that make it hard to understand pain
DrÌýAmanda C de C Williams (UCLÌýClinical, Educational & Health Psychology) examines the five biggest myths behind the understanding of pain.
E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010
Professor Robert West (UCLÌýEpidemiology & Public Health) explains how many smokers are using e-cigarettes as a tool for quitting and that there is no evidence that their use is 'renormalising smoking'.
, , ,How we can eat more healthily
DrÌýOyinlola Oyebode (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) explains why we tend to pick unhealthier foods and what we can do to make our diets healthier.
Gene factor plays a big part in child obesity
A study co-led by DrÌýClare Llewellyn (UCLÌýEpidemiology & Public Health) has found thatÌýgenes account for 82 per cent of the variation in body mass index in 10-year-olds.
, ,England's regional sign language dialects 'in decline'
A study on the evolution of British Sign Language led byÌýDr Kearsy Cormier (UCLÌýDeafness Cognition And Language Research Centre) has found that although local dialects still exist, their use is in decline.
In Our Time: Tristram Shandy
Professor John Mullan (UCLÌýEnglish Language & Literature) joins Melvyn Bragg and other guests to discussÌýLaurence Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy, one of the most influential and widely admired books of the 18th century.
Could offices change from sitting to standing?
Professor Alexi Marmot (UCL Bartlett) explains how office layouts can encourage constant sitting and the negative impact this can have on our health.
,Seeing red? The mind-bending power of colour
Dr Beau Lotto and Professor Andrew Stockman (UCL Institute of Ophthalmology) explain how we see and perceive colour and the impact of context upon it.
Why is there still no World Environment Organisation?
Lucien Georgeson (UCL Geography) discusses the need for a dedicated environmentalÌýorganisation within the United Nations to helpÌýcoordinate global environmental and climate change efforts.
Legal avenues to fight climate change are limited, but growing
Professor Sharon Turner (UCL Laws)ÌýexaminesÌýthe growing number of legal options available for regulating and mitigating climate change.