UCL in the media
How playing video games could help us stay sharp on the road to old age
Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore (UCLÌýInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience)Ìýlikened exercising the brain to going to the gym: "Your muscles don't stay toned unless you keep exercising. It's always a good idea to keep your brain active."Ìý
Lighting strikes twice
Professor Mark Handley (UCL Computer Science) said: "They (developers of 'Walkie Talkie' tower) have missed a chance. They should have put some solar panels down on this patch. They would've made a fortune."
Historic space pictures published online for the first time
The Centre for Planetary Science at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË & Birkbeck has an amazing collection of images, including Soviet photos of the surface of Venus, mosaics of Jupiter's moons and an incredibly detailed map of the Moon.
Seven Ages of Science
Professor Lisa Jardine (UCL Centre for Editing Lives & Letters) discusses the evolution of scientific endeavour in Britain over the last four centuries.
University alliance launches for the East
The south-western GW4 alliance was unveiled in January and the Science and Engineering South Consortium was announced in May. The latter consists of the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Southampton, Imperial College London and UCL.
'Brain window' implant devised
Discussing a new "window to the brain" implant which would allow doctors to see through the skull, Prof John Duncan (UCLÌýClinical and Experimental Epilepsy) said:Ìý"Access to the brain for minimally invasive surgery would be a major step forward."
Body sensors to measure Heathrow 'noise stress'
People living under the flight path of Heathrow Airport are being invited to wear body sensors to monitor stress caused by aircraft noise.ÌýAbout 140 residents have already taken part in a study using a mobile phone app to record and chart plane noise. UCL is extending the project to monitor the stress inflicted on people's bodies.
UCL opposes sale of Shakespeare Folios
Dr Paul Ayris, Director of UCL Library Services, said:"UCL has expressed its opposition to the sale of a set of four Shakespeare Folios from the Sterling Bequest by the University of London."
New Director named for leading HIV research centre in South Africa
Deenan Pillay, Professor of Virology at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË, is named as the new Director of the Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, one of the Wellcome Trust's major overseas programmes.
The Life Scientific
Professor Mark Lythgoe (UCLÌýMetabolism and Experimental Therapeutics) talks to Jim Al-Khalili about the frontier research at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË's Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging.