UCL in the media
Immigrants 'better educated than Brits'
In comparison with most other European countries, the UK is attracting highly educated and skilled immigrants, according to Professor Christian Dustmann (UCL Economics).
,Can Poundland's vitamins really be as good as their upmarket rivals?
Professor David Colquhoun (UCL Biosciences)Ìýcomments on the difference between cheap and expensive vitamins.
Stoicism can kill you
A lack of knowledge about oropharyngeal and oesophageal cancer symptoms may play a significant role in delays in visiting to a doctor, says Professor Jane Wardle (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health).
Public money, private wealth and London
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) says that the HS2 "will turn Birmingham into a suburb of London".
Why climate change is very bad for your health
Dr Geordan Shannon (UCLÌýEpidemiology & Health)Ìýlooks at the effects climate change has on our health.
Give Harry Potter a second chance to find happiness
Professor John Sutherland (UCL Department of English Language & Literature) looks at how authors reflect on their work and says: "If JK Rowling wants the wizard to be with Hermione, she can make it so".
TS Eliot: Words tongued with fire
Can TS Eliot really be the nation's favourite poet? Remote, tormented, even 'daemonic' - he's scarier than you think, argues Professor Mark Ford (UCL Department of English Language & Literature).
Trial of pill to prevent HIV could lead to rise in promiscuity, scientists admit
Gay men will be given a pill to let them have unprotected sex without risking HIV infection. Dr Sheena McCormack (MRC Clinical Trials Unit at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË) says: "There is a big concern about the impact this might have on behaviour".
Earliest human footprints outside Africa discovered in Norfolk
The earliest footprints left by humans outside Africa have been found in estuary mud in Norfolk. Nearby mammalian fossils support an age of over 800,000 years says Simon Parfitt (UCLÌýInstitute of Archaeology).Ìý
, , ,ÌýModern doctoral training is 'closer' to employers' needs
Professor David Bogle (Head of UCL Graduate School) comments on how employers may be unaware of how doctorates have broadened to prepare postgraduates for work.
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