UCL in the media
How walking to work could reduce your risk of diabetes
Dr Jenny Mindell (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) and researchers at Imperial College London examined how health is affected by the way people travel to work, using a survey of 20,000 Britons.
£220,000 lab-grown burger is eaten for first time - but needed ketchup
Professor Chris Mason (UCL Biochemical Engineering) said that producing affordable laboratory grown meat could also lead to advances that would benefit patients. However, he cautioned: "Whilst the science looks achievable, the scalable manufacturing will require new game-changing innovation."
Channel 4 NewsThe demon drink: war on sugar
"Bugger all is known with certainty about the effects of diet on health," says Professor David Colquhoun (»Ê¼Ò»ªÈËeuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology). "That's why so much is written about it. The whole problem is that it's all correlational stuff - there's no causality proven."
Open for business: How universities can boost our long-term recovery
Earlier this year, UCL licensed a gene therapy programme for haemophilia A to BioMarin Pharmaceuticals. As a result, the treatment will get access to the marketplace, and »Ê¼Ò»ªÈËill receive funds from any profits, that it will then plough back into research. Such collaboration offers a win-win scenario for all involved.
Will McDowall on wind farms
Will McDowall (UCL Energy Institute) talks on BBC Radio 5, discussing off shore wind farms - following a visit by Nick Clegg to Grimsby yesterday to open a new wind farm off the coast of Lincolnshire.
Are we going back to Downton Abbey justice?
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) suggests, "As we approach the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, we are in danger of celebrating it by ripping up centuries of commitment to basic rights and principles."
The women who risked death from cancer to save their unborn babies.Ìý
Dr Martin Widschwendter (Department of Women's Cancer), says: " Today we are confident to tell pregnant cancer patients that chemotherapy during pregnancy after their first trimester is a safe option."
Science Museum preserves Shipping Galleries with virtual model
The Science Museum - inÌýcollaborationÌýwith UCL - has unveiled a 3D virtual model, created from 2 billion laser measurements, which will preserve its Shipping Galleries in forensic detail. Read:
Ìý²Ñ´Ç°ù±ð:Are we going back to Downton Abbey justice?
Professor Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) suggests, "As we approach the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, we are in danger of celebrating it by ripping up centuries of commitment to basic rights and principles..." Read:
The women who risked death from cancer to save their unborn babies.Ìý
Dr Martin Widschwendter (Department of Women's Cancer), says: " Today we are confident to tell pregnant cancer patients that chemotherapy during pregnancy after their first trimester is a safe option." Read: