UCL in the media
Makers of the 21st Century
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) has been named one of the 100 most influential Britons of the modern age by The Sunday Times.
Environmental legal aid slashed when Australia needs it most
ChristineÌýTrenorden (UCL Australia)Ìýlooks at the consequences of the AustralianÌýfederal government axing A$10 million in fundingÌýfor Environmental Defenders Offices (EDOs), which provide not-for-profit legal aid.
Rape victims could get chance to give evidence by video link
Professor Cheryl Thomas (UCLÌýFaculty of Laws) discusses a new research project which will look at the effect of Ìýhow rape and sex abuse victims give evidence in court.
Peter Rees takes up a professorship at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË
Peter Rees will becomeÌýProfessor of Places and City Planning atÌýUCL after 29 years as the City of London Corporation's City Planning Officer.
, , ,Ìý»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËewsSpeed reading apps are great for snippets but not sonnets
As a new app for speed reading is due to be released, Dr Anna Cox and DrÌýDuncan Brumby (UCL Interaction Centre) look at how useful such an app will actually be.
Why was Nicolas Anelka punished?
Professor Philippe Marlière (UCL School of European Languages, Culture & Society) explained at an independent FAÌýcommission whether theÌýquenelle gesture was associated with anti-Semitism.
,Technology for Nature
Professor Kate Jones (UCLÌýGenetics, Evolution and Environment) discusses the need for technological advances in animal tracking and population monitoring.
Low paid workers are not paid enough to live healthily
Professor Sir Michael Marmot (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) discusses howÌýpoverty in workless households has gone down but has increased in working households and the subsequent effect this has on health.
Drugs breakthrough could end misery of painful eye injection
A team of researchers led by ProfessorÌýFrancesca Cordeiro (UCL Institute ofÌýOphthalmology)Ìýhave found a way to deliver drugs to the back of the eye in simple eye drops.
, ,Tatar Sunni Muslims pose a threat to Russia's occupation of Crimea
Dr Andrew Wilson (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) says: "Pro-Ukrainian Islamic minority could mount a more organised resistance against Russian forces in Crimea peninsula".