UCL in the media
English Gay Youth Twice As Likely To Smoke And Drink Hazardously
Lead researcher Dr Gareth Hagger-Johnson, from the UCL Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, said: "Our research shows that despite recent social change, young people today who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual are twice as likely to have smoked as their heterosexual peers."
How to cook an 18th Century 'prison pie'
An 18th Century "ideal" prison recipe created by Jeremy Bentham for the inmates of his proposed Panopticon prison has been made at a London restaurant.
Follow the money: investigators trace forgotten story of Britain's slave trade
"What we're demonstrating is the way in which the fruits of slavery were part of the ways in which modern Britain emerged as it has done," says Professor Catherine Hall (UCL History) in relation to the aims of the UCL Legacies of British Slave-ownership project.
Personal space: how close is too close?
Dr Giandomenico Iannetti (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology) and Dr Chiara Sambo (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) have defined the boundary of personal space.
Is Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' the greatest speech in history?
"Martin Luther King's speech is arguably the greatest speech in history. The ideal of equality that it expresses is timeless, but connects to America's founding values," says Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas).
Why having an older brother (or sister) can lower your IQ
A study of 14,000 families by University College London (UCL) in 2007 showed that only children were the tallest, followed by first-borns, and that the more older brothers and sisters you have, the shorter you are likely to be.
Chest Heart and Stroke bids to tackle child obesity
A leading charity is expanding its health programme in schools after research from UCL showed that NI children were among the least active in the UK.
Advisers on e-cigarettes 'failed to declare their interests' in Big Pharma's products
Martin Jarvis, a Professor Emeritus of Health Psychology, University College London, and vice-chairman of the board of trustees of the anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health, is a paid consultant to Pfizer. He has advised on an ingredient of Pfizer's drug Chantix, treating nicotine addiction.Ìý
The secret to long life? I'm working on it
Professor Dame Linda Partridge (UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing) provides an insight into the life of an award-winning geneticist.
Points of order on high-speed rail
Professor John Tomaney (UCL Bartlett School of Planning) told the Parliamentary Committee on High Speed Rail 2: "the probability is that when we look at the benefits that accrue from HS2 - the net benefits - the majority will flow to London and the South rather than to northern cities, if past examples are anything to go by."